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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.
Join us on European Cardiac Arrest Awareness Day
Would you know what to do if someone was suffering cardiac arrest? Acting quickly is vital. Learn how to do it. Become part of a society that saves lives.
Technology that saves lives
We analyze the impact of using new vehicle safety systems in the conference entitled “On the path to safety as standard in all vehicles”.
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.
Recognition for work that epitomizes our DNA
Our Corporate Social Responsibility program won one of the 12 prizes granted by the business excellence magazine, Dirigentes.
A year of solidarity
In 2017, our Volunteer Program established itself as a tool for social change. Thanks to our 7,333 volunteers, we carried out 1,200 activities in 26 countries that benefited more than three million people.
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.
Fundación MAPFRE among Spain’s six leading solidarity organizations
Forbes Magazine has included us among the six Spanish companies that allocate most funding to social initiatives through donations.
The app Soy Cappaz is now available worldwide
This application, which transforms the lives of people with intellectual disability, can now be downloaded in Spanish or English according to the language of the device used to access it..
Leaders of the future
Eighth grade students from the Excel Academy East Boston school spent a day at the offices of MAPFRE USA thanks to an agreement between Fundación MAPFRE and Teach For America that allows children growing up in low-income communities to have access to quality education.
Zuloaga in Belle Époque Paris
If you have still not been able to visit Paris of the Belle Époque and Zuloaga, you have until 7 January to discover it at our exhibition in the Fundación MAPFRE Recoletos Gallery and to experience this journey for yourself.