Medellín's urban surname is not only due to its obvious
the obviousness of being a cosmopolitan city, but rather to the ways in which it has cosmopolitan city, but rather to the ways of appropriating public space. public space. The streets, once denied to its inhabitants denied to its inhabitants, are being reclaimed by art
the streets, once denied to their inhabitants, are being reclaimed by art, to exchange silence for the vibrant sounds of music, and to the vibrant sounds of music, and to bring culture out of museums and out of out of museums and traditional venues to bring culture out of the to put it on display for all those who dare to get to know the city.