Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza(Lausanne, Switzerland, 1958) has been in charge of the TBA21 foundation for twenty years, where he implemented a new way of patronizing. He plans to donate some of his collection. madrid art gallery “long-term”.
After signing an agreement with the Andalusian government to organize a series of exhibitions with works from her collection at the C3A museum in Córdoba, celebrating the 20th anniversary of TBA21 and officially handing over the foundation from Vienna to Madrid, Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza said:I would like to donate a large part of my collection to the Thyssen museum.“This Friday, according to the newspaper El País.
Faced with criticism that a public museum like Thyssen-Bornemisza hosts exhibitions by artists from a private foundation, Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza said: “It’s all about generosity, because the idea is to give them to the museum. without asking for anything in return“.
He assures that “peace in the family is vital to him.” The tug-of-war between his father’s last wife Carmen Thyssen and his son Borja and the Spanish State, which was resolved in 2022 for 97.5 million euros, for the permanence of his private collection in Spain, is highlighted. : “I am very happy because It’s very important that ‘Mata Mua’ returns to the museum“But the most important thing is that Tita and her son also come to an agreement, because Borja is part of the family and heir and he has rights.”
The TBA21 foundation collection consists of works that are the result of a long-term—sometimes years—collaboration between artists (more than 250) and Francesca Thyssen herself, which is not uncommon in the art world.