The Gernika City Council has also called for the transfer of 'Gernika' on the occasion of the anniversary of the bombing
The mayor of the municipality insists that it is the "people of Gernika" themselves who want the temporary transfer of the work of Picasso. The Government recently made the request, but the Reina Sofia Museum has rejected the request for conservation reasons.
The transfer of the work 'Gernika' has recently aroused controversy. The Basque Government was the first to make a request to the Spanish Government on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the bombing that the temporary artwork should be at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
The mayor of Gernika Jose Maria Gorroñohas asked to temporarily bring 'Gernika' to the Basque Country to pay tribute to the "victims" of the air strike on the occasion of the anniversary.
Gorroño has stressed that it is the "people of Gernika" who are demanding the transferand recalled that there is also a reproduction of the emblematic painting in the village.
The Government recently made the request, but the Reina Sofia Museum published a conservation report in which it "categorically rejected"the transfer on the grounds that the work could be damaged by vibrations in the delivery of the artwork.
The Government considers the situation "serious" and the President himself, Imanol Pradales, has stated that the refusal of theReina Sofia Museum should not be enough to "close the door" .
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