Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim plans to open a second museum
ARTinvestment.RU   02 сентября 2010

The museum will be exhibited the largest collection of Rodin sculptures outside France

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim (Carlos Slim), in 2010 recognized by Forbes the richest man in the world, will soon open a new museum in one of the fashionable districts of Mexico. The exhibition will be the largest collection of Rodin sculptures outside France. Opening is expected in November.

This is the second museum of Sliema, whose 50-billionth of empire includes the leading Latin American mobile phone network. His first public museum, "Zumaya", named in honor of his wife, also located in Mexico City. It includes works by Salvador Dali, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and others.

The new museum will become a branch "Zumaya. The building, designed in-law Slim Fernando Romero (Fernando Romero), a six-story structure in the form of pipes, lined with shiny panels.

Museum will be the starting point for a large complex of offices, apartments and shops in the western Mexico City, in which Carlos Slim initially invest $ 750 million.

In an interview with Slim assured that the museum can be visited free of charge, but in its lobby will feature the works of contemporary artist Rufino Tamayo in Mexico ( Rufino Tamayo).

material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: artdaily.com , artinvestment.ru