2023-09-22 03:35:23
Air France flight 436, from Paris, brought the remains of maestro Fernando Botero to Bogotá following seven o’clock at night on Thursday, September 21.
This is how the tributes will begin in Colombia that will last eight days in the cities of Bogotá and Medellín with activities open to the public, beginning with the burning chamber in the Congress of the Republic, Eucharist in the Primada Cathedral of Colombia, concert and ceremony at the Botero Museum , burning chamber in the Museum of Antioquia and ceremony in Bolívar Park at the entrance to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín on September 28.
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In Bogotá, this Thursday a private event will be held to commemorate the return of the artist’s body to his country and its transfer to the Gaviria Funeral Home will begin, in charge of examining the body, the coffin and preparing it for the tributes that the artist will receive. most recognized Colombian of all time at the national and international levels.
Step by Step
The funeral services to say goodbye to maestro Fernando Botero will begin this Friday, September 22 in Bogotá in the burning chamber that will be held in the Congress of the Republic in the Elliptical Hall of the National Capitol.
This space will be open to the public from 2:30 pm on Friday until next Sunday at 4:00 pm. On Saturday and Sunday the chamber will open from 9:00 in the morning.
Entry to the National Capitol will be through the main entrance, adjacent to the Plaza de Bolívar. The exit will be through the side door of the Elliptical, next to Patio Núñez.
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Traffic through the Capitol facilities must be constant, following the instructions of the police personnel on duty, without turning back or going once morest the direction of entry or traffic. Backpacks or suitcases cannot be brought in. Photos cannot be taken inside the Elliptical Hall of the National Capitol, nor can minors be taken.
The religious ceremony will be public and will be broadcast through the RTVC open signal. It will be presided over by Monsignor Luis José Rueda Aparicio, archbishop of Bogotá and primate of Colombia, and the National Choir and the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia will participate.
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Also present will be the family of Maestro Botero, the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petro, and his family, members of the ministerial cabinet, high court judges, congressmen, the mayor of Bogotá, Claudia López and the diplomatic corps accredited in Colombia. All this will be on Monday, September 25 at 11:00 in the morning.
Then there will be the ceremony and musical intervention at the Botero Museum of the Banco de la República, a venue that houses the 208 works that the maestro donated from his own authorship and from his private collection of international artists.
The ceremony includes a formal greeting, the participation of a choir, words from institutions and the maestro’s relatives, and the musical intervention of a string quartet from the Colombian Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Yeruham Scharowsky and principal concertmaster Leonidas Cáceres.
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