"It brings me infinite pleasure to know that these works belong to Colombia today; to know that the students who enter this house will come into contact with the most important artistic currents of our time, contemplating here, permanently, original works of great masters; to know that the lovers of painting and sculpture can come to visit this haven of peace and walk quietly through these rooms, allowing themselves to be flooded by modern aesthetics." [1]
  1. Opening Speech by Fernando Botero, November 1, 2000, Bogotá. https://banrepcultural.org/bogota/museo-botero/historia/discurso-inaugural-por-fernando-botero