BARONESS THYSSEN THREATENS MOVE TO PROTECT MUSEO THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA

Spanish art collector Baroness Carmen Thyssen threatened Wednesday to move the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza to another part of Madrid to protest proposed construction on one of the city’s most emblematic streets, reports Artinfo via the Associated Press. The baroness said a widening of Prado Boulevard to five lanes from three would damage the Thyssen museum, of which she is patron, and overwhelm visitors with traffic. “I definitely would ask the collection to be moved to another museum in Madrid because of the damage that can be caused,” Thyssen told a press conference. “I don’t know why they want to do it, to take away the painting rooms to such a wonderful museum like this, to damage it.” The plans, drawn up by Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza, are meant to make the street next to the Museo del Prado, opposite the Thyssen, more accessible to pedestrians.