Hugo Calle Forrest appointed director of Guayaquil's MAAC museum

Hugo Calle Forrest replaces Stephanie García as director of Ecuador's MAAC museum in Guayaquil.

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Hugo Calle Forrest was appointed as the new director of the Museo Antropológico y de Arte Contemporáneo (MAAC) in Guayaquil, Ecuador, replacing Stephanie García. ^[1] Romina Muñoz resigned from the Vice Ministry of Culture after allegations that Education Minister Gilda Alcívar requested her resignation. ^[2] Stephanie García confirmed to EXPRESO that she was dismissed from the MAAC on August 25, 2026. ^[3] The dismissal of Stephanie García occurred weeks after the Vice Minister of Culture, Romina Muñoz, left her position. ^[4] Calle previously served as the executive director of the MAAC in 2023, overseeing a network that included the Nahim Isaías Museum, Presley Norton Museum, Amantes de Sumpa Museum, and the Guayas Historical Archive. ^[5] Hugo Calle Forrest is an anthropologist with a specialization in Cultural and Heritage Management, a tourism license, and master's degrees in Cultural Management from the University of Girona, History from the University of Barcelona, and International Sciences and Diplomacy. ^[6] At the time of the announcement, all MAAC activities were being conducted in the exterior areas or the library while interior renovation work continued at the building located on Malecón 2000. ^[7]

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Hugo Calle Forrest was appointed as the new director of the Museo Antropológico y de Arte Contemporáneo (MAAC) in Guayaquil, Ecuador, replacing Stephanie García. · Diario Expreso

Romina Muñoz resigned from the Vice Ministry of Culture after allegations that Education Minister Gilda Alcívar requested her resignation. · Diario Expreso

Stephanie García confirmed to EXPRESO that she was dismissed from the MAAC on August 25, 2026. · Diario Expreso

The dismissal of Stephanie García occurred weeks after the Vice Minister of Culture, Romina Muñoz, left her position. · Diario Expreso

Calle previously served as the executive director of the MAAC in 2023, overseeing a network that included the Nahim Isaías Museum, Presley Norton Museum, Amantes de Sumpa Museum, and the Guayas Historical Archive. · El Universo

Hugo Calle Forrest is an anthropologist with a specialization in Cultural and Heritage Management, a tourism license, and master's degrees in Cultural Management from the University of Girona, History from the University of Barcelona, and International Sciences and Diplomacy. · El Universo

At the time of the announcement, all MAAC activities were being conducted in the exterior areas or the library while interior renovation work continued at the building located on Malecón 2000. · El Universo

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