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\n\tSpain\u2019s government is turning up the pressure on the\u00a0Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda\u00a0over longstanding problems tied to its collection inventory, with lawmakers threatening consequences that could ultimately cost museum director\u00a0Manuel Segade\u00a0his job.<\/p>\n
\n\tA parliamentary oversight committee in Spain recently passed a resolution demanding that the museum complete a full and updated inventory of its holdings by December 31, 2026, according to\u00a0Le Journal des Arts<\/em>. The measure, backed by Spain\u2019s conservative Popular Party and supported by the far-right, passed by a vote of 20 to 13, while the ruling Socialist Party abstained.<\/p>\n \n\tIn notably blunt language, lawmakers said that if the museum fails to comply by the deadline, Spain\u2019s Ministry of Culture should remove Segade as director. The text also calls for a \u201ctotal and absolute\u201d audit of the museum\u2019s holdings, including works on loan, deposited artworks, and pieces whose whereabouts remain unclear.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe artworks held in the museum\u2014as well as those belonging to it that cannot be duly located\u2014can no longer be allowed to remain at risk,\u201d representatives of the Popular Party reportedly stated during parliamentary debates.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Reina Sof\u00eda, Spain\u2019s national museum of modern and contemporary art, oversees more than 25,000 works, including pieces by\u00a0Pablo Picasso,\u00a0Salvador Dal\u00ed, and\u00a0Joan Mir\u00f3. Officials are now demanding not only a physical accounting of the works, but also updated financial valuations that align with Spain\u2019s public accounting rules.<\/p>\n \n\tThe scrutiny follows years of criticism from Spain\u2019s Court of Auditors, which previously flagged weaknesses in the museum\u2019s internal controls and difficulties tracking parts of the collection. According to the report, lawmakers also referenced a 2021 donation of artworks that can no longer be fully accounted for.<\/p>\n \n\tThe controversy arrives only weeks after the Reina Sof\u00eda found itself at the center of another politically charged debate involving\u00a0Picasso\u2019s\u00a0Guernica<\/em>, when Spain\u2019s culture minister\u00a0rejected a request\u00a0from Basque leaders to temporarily move the painting to Bilbao ahead of the 90th anniversary of the bombing of Guernica. Museum officials argued the work is too fragile to travel, though regional leaders have continued pressing for an independent feasibility study.<\/p>\n \n\tIn a statement to\u00a0Le Journal des Arts<\/em>, the museum acknowledged the problems and said it is currently carrying out an \u201cinternal regularization process\u201d related to inventory management, artwork valuation, and collection security. The institution also said it recently implemented a new digital management platform called \u201cArtis,\u201d intended to centralize records for loans, deposits, and the permanent collection in a single database.<\/p>\n \n\tMuseum officials argued that many of the issues predate the current administration and stem from the integration of the former Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art into the Reina Sof\u00eda in 1988. According to the museum, that merger created discrepancies between inventories and left gaps in documentation that were never fully resolved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/art-news\/news\/spain-reina-sofia-museum-inventory-audit-missing-artworks-1234786651\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2153506811.jpg?w=1024″] Spain\u2019s government is turning up the pressure on the\u00a0Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda\u00a0over longstanding problems tied to its collection inventory, with lawmakers threatening consequences that could ultimately cost museum director\u00a0Manuel Segade\u00a0his job. 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