The harsh reality is that the Casa Museo Joaquín López Antay needs money to survive and thrive. To that end this, Patricia is receiving training while developing new and exciting projects for the museum, such as as a small retablo style accommodation and soon a coffee shop with her mother’s baked goods and a store with locally made artworks with her great-grandfather’s motifs, from ceramics to textiles. A way to integrate her maternal and local heritage within the larger scope of the museum.

But the goal of the Casa Museo Joaquín López Antay is much more than being a lucrative business: Patricia wants to celebrate the figure of an artist who rose to fame and proved that he could be one of the greatest, despite being illiterate and only speaking Quechua (the indigenous language in Ayacucho). She underscores the fact that “we do not want to forget our reason for being: a space for the promotion of art, the sharing of Andean teachings and our traditions.” In Antay’s honor, Patricia wishes to give back to the community in several ways. First, by developing a guided visit in Quechua of the house-museum, in order to make everyone feel included. Then, by organizing arts and crafts live sessions throughout the Ayacucho region that will be accessible to children, in particular those living in remote areas who might not be able to come and visit the house-museum. And finally, by attending fairs abroad, to share the traditions of Ayacucho with more people.