Aida Marcela Avalos de Cerna
Museo de Arte de El Salvador Director of Registry and Documentation
San Salvador, El Salvador
I am an architect with a master in 'Restauración de Monumentos de Arquitectura (MRM)' at the 'Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya (UPC)' Barcelona, Spain; I did some courses theoricals and practicals in restauration of: paintings in canvas, wood, metal, clay and stone at the 'Escuela de Conservación y Restauración de Obras de Arte (ECORE)' in Barcelona, Spain. In 2006, won a grant in the program 'Formación para Profesionales Iberoamericanos' through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Government of Spain; I was collaborating with the 'Instituto de Patrimonio Histórico Español (IPHE)' in Madrid, Spain; now this institute is known as 'Instituto de Patrimonio Cultural de España (IPCE)'; we worked in three projects: studies to preserve the flag of XIII DC of the city of Elizondo, Baztán; participation in the project of the Monastery of San Juan del Duero, in the Province of Soria; and participation in the intervention project called 'Salamanca's Heaven' in the province of Salamanca. I have been working at the 'Museo de Arte de El Salvador' since november 2009; I am the Director of Registry and Documentation, some of my responsabilities are: registry of the collection, preserve the museum collection and the art works in temporary exhibits, coordination in collecting the art works for the exhibits, monitoring the entry of artworks customs, ensure the works of art.