INAEM workers reject its transformation into a business entity

The staff of the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music has shown its outright rejection of the proposal by the Ministry of Culture to convert the body into a Public Business Entity. They defend its permanence as a reinforced Autonomous Body, 100% public, to ensure the promotion and dissemination of the arts. They denounce that this measure contradicts previous statements by the minister and trust that institutional coherence will be restored.

Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y la Música workers forming a human chain in front of a modernist government building, holding red protest signs and documents while a large official document labeled with a transformation diagram is being torn in half by a group of workers, stage lighting equipment and musical instruments placed on the ground as symbols of public cultural heritage, cinematic photorealistic style, dramatic overcast daylight, high contrast shadows, wide-angle lens capturing the collective action, detailed textures of concrete architecture and protest materials, emotional tension in the scene

Digitalization, key in a reinforced public model 🖥️

The digital transformation of INAEM requires a stable public structure that guarantees investments in box office management platforms, streaming systems, and digital archives of performances. An EPE model would prioritize economic profitability over cultural accessibility, hindering the implementation of open technological solutions and interoperability with other institutions. Maintaining it as an Autonomous Body allows for the development of digital infrastructures oriented towards public service, without the pressure to generate immediate income that a business entity demands.

From the ministry to the management office: the acronym dance of INAEM 🎭

It is curious that the same ministry that promised a reinforced INAEM now wants to turn it into an EPE, which sounds more like a plumbing company than a cultural institution. Workers fear that the next step will be to change the name to INAEM S.A. and put a customer service counter at the Teatro de la Zarzuela box office. Meanwhile, confidence in institutional coherence remains, like the hope of finding a free seat at the premiere of a successful play.