A highly interesting article for those interested in museum architecture, private collections, cultural and social change.

It will be interesting perhaps to discuss this in our last class after (if we do) visiting Borusan Contemporary - what indeed is the role of the contemporary museum? 

Some notable quotes from the article:

"What is the role of the contemporary museum? The statement was plastered on the brochures and walls and website of the much anticipated Museo Jumex, which recently opened in Mexico City."

"The real challenge for the Jumex is not creating a “world-class” museum (Mexico City has plenty of those, even a couple in the contemporary art category), but making the museum a socially relevant institution in a country and a city (and an immediate urban context) of extreme social pressures."

"The Jumex wants to be social and cultural infrastructure: the museum as a public platform. It remains to see if this blurring of the lines between private and public, between the popular and the obscure, will actually be able to connect with a wider public, to create not only a “destination” but a hub of creative and specially critical activity around contemporary culture (which is actually lacking in the city) and channel these energies towards public good. The elements are all there, and they are definitely off to a good start."

- Gizem