Highlights

For the Love of Art – A Couple’s Surprising Private Collection in Segovia

by Alfredo Boto Hervás
TELEVISION: Antena 3, News 21,00h, Sep 13, 2025

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MER Collection, the story of a journey into an unknown landscape

by Maria Adelaide Marchesoni
PRESS: Art Collective Club. Nov 3, 2023

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The guardians of art. Conversations with great collectors

by Dani Levinas
BOOK: La Fábrica. Feb, 2023, index and pages 68 to 71

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“The Art Interview” (program) featuring Marcos Martín Blanco

RADIO: Radio Intereconomía, Feb 15, 2004, 12,00h

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2025

For the Love of Art – A Couple’s Surprising Private Collection in Segovia

by Alfredo Boto Hervás
TELEVISION: Antena 3, News 21,00h, Sep 13, 2025

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Short story – “After Study for Pentimenti IV”

by Sophie Mackintosh
PRESS: RA Magazine. Summer, 2025, pages 44 & 45

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2024

Collectors should learn to network, have a voice as a collective, flee from melancholy, and not sell our work as an extravagance

by Diego F. Acebo
PRESS: OLOS Magazine. Nov 8, 2024

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Simplifying life

by Gregorio Cámara
PRESS: Ars Magazine. Oct 15, 2024, pages 21 to 28

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MER Collection, Segovia, España

by Sasha Bogojev (@sashabogojev)
INTERNET: Instagram. Mar 21, 2024

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2023

MER Collection, the story of a journey into an unknown landscape

by Maria Adelaide Marchesoni
PRESS: Art Collective Club. Nov 3, 2023

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Electoral program for the 2023 municipal elections of the Segovia City Council

by PSOE & PP
PRESS: May, 2023

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Art Collectors. Ten Spanish art collectors tell us about their great passion

by Jesús Cano
PRESS: Elle Décoration España. Mar, 2023, page 46

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The guardians of art. Conversations with great collectors

by Dani Levinas
BOOK: La Fábrica. Feb, 2023, index and pages 68 to 71

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2022

Clash of positions regarding the General Budgets for 2023

by Patricia Martín (ICAL)
PRESS: El Adelantado de Segovia. Oct 7, 2022

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Obituaries – Marcos Martín Blanco, contemporary art collector

source El Pais
PRESS: West Observer. Jun 26, 2022

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A museum in the basement

by Aurelio Martín
PRESS: El Día de Segovia, May 21, 2022, front page, opinion on page 2 and pages 12 to 15

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The private collection of contemporary art MER is looking for a place in Segovia to be exhibited



TELEVISION: Radio Televisión de Castilla y León, News 14:30 hours, May 20, 2022

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2021

The invention of collecting. Art, market and pandemic

directed by Chema de Francisco 

FILM: Colecciona, Dic 16, 2021

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Elena Rueda, Marcos and Rafael Martín: «The collector must think big»

by Dani Levinas
PRESS: El País, Nov 4, 2021

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2020

International Art Day 2020 – MER Foundation and Estaban Vicente Museum

by Museo Esteban Vicente

INTERNET: Apr 15, 2020, 6:12 min.

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2019

The Incredible MER Collection

by Juan Carlos Rodríguez, photos (c) Javier Salas
PRESS: Expansión – Fuera de Serie, number 730, Jun 8, 2019, pages 5 and 28 to 31

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A treasure in the basement

by Marcelo Galindo
PRESS: El Adelantado de Segovia, Apr 28, 2019, front page and pages 8 and 9

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2019 COLECCIONA Collector’s encounters – Fundación MER and Museo Estaban Vicente

by Carlos Aguado
INTERNET: Apr 27, 2019, 6:12 min.

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2018

MER Collection: Marcos and Elena’s 800 artworks

by Emilio Martínez Conde; photos (c) Juan Barte
PRESS: Beis, Winter 2018, editorial on page 5, summary on page 9 and pages 90 and 97

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The MER collection would help to make contemporary art visible

by Teresa Sanz Tejero
PRESS: El Adelantado de Segovia, Jul 16, 2018, cover and pages 18 and 19

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interview, on the occasion of the publication of the book “MER Collection” by Editorial Turner, to Rafael Martín

by Elia Rodríguez and María Díez
RADIO: EsRadio, “Es la Mañana del Fin de Semana”, Mar 18, 2018, 12,00h

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MER Collection: from pig farming to art as passion

by Gema Pajares
PRESS: La Razón, Feb 25, 2018, page 7 and pages 54 and 55

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Veterans at ARCO – Collectors against the tide

by Antonio Amaro
TELEVISION: Antena 3, News 15,00h., Feb 25, 2018

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Interview with Rafael Martin from the MER Collection

by José Antonio García
RADIO: Radio Nacional de España (RNE), “Esto me suena. Las tardes del Ciudadano García”, Feb 23, 2018, 16,00h

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MER Collection: from 120 pigs to 800 contemporary artworks

by Rafael Ordoñez
TELEVISION: El Independiente, Feb 20, 2018

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MER Collection: from 120 pigs to 800 contemporary artworks

by Rafael Ordoñez
PRESS: El Independiente, Feb 20, 2018

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Conversations with Contemporary Art Collectors

by Luis Caballero and José María de Francisco
BOOK: Colecciona and Editorial La Fábrica, February, 2018, prologue, epilogue and pages 215 to 230 and 247 to 250

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2017

interview, on the occasion of the publication of the book “MER Collection” by Editorial Turner, to Elena Rueda and Marcos Martín

by Luisa Segura Albert
RADIO: Radio Nacional de España (RNE), “El ojo crítico”, Dic 21, 2017, 18,00h

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Castilla y León News 14,30h.

TELEVISION: Radio Televisión de Castilla y León, Feb 21, 2017

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2016

News 15h.

by Ángela Miranda
TELEVISION: RTVE, Jul 7, 2016

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News 21,00h.: “In depth – The museum in the home”

by Antonio Amaro
TELEVISION: Antena 3, Feb 25, 2016

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2015

Carlos León – Pink Requiem – Marcos Martín Blanco

by May Gañán Molina
INTERNET: Context-Arte, Sep, 2015

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2013

Coleccionar arte, ¿por qué?

BOOK: Museum Universidad de Navarra, 2013, pages 16, 18, 19 and 21 to 33

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2012

Guided tour of secret art collectors (I)

by Miguel Ángel García Vega
PRESS: El País, Apr 5, 2012

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Guided tour of Spanish collecting

by Miguel Ángel García Vega
INTERNET: Seminar of Art Collecting by Universidad de Navarra Museum, Mar 22, 2012

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In search of utopia

by Teresa Cantero García-Moncó
PRESS: Ars Magazine, Year 5, number 13, January-March 2012, pages 120-129

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2011

Passion for art

by Elena Rubio
PRESS: El Norte de Castilla, May 29, 2011, front page and pages 3, 4 and 5

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How to get addicted to art

by Fietta Jarque
PRESS: El País–Babelia, Feb 12, 2011, pages 8 and 9

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2009

A Passionate Museum

by Fernando Aranguren
PRESS: El Norte de Castilla, Oct 26, 2009, cover and pages 2 and 3

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Organless body– The Ideal museum

by Oscar Alonso Molina
PRESS: ABCD las Artes y las Letras, Jul 25, 2009, page 31

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2007

The artwork belongs to the viewer

by Paula Achiaga
PRESS: El Cultural – El Mundo, Feb 15, 2007, pages 68, 69 and 70

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Collection – Educating how to art looking

by Alfonso Armada
PRESS: ABC, Feb 11, 2007, cover and pages 10 and 11

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2006

A Mature Collection

by Lorena Muñoz Alonso
PRESS: AD Architectural Digest, España, number 2, April, 2006, pages 84, 86 and 88

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2005

30 minute program “Piece by piece”

by José Manuel Albelda
TELEVISION: Telemadrid, Jan 26, 2005

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2004

“The Art Interview” (program) featuring Marcos Martín Blanco

RADIO: Radio Intereconomía, Feb 15, 2004, 12,00h

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All five senses: Passion for collecting

by Marisol Paul
PRESS: Cinco Días, Feb 7, 2004, page 50

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Segovia keeps the best collection of contemporary art

by Teresa Sanz
PRESS: El Mundo, Castile and León edition. Feb 1, 2004, page 8

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A contemporary art Museum in Segovia

by Victoria Erausquin
PRESS: Expansión – Fuera de Serie, number 50, Feb, 2004, cover and pages 14, 15 and 16

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Learning to live with and for art

by Rosa Olivares
PRESS: Exit Express, Feb, 2004, page 11

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Beauty passion

by M. Galindo
PRESS: El Adelantado, Jan 28, 2004, back cover

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