The president of ACROARTE, Wanda Sánchez, emphasized that the CMR museum contributes to the rescue of the riches of Dominican history and culture.
Ingthen the commitment of both entities to the promotion of art and culture.
In offering words of welcome to the art chroniclers, the director and founder of Casa Mella Russo, Altagracia Mella Russo, who grew up in the Colonial City, recounted her career linked to art and her inclination for collecting, up to this stage that highlights art and culture from this private museum free to the public.
“For 20 years I have been collecting works of art. In 2016 we bought this house and the restoration work took five and a half years,” he said.
While the president of ACROARTE highlighted that the CMR museum contributes to the rescue of riches of Dominican history and culture. She defined the CMR collection as a connecting point with Dominican history.
“The truth is that we have discovered here a dream place, and we invite all visitors to immerse themselves in this passageway of so many stories that enrich Dominican culture,” he said.
The ACROARTE membership that attended the meeting was defined by Sánchez as a mixed group, composed of different generations.
“I know that this is the beginning of an alliance of friendship and fraternal support between both institutions that have a common point, which is the love of art and culture, and we are precisely at the right time,” he said.
Also taking part in the guided tour were the former presidents of ACROARTE, Carlos T. Martínez, Joseph Cáceres, Máximo Jiménez, Marivell Contreras and Emelyn Baldera. Also present were the chroniclers Aridio Castillo, Marino Guzmán, Elvira Lora, Samir Saba and Gary Acosta.
The visit to the exhibition halls was guided by architect Árnold Martínez, administrator of CMR, and the follow-up coordination was in charge of Jennifer Martínez.
The chroniclers had the opportunity to learn about the works of Celeste Woss y Gil, Yoryi Morel, Iván Tovar, Chiqui Mendoza, Elsa Núñez, Orlando Menicucci, Paul Giudicelli, Soucy de Pellerano, Said Musa, Jaime Colson, Clara Ledesma, Fernando Peña Defilló, Amaya Salazar, José Vela Zanetti, José Cestero, Darío Suro, Scherezade García, Guillo Pérez, Domingo Liz, Ada Balcácer, León Bosch, among others.
A life-giving experience
Former presidents of Acroarte Joseph Cáceres, Máximo Jiménez, Marivell Contreras, Carlos T Martínez and Emelyn Baldera valued the museum’s contributions to the construction of the historical memory of Dominican art.
Joseph Cáceres, dean of the country’s art chroniclers, described the experience at the CMR Museum as enlivening. “It is extremely interesting because it has allowed us to know in an ancestral way what art is in its most sublime manifestations,” he said.
For her part, Emelyn Baldera considered the work that Mella Russo is doing, reconstructing Dominican history through art and plastic arts, to be formidable.
“I did not know him and the truth is that I am immensely impressed. I invite Dominicans to come to the Casa Mella Russo Museum and learn a lot about Dominican history through art,” added the journalist.
Meanwhile, Máximo Jiménez, journalist and writer, valued the existence of this museum in the Colonial City, which represents a work with passion, investment of time and money, to make it available to the public free of charge.
Marivell Contreras said she felt enveloped in the special magic of art and history. She explained that marvelous beings were capturing in their works part of our history and how they were evolving in the emotional, spiritual, social, sociological, psychological and poetic part. “The Dominican Republic is a great poem, a metaphor that is excellently well structured in this Casa Mella-Russo museum. I loved it, I’m happy,” exclaimed Contreras.
Meanwhile, Carlos T Martinez said that the museum offers a universe to be discovered. “It is impressive the effort of so many years and the love deposited for the construction of this great work that today is open to the public free of charge”.
Inaugurated in 2021, the CMR museum is located on Duarte Street corner Arzobispo Nouel in the Colonial City.
Source:Noticiassin.com
