MADRID, SPAIN.- Rodrigo Ur韆, president of the Royal Board of the Museo del Prado, 66, died in Croatia while on vacation. He had presided the Prado board since 2004. Rodrigo Ur韆 was a lawyer son of Rodrigo Ur韆 Gonz醠ez who was also a lawyer and won the Prince of Asturias Social Sciences Award in 1990. He worked for his father抯 law firm since the 1940抯. He was a partner-director of the law firm Ur韆 y Men閚dez. He was part of important operations in this firm.

Miguel Zugaza, Prado Museum Director wrote about the death of Rodrigo Ur韆. He wrote: 揑t is hard to tell about a surprising and hard news匱he death of Rodrigo Ur韆 is the end of a life lived with overwhelming passion, of a brilliant professional career as a lawyer and businessman and as a cultural promoter. He gave his generous dedication to his dear Museo del Prado for more than 20 years. Rodrigo was very proud when he was named a member of the Prado board, and remembered it as the most important compensation given to him by minister Javier Solana for his collaboration in making the Thyssen Museum a reality helping the state recover Goya抯 Marquesa de Santa Cruz which is now in El Prado.