After almost three months in our Recoletos Exhibition Hall in Madrid, our From Chagall to Malevich: art in revolution exhibition closes its doors on 5 May. And we don’t want you to miss out.
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Writers and poets take over our Madrid exhibition halls
Antonio J. Rodríguez, Ignacio Vleming an Vanesa Pérez-Sauquillo will be sharing their own particular visions of our exhibitions..
We invite you to step into Anthony Hernandez’s world
Through a kind of word association game, in this video the photographer opens up to us in order to share his inner world.
Females. Artists. Revolutionaries.
Within the Russian Revolution’s intellectual and creative circles men and women took part in this same determined push forward together.
Berenice Abbott on the screen
Through the life, experiences and work of Berenice Abbot, this documentary offers us a modern and avant-garde vision of the 20th century. Discover the captivating work of this great American photographer. See it a Filmoteca de Catalunya.
Berenice Abbott and New York
Through the lens of Berenice Abbott, New York opens its doors wide to reveal to us its most unpredictable side. Learn more about it.
Anthony Hernandez, an unlikely photographer
“For Antony Hernandez, everything really means everything: a chair made with broken drywall, a fishing place where one might not want to eat the catch, a platinum-colored wig… And everything means everyone: a woman with flowers in her hair, a man with a boxer’s broken face, an office worker alone at noon with a book…” Robert Adams.
Humberto Rivas, creator of images
Discover this crucial photographer whose exceptionally descriptive work exudes a mysterious atmosphere that seduces the viewer.
Marseille, always Marseille
Marseille and its light, the old port, the boats, the narrow streets and the vibrant colors. Artists at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century found a source of inspiration in the city, an intense light which they sought to reflect on their canvases.
Introducing you to our new “Our Collections” section
Find out about our new “Our Collections”section. We propose a new way of looking at ourselves and of discovering the paintings, drawings and photographs of some of the most important artists and illustrators of the 20th century.
A fascination for the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean offered painters from the turn of the 20th century a space suffused with light and color and a place of artistic freedom which ushered in the creation and development of modern art. Come and discover the radiant light of the Mediterranean and its landscapes.
Shomei Tomatsu: Shinjuku
Tomatsu sums up the complexity of the times that Japanese society lived through in the 1960s with just one image. This video transmits to us the tense atmosphere captured by the artist.
Tomatsu and the sea of Okinawa
Tomatsu discovered that in spite of the American occupation, Okinawa had maintained the true essence of its age-old culture. With this video about his work The Sea of Aka, Okinawa, we are able to share in the artist’s excitement about the colors, tones and intense light of this southern region of Japan.
Faces of Frida, a new on-line exhibition on Google Arts & Culture
The exhibition allows us virtual access to a collection of over 800 pieces, including Frida’s Bathroom, by Graciela Iturbide, belonging to our collection.
Miró on poetry to celebrate International Museum Day
On 18th May, International Museum Day, you can’t miss out on the poetry in our Miró Space. An different experience to decipher the artist’s symbols of the universe.
We say farewell to Van der Elsken’s impetus
The retrospective exhibition dedicated to Van der Elsken ends on 20th May. Are you going to miss out?
Picasso and Miró
Malta is the chosen setting for an encounter between two of the great masters, Picasso and Miró. The exhibition Picasso and Miró, The Flesh and the Spirit brings together, for the first time, 144 pieces by these two giants of 20th century art.