The curator and cultural researcher José Luis de Vicente (Granada, 1973) leaves the direction of the Barcelona Design Museum two and a half years after his appointment, according to the The Punt Avui and ARA has been able to confirm from municipal sources, which indicate that De Vicente is leaving the position "to undertake new professional challenges." According to the same sources, a competition is planned to replace him.

The curator and cultural researcher José Luis de Vicente (Granada, 1973) leaves the direction of the Barcelona Design Museum two and a half years after his appointment, according to the The Punt Avui and ARA has been able to confirm from municipal sources, which indicate that De Vicente is leaving the position "to pursue new professional challenges." According to the same sources, a competition is planned to replace him. "It's been two exciting years. We've done so many things and opened up many avenues. And now I have new projects and offers that I'm eager to tackle and that keep me between Barcelona and beyond," De Vicente explains to ARA. "I think that now, with the opening of the Parc des Glòries, the center has everything it needs to begin a new era of connecting with the city in new ways," he adds.

The prize-winning works of official competitions from more than a century ago can be very aggressive today. The first-class medal at the 1896 Barcelona Exhibition of Fine Arts and Artistic Industries was won by a luxurious centrepiece featuring the figure of an indigenous woman standing on fine stone rocks, holding one of Columbus's caravels. When it was awarded the prize, Barcelona City Council immediately bought it. Cuba and the Philippines were two years away from becoming independent from Spain and slavery had been abolished. In any case, to exhibit this object today it is necessary to put it very well in context so that displaying it is not a racist gesture.