José Berardo said he had to make “some compromises” in the new agreement with the Government, as the entries will be paid, but was pleased by the Berardo Museum continue on to the CCB.
The addendum to the agreement signed between the State and the José Berardo in 2006, was signed this Wednesday at the museum by minister of Culture, Luís Filipe Castro Mendes, the collector, the president of the Belém Cultural Centre (CCB), Elísio Summavielle, and Renato Berardo, president of the Association Berardo Collection.
I wanted that the entries were not paid at least by the Portuguese, but legally this is not possible
At the end of the session, José Berardo has admitted to journalists that he would prefer that the entries remain free: “I wanted the entries were not paid at least by the Portuguese, but legally this is not possible,” he said.
“I Understand that this institution needs money, and until the end of the year we will decide how it will be, but there will be free days. For the children will continue to be free“, he underlined, adding that it will also continue to acquire works of art for display in the museum.
The prices of tickets and the maintenance or renewal of the staff of the museum should be issues to be considered by the board of directors of Fundação Berardo until the end of the year.
The Berardo Museum opened in June 2007 with a collection initial of 862 works from the art collection of the entrepreneur evaluated a year before at 316 million euros by the auction international Christie s.
On to the news that several works of the Berardo Collection at the museum would be as a bank guarantee of José Berardo in the General Box of Deposits, the entrepreneur madeira said: “None of the works is to serve as warranty. What is are the titles of the Association Berardo Collection that are as collateral”.
it Will be difficult for the next year to create the schedule of the museum, but we still have many pieces that haven’t been seen, to solve this problem
The Association Berardo Collection, which presides over Renato Berardo, son of the collector, is the owner of the works that have been ceded to the State in the agreement of 2006, now renewed for a further six years and with the possibility of extension.
“it Will be difficult for next year to create the schedule of the museum, but we still have many pieces that haven’t been seen, to solve this problem,” he commented, on the fact of the negotiations having ended only on Monday, when the protocol of 2006 was ending in just over a month and still not had a decision about the museum.
José Berardo said he was happy for the museum to continue in the CCB and be developing a good relationship with the new administration, led by Elísio Summavielle. “From the outset, my desire was to contribute to show contemporary art in Portugal,” he said, adding that, if there were no agreement, had the option of taking the collection out of the country, because it received four proposals in that direction, but preferred not to indicate what it is.
In statements to reporters, Pedro Lapa, artistic director of the museum, welcomed by passing the power to make the planning of the exhibition to two years: “This protocol gives us the possibility, for a preparation more timely manner”.
As for the end free, said not to fear the decrease of visitors because the most important thing “is to see the public back to the museum and participate in the activities,” he said, indicating that 40% of the visitors are school children.
The Museum Berardo celebrated nine years last June, with more than six million visitors of the permanent and temporary exhibits, according to data from the museum.
The agreement loan of the works from the art collection of the businessman for the maintenance of the Museum Berardo was 31 December this year.
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