Carmen Cervera, Baronesa Thyssen-Bornemisza

She is the one of the most important art collectors in our days and an important international patron. Vice-president of the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum and Academician of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Cádiz, she has received the Grand Cross of Isabel la Católica and the Spanish Golden Medal of the Fine Arts. Thanks to her important work as a patron, she secured the agreement with the Spanish government for the acquisition of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, ensuring that it remained united and accessible to the general public.

The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum is one of the most important private collections of paintings collected in the 20th century and the history of its creation is one of the most fascinating. Although its origin is private, the collection belongs to all Spaniards in our days after the acquisition by the State in 1993, only one year after the opening of the museum in Madrid.