Fernando Arribas Arias

Category: Writer
Birth Date: In 1958
Birth Place: Lugo

Opinión
 Curriculum

He studied Teaching and took a degree in Humanities at Santiago de Compostela University. He is working at Lugo's Museum now. From 1987 to 1992, he was a member of the Commission of Historic and Artistic Heritage of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo and the Archaeology Commission of the Xunta de Galicia from 1987 to 1994. He was a foundation member of several associations related to the Cultural Heritage. Nowadays, he is the secretary of the association 'Amigos do Conxunto Histórico-Artístico de Sargadelos'. He gave lectures and made research works on cinema and ethnography. Together with J. M. Blanco Prado, he has been working on the work Proxecto Carboeira since 1993 for cataloguing and making an inventory of all the stone crosses ('cruceiros') in the Terra Chá.

 Work & Activities

He wrote the book O cine en Lugo: 1897-1977. Notas para unha historia cinematográfica, (Vigo, Xerais, 1996) and together with other authors he wrote Catálogo de cruceiros da Terra Chá: Cruceiros de Castro de Rei e Outeiro de Rei, Sada-A Coruña: 'Do Castro' Publications, 1998; Catálogo de cruceiros da Terra Chá: Cruceiros de Guitiriz, Sada-A Coruña: 'Do Castro' Publications, 1999; Catálogo de cruceiros da Terra Chá: Cruceiros de Begonte, Cospeito e Rábade, Sada-A Coruña: 'Do Castro' Publications, 2000; Tempora Mutantur. Reloxos do Museo Provincial de Lugo, Lugo: County Council of Lugo / Lugo's Museum, 2001. He also collaborated in Aleteos. Colección de Abanos do Museo Provincial de Lugo, Lugo: County Council of Lugo / Lugo' Museum, 2002; Catálogo de Cruceiros da Terra Chá: Cruceiros, Cristos e Cruces da Pastoriza, Sada-A Coruña, 'Do Castro' Publications, 2002. He also wrote several articles on cinema, art and ethnography in the Bulletin of Lugo's Museum and several magazines and newspapers as well as several fascicles of other collections of Lugo's Museum.

 Other Interesting Aspects

He was awarded 'Manuel Mato Vizoso' Prize (City Council of Vilalba - Lugo, 1987) and 'Cal da Loba' Prize (1999).