Traditionally, the joint work between Pablo Picasso and Julio González has been considered by art historiography as the moment at which iron sculpture was “invented” and, therefore, the introduction of abstraction into the realm of sculpture

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Julio Gonzalez, Pablo Picasso y la desmaterialización de la escultura

Julio González
Gran maternidad, 1934
Tate
Foto: Tate

Pablo Picasso
Figura: proyecto para un monumento a Guillaume Apollinaire, París, otoño de 1928
© Sucesión Pablo Picasso. VEGAP, Madrid, 2022
Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée national Picasso-Paris) / Adrien Didierjean

SEP.23.2022 – JAN.08.2023, MAD

Julio González, Pablo Picasso and the dematerialization of sculpture

The exhibition Julio González, Pablo Picasso and the dematerialization of sculpture aims to review the collaboration between these two artists during the period 1928-1932, when Picasso required the technical help of his friend Julio González to develop the project for a funerary monument to Guillaume Apollinaire.

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Scandale, 1947
Ilse Bing
Scandale, 1947
Victoria and Albert Museum, Londres, legado de Ilse Bing Wolff
© Estate of Ilse Bing / Victoria and Albert Museum, London

SEP.23.2022 – JAN.08.2023, MAD

Ilse Bing

Ilse Bing’s photographic output spans the central decades of the 20th century and reflects the principal artistic and cultural concerns of that period through a particularly distinctive gaze and approach in which modernism and formal innovation are accompanied by a humanist inclination and an active social conscience. Furthermore, Bing is another remarkable example of a generation of great women photographers: figures such as Berenice Abbot, Nora Dumas and Gisèle Freund, who achieved a visibility and renown previously denied to women in the field of photography.

Now divided between a large number of European and American collections, Ilse Bing’s work is presented here for the first time in Spain in an exhibition that encompasses her entire career.

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La orilla del tiempo. La Antigua Roma, de la serie “Deambulando”, 2006
Carrie Mae Weems
The Edge of Time – Ancient Rome, from the series “Roaming”, 2006
© Courtesy of the artist and the Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

OCT.05.2022 – JAN.15.2023, BCN

Carrie Mae Weems

A great turn in the possible

This wide-ranging retrospective of the great multidisciplinary artist Carrie Mae Weems (Portland, Oregon, 1953) presented by our photography center in Barcelona (KBr) has been organized in collaboration with the Foto Colectania Foundation, where part of this exhibition is also on display. The exhibition covers Weems’ entire career (since the early 1980s) in a montage that combines a chronological and conceptual approach.

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Los santos inocentes, 2019
Guillermo Fernández
Series The Holy Innocents, 2019
© Guillermo Fernández

OCT.05.2022 – JAN.15.2023, BCN

KBr Flama 22

Fundación MAPFRE KBr’s annual appointment with emerging creation and the next generation of photographers who are embarking on their professional careers after having been trained in Barcelona is back.  This year the exhibition will host the projects of Nanouch Congost (Girona, 1999), Guillermo Fernández (Granada, 1991), Jordi Miquel Riera (Girona, 1977) and Sílvia Parés (Vic, 1997), selected after a viewing process involving professionals in the sector.

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Julio González, Pablo Picasso and the dematerialization of sculpture

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  • TICKET and AUDIO GUIDE for Julio González, Pablo Picasso and the dematerialization of sculpture and Ilse Bing. The audio guide is accessible online, from your Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available).
  • Prices: PLUS General Admission: €9. PLUS Reduced Admission: €7.
  • Does not incluye headphones. You can add them (€1) during the online purchase or at the ticket office. For sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Guided Tour (in Spanish)

  • In a tour of approximately one hour, our cultural mediators comment on the main works of the exhibition, sharing with the participants aesthetic and historical keys to deepen and enrich the exciting experience of contact with the works of art that every visit to a museum provides.
  • Price: 7€. The ticket also allows to visit Ilse Bing.
  • Hours: Tuesdays to Thursdays: 11.30 am, 12:30 am and 5.30 pm. Each group will be made up of a maximum of 10 visitors.
  • The visit is carried out in spanish with an audio-guided system. No translation into english is offered. Disposable headphones are provided, but for sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Individual Ticket

  • Allows to visit Julio González, Pablo Picasso and the dematerialization of sculpture and Ilse Bing.
  • General admission: €5.
  • Reduced admission: €3 (Beneficiaries of reduced admission).
  • Free Access (0€): Mondays (except holidays) from 2 pm to 8 pm.

The beneficiaries of free admission must obtain their ticket at the ticket office in the room.

MAPFRE Clients

  • MAPFRE offers to its policyholders 2 free tickets (4 if Platinum Client) to visit Julio González, Pablo Picasso and the dematerialization of sculpture and Ilse Bing on the date they choose.
  • To obtain courtesy tickets of MAPFRE, access the online ticket office and follow the purchase process. Before payment, the program will request your ID and will automatically activate the free tickets that correspond to you.
  • You can also get them at the ticket office in the room, presenting your ID.
  • Invitations must be used in a single visit.
  • Any question you have, please check these simple instructions.

Collaborating Entities

  • If you belong to any of the entities that collaborate with Fundación MAPFRE, you must obtain your reduced ticket (€ 1) at the ticket office in the room.

Audioguides

  • If you have already purchased a individual ticket and want to add the audio guide, you can purchase it here. Price: 4 €
  • The audio guide is accessible online, from your Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available).
  • Does not incluye headphones. You can add them (€1) during the online purchase or at the ticket office. For sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Groups

Group Visit

  • It's mandatory for the Group Visit to have a guide or person in charge. To request a guide from the Foundation, ask please for information and rates to: cultura@fundacionmafpre.org
  • The group must be made up of a minimum of 6 pax. a maximum of 15 pax (guide included).
  • The use of an audio-guiding system is mandatory for the visit. If the group does not have its own, you must add it (€1/pax) during the online purchase process.
  • Schedule: Mondays: 3 pm, 4 pm. From Tuesdays to Fridays: 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm and 6 pm.
  • Maximum duration of the visit: 60 min.
  • The formalization of the booking implies the acceptance of the Rules for the visit, especially those indicated for "Group Tour".

€3/pax.

Schools

Educational activities for schools are developed entirely in Spanish. If you are interested please consult section Colegios y Familias.

Families

Educational activities for families are developed entirely in Spanish. If you are interested please consult section Colegios y Familias.

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Important:

  • Tickets changes or returns are not allowed except for justified force majeure.
  • The purchase of tickets presupposes the acceptance of the Rules for the visit. We recommend reading it before entering the room.
  • Fundación MAPFRE is not responsible for the rates, schedules and other information applied on the websites of other entities where tickets for their exhibitions can be purchased.
  • If the online ticket purchasing process is cancelled, suspended or cut off, please contact our support telephone numbers: +34 915 816 100 (attention exclusively during the opening hours of the exhibition hall).

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Ilse Bing

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  • TICKET and AUDIO GUIDE for Ilse Bing and Julio González, Pablo Picasso and the dematerialization of sculpture. The audio guide is accessible online, from your Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available).
  • Prices: PLUS General Admission: €9. PLUS Reduced Admission: €7.
  • Does not incluye headphones. You can add them (€1) during the online purchase or at the ticket office. For sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Individual Ticket

  • Allows to visit Ilse Bing and Julio González, Pablo Picasso and the dematerialization of sculpture.
  • General admission: €5.
  • Reduced admission: €3 (Beneficiaries of reduced admission).
  • Free Access (0€): mondays except holidays, from 2 pm to 8 pm.

The beneficiaries of free admission must obtain their ticket at the ticket office in the room.

Commented Tour

  • Cultural mediation is one of the most dynamic and effective instruments used by Museums to provide their visitors a better understanding of exhibitions.
  • Brief explanation (15-20 min. approx.) on concepts and information to go in depth in the evaluation and enjoyment of the exhibited works.
  • Hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays: from 5 to 8 pm.; Fridays and Saturdays: from 12 am to 2 pm. and from 5 to 8 pm; Sundays and holidays: from 12 am to 2 pm.
  • No additional cost upon entry. Information at reception desk.

MAPFRE Clients

  • MAPFRE offers to its policyholders 2 free tickets (4 if Platinum Client) to visit Ilse Bing and Julio González, Pablo Picasso and the dematerialization of sculpture on the date they choose.
  • To obtain courtesy tickets of MAPFRE, access the online ticket office and follow the purchase process. Before payment, the program will request your ID and will automatically activate the free tickets that correspond to you.
  • You can also get them at the ticket office in the room, presenting your ID.
  • Invitations must be used in a single visit.
  • Any question you have, please check these simple instructions.

Collaborating Entities

  • If you belong to any of the entities that collaborate with Fundación MAPFRE, you must obtain your reduced ticket (€ 1) at the ticket office in the room.

Audioguides

  • If you have already purchased a individual ticket and want to add the audio guide, you can purchase it here. Price: 4 €
  • The audio guide is accessible online, from your Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available).
  • Does not incluye headphones. You can add them (€1) during the online purchase or at the ticket office. For sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Groups

Group Visit

  • It's mandatory for the Group Visit to have a guide or person in charge. To request a guide from the Foundation, ask please for information and rates to: cultura@fundacionmafpre.org
  • The group must be made up of a minimum of 6 pax. a maximum of 15 pax (guide included).
  • The use of an audio-guiding system is mandatory for the visit. If the group does not have its own, you must add it (€1/pax) during the online purchase process.
  • Schedule: Mondays: 3 pm, 4 pm. From Tuesdays to Fridays: 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm and 6 pm.
  • Maximum duration of the visit: 60 min.
  • The formalization of the booking implies the acceptance of the Rules for the visit, especially those indicated for "Group Tour".

€3/pax.

Schools

Educational activities for schools are developed entirely in Spanish. If you are interested please consult section Colegios y Familias.

Families

Educational activities for families are developed entirely in Spanish. If you are interested please consult section Colegios y Familias.

BUY TICKET

Important:

  • Tickets changes or returns are not allowed except for justified force majeure.
  • The purchase of tickets presupposes the acceptance of the Rules for the visit. We recommend reading it before entering the room.
  • Fundación MAPFRE is not responsible for the rates, schedules and other information applied on the websites of other entities where tickets for their exhibitions can be purchased.
  • If the online ticket purchasing process is cancelled, suspended or cut off, please contact our support telephone numbers: +34 915 816 100 (attention exclusively during the opening hours of the exhibition hall).

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Espacio Miró

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  • TICKET and AUDIO GUIDE for Espacio Miró, Bill Brandt and Miró Poema. The audio guide is accessible online, from the Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available).
  • For Miró Poema, the audio guide includes an unique content: ten poems on the works on display, written expressly for the exhibition by relevant Spanish and Latin American poets (Luisa Castro, Alberto Chessa, Antonio Colinas, Miquel de Palol, Olvido García Valdés , Darío Jaramillo, Sandra Lorenzano, Juan Carlos Mestre, Julia Piera and Cristina Peri Rossi) in their own voices.
  • Price: General PLUS: €9. Reduced PLUS: €7. Mondays (except holidays): €4.
  • Don’t forget to bring your headphones!

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  • Access to Espacio Miró, Bill Brandt y Miró Poema.
  • General admission: €5. Reduced ticket beneficiaries: €3.
  • Free Access (0€): mondays except holidays, from 2 pm to 8 pm.

The beneficiaries of free admission must obtain their ticket at the ticket office in the room.

Commented visit

  • An approach to the keys to Miró's work through our cultural mediators. No additional cost upon entry. Information at front desk.
  • Hours: Tuesdays: 11:30 am - 6.30 pm
  • Information at desk.

MAPFRE Clients MAPFRE and Collaborating Entities

  • MAPFRE policyholders have 2 free tickets for these exhibitions. If you're accessing for the first time, check out these simple guidelines.
  • If you belong to any of the entities that collaborate with Fundación MAPFRE, you must obtain your reduced ticket (€ 1) at the ticket office in the room.

Audioguides

  • If you have already purchased a ticket and want to add the audio guide, you can purchase it individually. Price: 4 €
  • For Miró Poema, the audio guide includes an unique content: ten poems on the works on display, written expressly for the exhibition by relevant Spanish and Latin American poets: Luisa Castro, Alberto Chessa, Antonio Colinas, Miquel de Palol, Olvido García Valdés , Darío Jaramillo, Sandra Lorenzano, Juan Carlos Mestre, Julia Piera and Cristina Peri Rossi.
  • Don't forget to bring your headphones!

Groups

Groups

  • It's mandatory for the group to have a guide or person in charge. To request a guide from the Foundation, ask please for information and rates to: cultura@fundacionmafpre.org
  • The group must be made up of a minimum of 6 people. Currently, and due to health prevention measures, the maximum number of members (guide included) is also 6 pax.
  • Hours:
    • Fridays: 1 pm and 5 pm
  • Maximum duration of the visit: 60 min.
  • It's mandatory for the group to make the tour with the support of an audio-guiding system.
  • The formalization of the reservation implies the acceptance of these Rules for external groups.

€3/pax.

Schools

As part of health protection measures, Educational Activities for schools are temporarily suspended.

Families

As part of health protection measures, Educational Activities for families are temporarily suspended.

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Important:

  • All tickets allow access to all three exhibitions.
  • Tickets changes or returns are not allowed except for justified force majeure.
  • Reduced capacity for health prevention. Get your ticket at the online box office from here to avoid waiting.

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Carrie Mae Weems. A great turn in the possible

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Combined ticket (KBr & Foto Colectania)

  • This ticket allows access to the two venues where Carrie Mae Weems. A great turn in the possible is performed: KBr and Foto Colectania.
  • PRICE: 5 €. Presenting this "Combined Ticket", access to the exhibition at Foto Colectania is reduced from €5 to €3.
  • In addition to these two VENUES, the work of C.M. Weems is also present at Capella MACBA, where the installation Lincoln, Lonnie, and me is shown. (Free entrance).

Ticket PLUS

  • TICKET and AUDIO GUIDE for Carrie Mae Weems. A great turn in the possible (there is not audio guide to KBr FLAMA 22). The audio guide is accessible online, from the Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available).
  • Price: GENERAL PLUS: €9. REDUCED PLUS: €7. Tuesdays (except holidays): €4.
  • Does not include headphones. You can add them (€1) during the online purchase or at the ticket office. For sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Individual

  • Access to Carrie Mae Weems. A great turn in the possible and KBr FLAMA 22.
  • General admission: €5. Reduced ticket beneficiaries: €3.
  • Free Access (€0): Tuesdays (except holidays).

The beneficiaries of free admission must obtain their ticket at the ticket office in the room.

Commented Tour

  • Cultural mediation is one of the most dynamic and effective instruments used by Museums to provide their visitors a better understanding of exhibitions.
  • Brief explanation (15-20 min. approx.) on concepts and information to go in depth in the evaluation and enjoyment of the exhibited works. Explanations in Spanish.
  • Hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays: 4-7 pm | Fridays and Saturdays: 12-2 pm and 4-7 pm. | Sundays and Hollidays: 12-2 pm.
  • No additional cost upon ticket. Information at reception desk.

MAPFRE Clients

  • MAPFRE offers to its policyholders 2 free tickets (4 if Platinum Client) to visit Carrie Mae Weems. A great turn in the possible and KBr FLAMA 22 on the date they choose.
  • To obtain courtesy tickets of MAPFRE, access the online ticket office and follow the purchase process. Before payment, the program will request your ID and will automatically activate the free tickets that correspond to you.
  • You can also get them at the ticket office in the room, presenting your ID.
  • Invitations must be used in a single visit.
  • Any question you have, please check these simple Instructions.

Collaborating Entities

  • If you belong to any of the entities that collaborate with Fundación MAPFRE, you must obtain your reduced ticket (€1 or €3) at the ticket office in the room.

Audioguides

  • If you have already purchased a individual ticket and want to add the audio guide, you can purchase it here. Price: 4 €
  • The audio guide is accessible online, from your Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available).
  • Does not incluye headphones. You can add them (€1) during the online purchase or at the ticket office. For sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Groups

Groups

  • It's mandatory for the group to have a guide or person in charge. To request a guide from the Foundation, ask please for information and rates to: infokbr@fundacionmapfre.org
  • The group must be made up of a minimum of 6 pax and a maximum of 15 pax. (guide included)
  • Tuesdays: 11 am - 11:30 am - 12 pm.
  • The purchase of the ticket implies acceptance of the Rules for the visit, especially of those indicated for the "Group Visit".

€3/pax.

Schools

Educational activities for schools are developed entirely in Spanish or Catalan. If you are interested please consult sections Colegios y Familias (spanish) or Col·legis i Families (catalan).

Families

Educational activities for families are developed entirely in Spanish or Catalan. If you are interested please consult sections Colegios y Familias (spanish) or Col·legis i Families (catalan).

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Important:

  • Tickets changes or returns are not allowed except for justified force majeure.
  • The purchase of tickets presupposes the acceptance of these Rules for the visit. We recommend reading it before entering the room.
  • Due to conservation needs, the rooms maintain a constant temperature of 21º, so it is possible that during the visit it is convenient to bring some light warm clothing.
  • Fundación MAPFRE is not responsible for the rates, schedules and other information applied on the websites of other entities where tickets for their exhibitions can be purchased.

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KBr Flama 22

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  • This ticket allows access to the two venues where Carrie Mae Weems. A great turn in the possible is performed: KBr and Foto Colectania.
  • PRICE: 5 €. Presenting this "Combined Ticket", access to the exhibition at Foto Colectania is reduced from €5 to €3.
  • In addition to these two VENUES, the work of C.M. Weems is also present at Capella MACBA, where the installation Lincoln, Lonnie, and me is shown. (Free entrance).

Ticket PLUS

  • TICKET and AUDIO GUIDE for Carrie Mae Weems. A great turn in the possible (there is not audio guide to KBr FLAMA 22). The audio guide is accessible online, from the Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available).
  • Price: GENERAL PLUS: €9. REDUCED PLUS: €7. Tuesdays (except holidays): €4.
  • Does not include headphones. You can add them (€1) during the online purchase or at the ticket office. For sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Individual Ticket

  • Access to KBr FLAMA 22 and Carrie Mae Weems. A great turn in the possible.
  • General admission: €5. Reduced ticket beneficiaries: €3.
  • Free Access (€0): Tuesdays (except holidays).

The beneficiaries of free admission must obtain their ticket at the ticket office in the room.

Commented Tour

  • Cultural mediation is one of the most dynamic and effective instruments used by Museums to provide their visitors a better understanding of exhibitions.
  • Brief explanation (15-20 min. approx.) on concepts and information to go in depth in the evaluation and enjoyment of the exhibited works. Explanations in Spanish.
  • Hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays: 4-7 pm | Fridays and Saturdays: 12-2 pm and 4-7 pm. | Sundays and Hollidays: 12-2 pm.
  • No additional cost upon ticket. Information at reception desk.

MAPFRE Clients

  • MAPFRE offers to its policyholders 2 free tickets (4 if Platinum Client) to visit KBr FLAMA 22 and Carrie Mae Weems. A great turn in the possible on the date the choose.
  • To obtain courtesy tickets of MAPFRE, access the online ticket office and follow the purchase process. Before payment, the program will request your ID and will automatically activate the free tickets that correspond to you.
  • You can also get them at the ticket office in the room, presenting your ID.
  • Invitations must be used in a single visit.
  • Any question you have, please check these simple Instructions.

Collaborating Entities

  • If you belong to any of the entities that collaborate with Fundación MAPFRE, you must obtain your reduced ticket (€ 1 or €3) at the ticket office in the room.

Audioguides

  • If you have already purchased a individual ticket and want to add the audio guide, you can purchase it here. Price: 4 €
  • The audio guide is accessible online, from your Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available).
  • Does not incluye headphones. You can add them (€1) during the online purchase or at the ticket office. For sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Groups

Groups

  • It's mandatory for the group to have a guide or person in charge. To request a guide from the Foundation, ask please for information and rates to: infokbr@fundacionmapfre.org
  • The group must be made up of a minimum of 6 pax and a maximum of 15 pax. (guide included)
  • Wednesdays: 4 pm - 4:30 pm - 5 pm.
  • The purchase of the ticket implies acceptance of the Rules for the visit, especially of those indicated for the "Group Visit".

€3/pax.

Schools

Educational activities for schools are developed entirely in Spanish or Catalan. If you are interested please consult sections Colegios y Familias (spanish) or Col·legis i Families (catalan).

Families

Educational activities for families are developed entirely in Spanish or Catalan. If you are interested please consult sections Colegios y Familias (spanish) or Col·legis i Families (catalan).

BUY TICKET

Important:

  • Tickets changes or returns are not allowed except for justified force majeure.
  • The purchase of tickets presupposes the acceptance of these Rules for the visit. We recommend reading it before entering the room.
  • Due to conservation needs, the rooms maintain a constant temperature of 21º, so it is possible that during the visit it is convenient to bring some light warm clothing.
  • Fundación MAPFRE is not responsible for the rates, schedules and other information applied on the websites of other entities where tickets for their exhibitions can be purchased.