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The director and staff of the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (MACO) in the southeastern Mexican city of Oaxaca are mired in a bitter dispute with Los Amigos del MACO, the private foundation set up to safeguard the future of the museum.
In recent weeks, the museum’s director, Cecilia Mingüer, has locked herself in the building at night because, she says, the Los Amigos board, which is responsible for paying the wages of the institution’s staff, has not provided any money for salaries for the past ten months and is seeking to close the institution, something the Amigos have reportedly denied.
Staff members have accused the Amigos–the Friends of the MACO–of intimidation and harassment. Following an apparent attempt 10 days ago by the police to physically oust Mingüer from the building, many of the employees are now taking turns staying overnight with her.
The Amigos group did not respond to emails and phone messages seeking comment.
The museum, founded in 1992 by Francisco Toledo, the late Mexican painter and activist, to showcase work from and pertaining to his native state of Oaxaca, is currently open to the public and will remain so for as long as possible, the staff members say.
www.theartnewspaper.com
I bet they're going to close it and sell off whatever isn't on loan and pocket the cash. Sounds like they're thieves.
In recent weeks, the museum’s director, Cecilia Mingüer, has locked herself in the building at night because, she says, the Los Amigos board, which is responsible for paying the wages of the institution’s staff, has not provided any money for salaries for the past ten months and is seeking to close the institution, something the Amigos have reportedly denied.
Staff members have accused the Amigos–the Friends of the MACO–of intimidation and harassment. Following an apparent attempt 10 days ago by the police to physically oust Mingüer from the building, many of the employees are now taking turns staying overnight with her.
The Amigos group did not respond to emails and phone messages seeking comment.
The museum, founded in 1992 by Francisco Toledo, the late Mexican painter and activist, to showcase work from and pertaining to his native state of Oaxaca, is currently open to the public and will remain so for as long as possible, the staff members say.
Oaxaca museum in Mexico is locked in standoff with private foundation
Director spends night inside as the institution’s funders fail to pay salaries
I bet they're going to close it and sell off whatever isn't on loan and pocket the cash. Sounds like they're thieves.
