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In the afternoon yesterday began arriving in Caravaca de la Cruz the first sculptures of the Museo José Carrilero from the workshop that the artist has caravaqueño in Madrid and the company responsible for casting some of the works.
Be about 50 sculptures of small, medium and large format which is permanently exhibited in a restored Civil Guard barracks, the birthplace of the sculptor, and a whole series of paintings and sketches.
Winger has selected a collection of sculptures, among which are its monuments and features female figures represented in moments of everyday life, which covers the various stages of the artist's long career.
Some of them are newly created and others have already been shown in public in retrospective exhibitions held in the old Society of Jesus in 2004 and Palacio de San Esteban in 2008.
The museum is located in the city center in the old family mansion Musso Muñoz Otarola become Civil Guard barracks in the early twentieth century.
The building, which was ceded to the City of Caravaca by the Autonomous Community, has been renovated with an investment of € 600,000 under the premise of designing a neutral and transparent, that does not interfere with the work to be exhibited.
The museum has an area of 871 square meters, distributed in a basement and in smaller size rooms on three levels higher.
In the basement, where the remains of the ancient vaults of the mansion to house the sculptures.
José Carrilero is part of a generation of sculptors Murcia outstanding artists with Paco Toledo, Antonio Campillo, José Molero, Jose Toledo and José Hernández Cano.
Throughout his career he has received numerous awards and recognitions, including most notably the National Sculpture Prize, the Rome Prize and Medal from the University of Rome.
PHOTO: Mayor oversees the arrival of the sculptures in the museum.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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