12 Oct Fabrica de San Pedro Cultural Center in Uruapan is a Reality
29 september 2020.- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Agreement with the authorities of the City Council of Uruapan for the creation and operation of the Fabrica de San Pedro Cultural Center.
- The Javier Marín Foundation signed with the authorities of the City Council of Uruapan a usufruct contract for the creation and operation of an Cultural Center in the old Factory “Antigua Fabrica de Hilados y Tejidos de San Pedro”.
- Creation of a cultural center that works as a public space where the contemporary and the traditional with three thematic: art, design and gastronomy.
- The Mexican architect Mauricio Rocha is in charge of the architectural process. The opening of the Fabrica de San Pedro Cultural Centre will take place gradually between 2021 and 2024.
- With this project, the Javier Marín Foundation seeks to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life in the community, to the recovery of the social fabric through the construction of the individual and the community, as well as the reinforcement of the cultural identity of the population of Uruapan and its surroundings, projecting this image nationally and internationally.
Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico. – As a result of an important work developed since 2017 by the Javier Marín Foundation to develop a cultural center in the Fabrica de San Pedro, Uruapan, today, the Foundation signed with the authorities of the City Council of Uruapan a usufruct contract for the creation and operation of the Fabrica de San Pedro Cultural Center.
As part of this ceremony, the mayor of Uruapan formally handed over the real estate, a municipal property, to the Legal Representative of the Javier Marín Foundation, the artist Javier Marín, with the purpose of restoring the real estate, establishing and managing a Cultural Center for the benefit of the community.
Our goal as a Foundation is to build a cultural center that works as a public space where the contemporary and the traditional meet and collaborate. Based on the characteristics of the state of Michoacán, which is known for its crafts and culinary tradition, three thematic areas will be developed and encouraged: art, design and gastronomy.
To accomplish this task, the Javier Marín Foundation invited the Mexican architect Mauricio Rocha to design the adaptation project of the enclosure, recognizing his talent and experience in retrofitting heritage buildings and other spaces dedicated to the same purposes. Within the framework of this architectural process, the conservation of the building will be considered, ensuring the functional and historical integrity of the site from a contemporary and sustainable conservation point of view. The opening of the Fabrica de San Pedro Cultural Centre will take place gradually between 2021 and 2024.
This new cultural enclosure will have the following spaces: exhibition halls, a site museum on textile processes, residences for art, design and gastronomy workshops; a shop and public family spaces.
With this project, the Javier Marín Foundation seeks to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life in the community, to the recovery of the social fabric through the construction of the individual and the community, as well as the reinforcement of the cultural identity of the population of Uruapan and its surroundings, projecting this image nationally and internationally.