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At Fundación MAPFRE we want you to enjoy art this Christmas, to give yourself a special moment by visiting our exhibitions in Madrid or Barcelona. Surround yourself with photography and painting, share it with your family and loved ones, or dedicate it to yourself. Give yourself the time to discover.

The photographer Eamonn Doyle will reveal his more personal side in a conversation wtih Niall Sweeney. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to delve into the world of this Irish artist.

It’s not an exhibition, it’s an experience. Photography like you haven’t felt it before.

The writers Antonio J. Rodríguez (@antonio_jrodriguez) and Margaryta Yakovenko (@margarytayanovenko) invite us to take a tour of this exhibition dedicated to the British photographer from a very personal perspective. We look forward to seeing you on 3 September. #ExpoRichardLearoyd

Slowly, looking inside the subject as well as herself, Berenice Abbott photographed the most avant-garde figures of the time.

Richard Learoyd invites us to uncover the feelings of the people who inhabit his portraits, to extend our contemplation of his images to work out who they are and what thoughts they are hiding.

Vanesa Pérez-Sauquillo and Ignacio Vleming will be leading this event entitled The diverse loves of Berenice Abbott: photography, literature and New York which will delve into the world of Berenice Abbott, an indispensable commentator of a time in which diverse ways of loving emerged.

On the occasion of the opening of Richard Learoyd’s exhibition, we have organized a meeting with this artist, in conjunction with the ELISAVA school of design, where he will have the opportunity to talk to us about his understanding of photography and will reveal the secrets of his camera obscura.

We have opened up the doors to our permanent exhibition dedicated to Miró, so that on International Museum Day you can feast your eyes on the light, the colors and the symbols of our Mallorcan maestro. Come and visit us, step into Miro’s world.

In its sixth year, from 13 to 19 May this cultural event is reclaiming the role of women in history, art, culture and science. Each day a different hashtag invites us to promote our most cross-cutting, entertaining and educational museum experiences and to talk about them on social media.

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.

Antonio J. Rodríguez, Ignacio Vleming an Vanesa Pérez-Sauquillo will be sharing their own particular visions of our exhibitions..

Through a kind of word association game, in this video the photographer opens up to us in order to share his inner world.

Within the Russian Revolution’s intellectual and creative circles men and women took part in this same determined push forward together.

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.

Through the lens of Berenice Abbott, New York opens its doors wide to reveal to us its most unpredictable side. Learn more about it.

“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.