presented, except in the XIX Edition, where twenty works took place, of which fifteen young authors or Puerto Rican authors of note, and the XX edition, which premiered 26 plays. Music Chair The Music Chair was one of the first created in the Twentieth century. It is in charge of the String Quartet of the Atheneaum. Contemporary Puerto Rican Music Festival Started in 2005, it has had eight editions. Cinema and Video Chair Created in 1985, the Cinema and Video Chair is dedicated to the development of the production of film in Puerto Rico. It also encourages the development of plans and infrastructure for the financing of the local cinematographic industry. To date, it has produced two feature-length films. The “Decolonization Torch” The sculptor José Buscaglia Guillermety designed and created a sculpture titled "La Antorcha de Descolonización" (English: Decolonization Torch). Its purpose being to "leave consigned our right and our interest in a non-colonial political status." It was inaugurated by the then president of the Atheneaum, Eduardo Morales Coll, on the night of 24–25 July 2007 in front of the Atheneaum Building, where it will remain until the United States propitiates the opportunity for Puerto Rico to resolve its problems as a colony. Political, cultural and sports figures participated in the inaugural ceremony. The cauldron has the engraved phrase "Fin a la Colonia" (English: End to the Colony). Wakes at the Atheneaum Many wakes have been held at the Atheneaum. Wednsdeay, 4 March 2015, from 10:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. the actor Braulio Castillo, The Athenaeum is custodian of the film library and documentation of the actor's career. March 2017 from 1:00 p.m. onward actress and writer Brunilda García. 7 November 2019 from 10:00 till 2:00 p.m. the television astrologer Walter Mercado Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced went and told the family she had decreed a one day of mourning. During the morning of 3 January 2020 from 9:00 till midday of activist author Marisa Rosado of the Hostosian National Independence Movement, famed for her biography of Carlos Albizu Campos, was mourned there. 6 March 2020 from 1:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m. Rafael Cancel Miranda. Maria Lourdes summoned female members of the PIP to receive him at the stairs in front. References External links Information in Spanish, with photos The Rich Heritage of Ateneo Puertorriqueno Ateneo PR Archived Site Statutes of the Puerto Rican Athenaeum (1876) Statutes and Bylaws of the