This document summarizes the accomplishments of Vamos al Museo, a nonprofit that brings children from marginalized areas of El Salvador to visit art museums. In 2015, with support from donors, Vamos al Museo was able to bring over 1,000 children to museums who otherwise may never have had the opportunity. The document highlights several workshops and events held with local artists that helped bring art to life for the children. It expresses gratitude for supporters in helping expose children to culture and creativity.

3. 31st December 2015
Dear Friends of Vamos al Museo,
This year has been quite extraordinary in the impact Vamos al Museo and the Museo MARTE has
been able to have on the lives of children across El Salvador. Through your support, we have been
able to bring children to the museum that may have never visited a city or had any awareness of
their rich culture.
El Salvador is a country with some of the most expressive people I know, with an enduring
entrepreneurial spirit that persists through mulLple hardships. Vamos al Museo aims to conLnue
to bring that ethos alive for children in some of the most marginalized areas of the country.
In giving a child exposure to art, you are giving them a route to be creaLve, to escape their daily
lives and to hopefully inspire them towards a more creaLve, construcLve path.
Thank you for your support this year. Although there is a tough road ahead for the future of the
country, Vamos al Museo can act as the beacon forwards to a different alternaLve. In showing
these children that someone from their country or even London or New York cares about them,
you are providing them with so much more than a trip to the museum. Instead you are
demonstraLng that the values of care and compassion can indeed cross many borders and
oceans.
Sincerely,
Nicholas Opinsky Founder of Vamos al Museo

7. Highlights
of
2015

8. Youth
Group
Quetzalcoatl
At
the
end
of
2014
in
London,
I
had
the
pleasure
of
meeAng
a
group
of
BriAsh
volunteers
who
spent
Ame
in
the
Nuevo
Gaucho
community
as
part
of
Progressio
UK.
I
wanted
to
help
in
conAnuing
their
work
in
making
a
difference
in
the
lives
of
this
youth
group.
I
therefore
got
in
touch
with
their
leader,
‘Mapache’
to
arrange
a
visit
to
the
museum.
I
think
they
had
a
wonderful
Ame
visiAng
the
museum
and
we
hope
to
have
them
again
soon!

9. Licry
Bicard,
9th
of
February
240
Students
from
San
Salvador
and
La
Libertad
For
Licry
Bicard's
wonderful
and
magical
solo
exhibiAon
at
the
museum,
she
kindly
agreed
to
lead
a
tailored
workshop
for
approximately
240
children
to
create
a
joint
art
piece.
You
can
just
see
from
the
photos
how
enthralled
the
children
were
by
Licry's
grand
instrucAon.
This
was
a
truly
wonderful
way
to
start
2015
for
Vamos
al
Museo.

10. Gabriela
Larios,
13th
of
August
60
students
from
La
Paz
Gaby's
arAsAc
and
creaAve
abiliAes
transcend
across
any
medium.
In
addiAon
to
being
a
donor
to
the
fund,
I
managed
to
convince
her
to
hold
a
workshop
with
a
group
of
students
from
La
Paz.
I
think
they
had
a
great
Ame
making
these
very
fashionable
hats.
Most
importantly,
they
were
able
to
see
just
how
fun
it
is
to
be
creaAve
with
different
materials.

11. TiA
Escalante,
13th
of
July,
120
students
from
Cuscatlan
and
Soyapango
My
inspiraAon
in
starAng
Vamos
Al
Museo
came
from
when
I
observed
a
group
of
children
from
El
Colegio
Highlands
enacAng
their
own
version
of
TiA
and
David’s
famous
frogs.
It
became
instantly
clear
how
special
this
exposure
to
art
was
for
these
children.
The
fund
came
out
of
a
desire
to
spread
that
impact
even
further.
It
was
a
great
pleasure
this
year
that
TiA
Escalante
was
able
to
make
art
further
come
alive
by
compleAng
a
joint
piece
with
these
children.

12. Fundemac:
22nd
of
August
and
21st
of
September
240
students
from
Morazán
At
an
Embassy
event
in
London,
I
met
Susana
Cruz,
one
of
the
directors
of
Fundemac,
a
charity
focused
on
the
development
of
Morazán,
one
of
the
more
remote
departments
of
the
country.
We
decided
to
collaborate
together
and
we
were
able
to
bring
240
children
from
the
department.
Both
visits
received
great
press
from
El
Diario
Del
Hoy
and
El
Faro,
it
was
great
to
see
the
iniAaAve
recognized
for
its
impact.
Many
of
these
children
had
never
visited
San
Salvador
let
alone
the
art
museum,
so
it
was
clearly
beyond
exciAng.
It
was
great
to
even
welcome
a
few
children
from
across
the
border
in
Honduras!

13. Embassy
of
El
Salvador,
London,
13th
of
May
On
the
13th
of
May
Vamos
al
Museo,
in
collaboraAon
with
the
Anglo
Central
American
Society
(ACAS),
hosted
its
first
ever
fundraiser
by
the
kind
invitaAon
of
the
Ambassador
of
El
Salvador
in
London.
The
event
was
extremely
well
agended
with
many
students
from
Imperial
College
Business
School,
friends
and
family.
We
were
fortunate
enough
to
have
homemade
delicious
pupusas,
served
courtesy
of
Adelina
de
Morales,
joint
owner
of
Cuzcatlan.
Myself,
the
Ambassador
of
El
Salvador
to
the
UK—
Werner
Romero,
and
Georgina
Butler
President
of
ACAS,
gave
speeches.
In
total,
we
were
able
to
raise
over
£4,000,
which
has
been
central
to
the
impact
we
have
made
this
year
in
2015.
Thank
you
to
all
those
who
agended
and
donated!

15. Finally
a
special
thanks
to
some
of
our
donors:
MarAn
Gordon
OBE
Jim
and
Amanda
Opinsky
Carol
Dauber
and
Patricia
Dauber-­‐OrAz
Fundacion
Regalado
O’Sullivan
Diana
Beagy
Michael
and
Camilla
Bowater
Henry
Gage
Marina
Papa-­‐Sokal
Suki
Yamamoto
Theresa-­‐Mary
Morton