Modesto Falcón Ozcoidi (1828-1902), the first curator of the Museum of Salamanca: His management, from 1863 to 1876

Abstract

This article presents the biography of Modesto Falcón Ozcoidi as the driving force of Fine Arts in Salamanca through the Museum of Salamanca. He was its first curator, during one significant and important decade for the Museum, from 1866 to 1876. Modesto Falcón understood the Museum as a place where the artist must complete his education and not only a place for the contemplation and formation of the taste. After eight years without salary, since the Provincial Council didn’t pay it, Modesto Falcón Ozcoidi resigned as a curator and main head of the Fine Art Museum of Salamanca.