Metroart

Metro de Medellin is currently developing the “Trenes de la Cultura  program by displaying its authors’ signatures on the exterior of train cars and fragments of their literary works in the interior; murals for its authors have been installed in various stations. Likewise, we have exhibition sites in the Suramericana and Itagüí stations, as well as a series of murals and works by various artists using an array of techniques throughout the system.

Epifanio Mejia was the latest author to achieve recognition with a mural in his honor at Niquia station and fragments of his works on the seventh Train of Culture. This railway carriage thus joins the rest of the fleet, which already has cars with the signatures and texts by Leon de Greiff, Porfirio Barab Jacob, Fernando Gonzalez, Manuel Mejia Vallejo, Marco Fidel Suarez, and Tomas Carrasquilla.

 

The Itagüi and Suramericana stations have permanent exhibition halls. Currently, users may visit a photography exhibition with works by visual artists Laura Castaño, Diana Urrego and Juliana Arango at the Suramericana station and the paintings of  Armando Echeberri in the Itagüi station. These exhibitions will remain on display until the second week of June.

A story for your city in 100 words or less 2009

Transporte Masivo del Valle de Aburra Limitada celebrated its anniversary of commercial operations while simultaneously giving continuity to the literary contest’s eighth edition in 2009. Once again, the contest was open to the creation of a short story, 100 words long –aside from the title- expressing and reflecting the realities of everyday life in the city where we live. The purpose of the contest is to foster literary creation among the residents of Medellin and the surrounding Metropolitan Area, especially among Metro users.

Consulte las bases del concurso      Ganadores del Concurso 2009