The new Professional Music Conservatory of León will not welcome students until the 2027-28 academic year, extending a delay of several years from the original 2022-23 target, heraldodeleon.es reported. The regional education minister and territorial delegate have acknowledged obstacles in the final phase of construction, though the administration does not assume responsibility for the setbacks.
Teachers at the current Santa Nonia conservatory are raising concerns beyond the schedule. They say the La Palomera building has been designed with dimensions that are evidently insufficient and with no room to grow, limiting its ability to respond to future increases in demand or teaching needs. The facility includes more than 40 classrooms and booths, a library, cafeteria and an auditorium, but educators question whether the planned capacity can adequately serve music education in León long term.
The project, with a total investment of ten million euros and 4,800 square meters of space, was halted for nearly two years due to rising material costs. The Junta authorized more than 5.6 million euros in October 2024 to retender the works, which resumed in early 2025 at around 40 percent completion. By early 2026, progress had reached approximately 80 percent, but final-phase setbacks have prevented the facility from opening as expected.
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