Irene Hernández and Manuel Gamaza, students from the second year of the Master in Curatorial Studies Master in Curatorial Studieshave managed the recent renovation of the José Ortiz Echagüe Space of the Museum. The young curators, who are currently working at the area Collection and Exhibitions, have been in charge of the selection and organisation of this space dedicated to the renowned photographer.

There are currently 25 new pieces on display, 15 of which have never before been shown in the Museum, such as Cerros de Calatayud, Mujer de Ávila and Baile en la Armuña. The space also brings together iconic works, such as Remero vasco and source mora. Gamaza stresses that "the works on display are of great quality and with certain parallels between them. The pieces play with the viewer's eye, allowing them to enter Ortiz-Echagüe's world".

Hernández also explains how they carried out their curatorial work: "From the moment we knew we were going to change the Espacio José Ortiz Echagüe, we began to research and read about his life and work. This allowed us to get to know all the artistic and conceptual aspects in order topropose a new selection of photographs that reflected the technique, style and gaze of the artist. His project life is so broad and of such exquisite quality that it allows you to travel back to early 20th century Spain".

ENRICHING EXPERIENCE

"It has been a very positive experience that has allowed us to learn about the entire curatorial process in an exhibition space, such as research, selection, framing, mounting and exhibition of pieces", says Gamaza. For her part, her colleague emphasises that her professional experience at the Museum is proving "enriching because it allows you to get to know first-hand how a museum really works". She also stresses that "studying the Master's Degree at programs of study Curatorial at the University of Navarra Museum has given me, above all, the theoretical aspects involved in curatorial internship , which I can now consolidate and internalise thanks to the opportunity I have been given to form part of the department Curatorial".

Along these lines, Gamaza stresses that they are experiencing the internship in an "intense and productive" way :"We participate in the process of all the museum's exhibitions, we work with the collections, we are at contact with artists, we get to know the ins and outs of the profession and above all, we learn a lot. The training of the Master's Degree has given us a legal and theoretical basis, has allowed us to learn about conservation protocols and to assess such fundamental aspects as educational programmes and the speech in the museum field".