After one year, Guernica tapestry returns to UN. Rockefeller: Communication error.

A year ago, theGuernica tapestry, which had been placed in front of the entrance to the U.N. Security Council in New York since 1984 to raise awareness among diplomats about the risks of war and which had been commissioned in 1955 by tycoon Nelson Rockefeller, had left the building because Rockefeller’s heir wanted it back, without specific reasons.

Now the tapestry woven by the French workshop Jacqueline de La Baume-Dürrbach that reproduces Pablo Picasso ’s famous painting has returned to the Glass Building in New York, where it belongs, and Nelson Rockefeller Jr. with his announcement of the relocation of the artifact admitted a miscommunication because the real motivation would have been the restoration of the work.

However, the family has the option at any time to take it back on a temporary basis for exhibitions in the United States and around the world.

In a December 2021 letter, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had thanked Rockefeller after learning that the tapestry would return to the U.N. Security Council: “This is very welcome news as we close a year marked by global difficulties and conflicts. The Guernica tapestry speaks to the world about the urgency of promoting international peace and security. We are honored to be the careful guardians of this unique iconic work.” Rockefeller plans to donate the work to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the future. “The National Trust is honored to be involved in the responsibility for the message inherent in the Guernica tapestry [...] We look forward to the next chapter of the Guernica tapestry, its long-term loan to the United Nations, but also the opportunity to show this powerful work of art to a wide audience.”

Image: the Guernica tapestry relocated to the Glass Palace in New York. Courtesy of United Nations.

After one year, Guernica tapestry returns to UN. Rockefeller: Communication error.

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