Cultural Heritage a Tool Against Depopulation

The Salvador Victoria Museum

Abstract

Cultural heritage is a tool against depopulation, an example of this is the SALVADOR VICTORIA MUSEUM, located outside the urban circuits in Rubielos de Mora (Gúdar-Javalambre Region), province of Teruel [Autonomous Community of Aragón (Spain) ]. One of the most unpopulated regions in Spain and the European Union.

            This interesting museum was inaugurated in 2003 and was possible thanks to the donation of paintings that the painter and his wife made to this municipality. It consists, on the one hand, of works by this abstract artist and, on the other, of works that he exchanged with other Spanish abstract artists. Showing the best of Spanish plastic expression of the second half of the 20th century, in painting and sculpture. In addition, the collection has been growing thanks to donations.

            It has been maintained during these 20 years thanks to the efforts of its creators, the support of the Board of Trustees of the Salvador Victoria Foundation. And, to the management work that the different directors have carried out. This cultural management and self-management has meant participation in the construction of memory and in the cultural life of Rubielos de Mora, because the museum has generated added value to the town, has energized the territory, is an engine of development and an element of identity of the town.  In addition, it has a favorable impact on the territory with economic and social value, and is a tool against depopulation.