Come on, Mr. Gehry!

On March 10, 1876. Alexander Graham Bell drives the first phone call, calling his assistant Watson who was in the next room, the first and historic words were: “Come on, Mr. Watson!”

Well-known philanthropist and publisher American Malcolm Forbes once expressed, “The difference between men and children is the price of their toys.”

Last Monday, in the company of his beloved wife Bertita, his sons Alejandro (46), Samuel (44), their daughters-in-law and their angelic little granddaughters, Frank Gehry, the world-renowned architect, whom many consider 21st century Antoni Gaudí pays tribute to the Isthmus with a first visit to the completed Biomuseo, an iconic work of multicolored tones strategically located on the Amador embankment, at the peaceful entrance to The Panama Canal, forcing a close look at the totality crew members of ships crossing it.

Simple, kind, full of smiles, in love with his wife like an adolescent Bertita, faithful companion for almost half a century, Frank Gehry, similar to Alexander Graham Bell when issuing his famous message mr watson, he enjoyed like a child his first tour of the iconic work, his first sketch in Latin America.

Smacking his lips, the creator of the museum expressed that he was extremely impressed and flattered by its contents, which fortunately exceeded all his expectations. And that is that during his questioning of about an hour, accompanied by relatives, leaders and managers of the Biomuseumhis interlocutors, multilingual luxury guides, recounted in minute detail the anecdotes that make the work something particularly unique, confirming its incredible story in vivid colors.

Multiple challenges, pebbles on the road, have appeared since Dr. Rodrigo Eisenmann, accompanied by Bobby Eisenmannwill present the approach during a visit to the Gehry Partners offices in the city Los Angeles, California, at the turn of the last century. First of all, the indecision of its creator. Fortunately, a slap on the hand and the determination of his better half achieves its goal. The works of Gehry’s prolific genius are numerous and famous, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain; Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Dancing Prague Hall, Czech Republic; Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, France.

After the decision was made to proceed with the creation of the Biomuse, multiple delays, common in the great works of Panama, let’s remember the classic example of the canal, baptized by Carlos V in February 1522, continued by Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1886, and culminated by General Goethals of the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1914. extended the opening of all museum galleries until May 2019.

The potential of the Biomuseum enjoy as one of the most Gehry’s iconic works, is there because of its strategic location and incredible story, and its visitors reflect that. Let’s remember that the Eiffel Tower, built by Gustave Eiffel, erected between 1887 and 1889, which served as a lighthouse for General exhibition to mark the centenary of the French Revolution in Parisit was destined for demolition 20 years later.

Thanks to the genius of the Eiffel, which included a telecommunications antenna on its top, the French government abandoned its demolition, turning it into a magnet for world tourism, with more
7 million visitors per year. Likewise, the Biomuseothe result of external factors, such as climate change and the growing fervor and admiration for biodiversity, which drives well-known newspapers The New York Times describes the Isthmus as “an unsettling tropical beauty.”” (shame of natural beauty), it could very well be multiply the number of annual visitors to Panama.

Grateful, satisfied and satisfied are all Panamanians with dignitaries Frank and Bertita Gehry visiting, great for his clear and sensitive blessing for the work. Close to them during the event, I felt their hearts beat in unison, until their smiling parting landed on their sunny doorstep, holding hands like new lovers.