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El Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) Museum is negotiating with the government maintaining or possible budget increase for next year, since, as indicated Thursday its artistic director, Manuel Borja-Villel, the museum “has bottom, “despite having” done their homework “, especially in the” double effort “to reduce structural costs and increase so ‘exponential’ own revenues. | The Prado recorded losses of € 6 million in 2013
<. <- Google_ad_section_end (name = noticia_entradilla) -> <- - google_ad_section_start (name = noticia_cuerpo, low weight =)!> p> Borja-Villel has shelled some figures during the presentation of the 2014-2015 season now begins, in which the manager of the museum, Michaux Miranda, also referred to State transfers. “We’re not able to make more cuts, the following is off the light. Minimum is maintain what we have, so what would be required to maintain,” said the manager.
Miranda has also indicated that during 2013, to address the gap between your income and expenditure result of cuts in state transfers, the museum had to make use of 1,161,506.16 euros of its available cash, an amount that could be similar to the end this year.
Of the nearly 33 million global budget with which the museum has had this year, about 10,200,000 euros were obtained through own revenues, a percentage that is rises 24% 2013 30% 2014.
In this regard, include the income from donations and deposits as well as traveling exhibitions, for which is scheduled to enter around one million euros, pending to add new projects.
Therefore, and for the cuts or new budgets affecting “as little as possible to the public,” Borja-Villel is talking and negotiating “with all” responsible agents that “want to hear” this request, in order to achieve an increase in the amount that the State allocates to the art center within the State Budget (PGE), “or at least not get off.”
Forecast: exceed 2.5 million views
As for the numbers of visits, the director of the Reina Sofia has indicated that later this year is expected to exceed 2.5 million visits. For the moment, according to data obtained until August this year, the museum visits decreased by 20% compared to 2013 (the year in which, according to, we must take into account the “parentheses” that led to the Dali exhibition ), although representing a six percent more than the views received during the same period in 2012.
Asked about the Patronage Act that the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports hopes to pass along this term, Borja-Villel indicated that the Ministry is trying to achieve and says, “given that there is a decrease of transfers is necessary.” Similarly, with reference to VAT, states that “the art world is in a pretty deep crisis, so all impediments and difficulties are a help.”
As for the price of admission , currently eight euros for general and between four and five euros for temporary, Borja-Villel has said it is not expected to increase.
Despite the budget cuts of recent years , which has been reduced by more than ten million euros compared to the overall budget of 2011, the director of the Reina Sofia insists that the intensity, type of work and the dimension of the exhibits have not changed much.
Asked about the use of an “official car” Borja-Villel clarifies the vehicle and the museum is not only designed for your needs: “I wear or who I have to use it.” In this regard, notes that for movements of artists such as transfers to the airport, have a car “saves a lot of the museum.”
Ana Tomé, director of the foundation
Manuel Borja- villel said Ana Tomé be the new director of the Fundación Reina Sofía and his appointment will be effective on October 13, at the meeting of the board of the foundation, in which all building projects will be presented.
Reina Sofia director noted that the choice of Tomé is due, in part, by his knowledge of Latin, because during his career he has been involved with the arts sector in Cuba and Brazil.
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