Miguel Falomir, Director of the Museo Nacional del Prado, in Conversation with Museo Reina Sofía Director Manuel Segade

This video records a conversation between Museo del Prado and Museo Reina Sofía directors, Miguel Falomir and Manuel Segade, respectively, that took place on 18 May 2026 in conjunction with International Museum Day and aligned with the slogan “Museums Uniting a Divided World”. The encounter, moderated by journalist and poet Antonio Lucas, addresses aspects such as the situation facing present-day museums, managing the public, new technology, funding, the legal frameworks that regulate these institutions, the need to strengthen collaborations between museums, and future perspectives. Both directors also explore highly topical and debated issues such as the claims and disputes around Picasso’s Guernica and the chronological division of collections between both museums.