Alma Tierra

15 November 2019 - 06 January 2020

Benito Pérez Galdós. The Truth of Human Nature

01 November 2019 - 16 February 2020

The Longest Voyage

12 September 2019 - 23 February 2020

THE STORY OF A GREAT EXPLORATION

"The Longest Voyage". The exhibition

Discover, beyond dates, data and figures, the human side of sailors who dreamed an impossible route.

Guerrero / Vicente

04 October 2019 - 12 January 2020

Spanish Pavilion at the International Art Exhibitions of La Biennale di Venezia 2019

11 May - 24 November 2019

Expo Dubai 2020

Spanish Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020

20 Oct 2020 - 10 Apr 2021
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

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Activities in Spain
Gijon International Film Festival 2019

Gijon International Film Festival 2019

15 November - 23 November 2019
Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón (Gijón, Spain)
AC/E supports the participation of international programmers in the second edition of FICX Industry Days. It holds various industry meetings about grants for cinematographic and audiovisual productions, talks, panel discussions about programming in international festivals, development platforms and coproduction of audiovisual projects, works-in-progress and pitching sessions. The programme will also tackle two of the most highlighted titles from Spanish cinema
El archivo del polvo (The Dust Archive). Elena del Rivero

El archivo del polvo (The Dust Archive). Elena del Rivero

13 November 2019 - 05 January 2020
Matadero Madrid (Madrid, Spain)
El archivo del polvo (The Dust Archive) articulates a mise-en-scène that speaks of the effects of war, pollution, the cultivation of raw materials, migrations, the transformation of architecture to help displaced peoples, the pain of loss... A material that has inspired the participation of choreographer, dancer, painter and poet Mónica Valenciano  in Elena del Rivero’s project about the terrorist attack
The filmmakers, Europe portrayed

The filmmakers, Europe portrayed

06 November - 01 December 2019
Metropol Parasol / Setas de la Encarnación (Sevilla, Spain)
​The exhibition brings together 50 portraits of European filmmakers made by photographer Óscar Fernández Orengo. Of these half, a selection of 25, correspond to Spanish filmmakers in black and white and in panoramic format, portrayed in spaces and places that they themselves have chosen. Among these are Bigas Luna, Josefina Molina, Víctor Erice, Rodrigo Sorogoyen or Belén Funes. The other
Exhibition
12 September 2019 - 23 February 2020
Archivo General de Indias

The Longest Voyage

#ElViajeMásLargo #VCentenario | "The Longest Voyage: The First Journey around the World" is an exhibition and documentary programme that reflects on the attitude of man before a long trip into the unknown. It connects the first circumnavigation of the Earth with the individual challenges of the present and the collective challenges of the future. The project begins in 2018 with the
Meeting, Concert / Show / Screening
06 November - 21 November 2019
EXHIBITION: Visiones del Flamenco. El Dorado

El Dorado Flamenco programme 2019

During 2019 AC/E is supporting the Barcelona-based flamenco society El Dorado SFB, which aims to examine in depth and disseminate flamenco culture, establish a permanent space for studying and disseminating flamenco in Barcelona, and promote musicians and other local and national flamenco artists.   Flamenco turned into the twenty-first century with a by no means negligible heritage of its own. It has withstood
Exhibition
26 September 2019 - 25 January 2020
ARQVA, Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática

The Dream (1518-2018)

"The Longest Journey" is an exhibition and documentary programme that reflects on the attitude of man before a long trip into the unknown. It connects the first circumnavigation of the Earth with the individual challenges of the present and the collective challenges of the future. The project begins in 2018 with the exhibition following the steps of Magallanes and the
Concert / Show / Screening
01 September 2019 - 30 June 2020
Varias sedes

Musae. Music at Public Museums 2019

MusaE is a project of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and Acción Cultural Española that brings together music and museum heritage from young Spanish interpreters. It is a circuit of concerts and micro-concerts that circulates through state museums. After an open competition for soloists and groups of classical music, jazz and flamenco or traditional Spanish music, residents in Spain who
Activities abroad
Temporada 2019 de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia

Temporada 2019 de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia

20 November 2019
Teatro Colón de Bogotá (Bogotá, Colombia)
La Temporada 2019 de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia incluye en su segundo semestre 15 conciertos. Dos de estos cuentan con la presencia de los artistas españoles cuyos traslados asume AC/E a través de las ayudas a visitantes, Clara Andrada (flauta solista) y Diego Martín Etxeberría (director).  En el primer concierto, que se realiza el jueves 3 de octubre en el en el
500 years of Havana. Guest work of the Museo Nacional del Prado in the National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba

500 years of Havana. Guest work of the Museo Nacional del Prado in the National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba

15 November - 15 December 2019
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Cuba (La Habana, Cuba)
In the framework of the celebration of the 500 years of Havana, Acción Cultural Española in collaboration with AECID and the Prado Museum, organizes the exhibition of Goya's "Self-Portrait" of 1815, emblematic work of the Prado collections, in the National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba between November 11 and December 12, 2019, coinciding with its inauguration with the official
Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2019

Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2019

This Festival is a fundamental sample of development and exchange in the film and audiovisual arts industry and is a must for directors, actors, producers, distributors and film lovers. The 33rd edition will be held between 10th and 17th November, and is supported by AC/E through support for Mobility grants by PICE, defraying the travelling expenses of the Spanish film-makers
Teresa Solar: Ride Ride Ride

Teresa Solar: Ride Ride Ride

26 October 2019 - 26 January 2020
Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation (Estocolmo, Sweden)
Teresa Solar (Spain/Egypt) offers a variety of sculptural forms in bright and playful colours not avoiding the possible critical approach on consumption and desire. The concept of the museum and the imagined idea of a storage room of an amusement park defines Teresa Solar’s exhibition at Index foundation. Objects and language, movement and situation, Meaning and poetry arise not so
Brossa Poetry

Brossa Poetry

08 October - 08 December 2019
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Argentina (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Brossa Poetry is a comprehensive survey of the work of this pioneering artist, from his early books to his latest visual investigations, and including his work in the theatre, cinema, music and artistic actions. Joan Brossa (Barcelona, 1919-1998) was first and foremost a poet, but we believe it is necessary to see this in relation to his way of working, his
Artistic Residency at SOMA 2019 - Jordi Colomer

Artistic Residency at SOMA 2019 - Jordi Colomer

01 October - 30 November 2019
SOMA México (Ciudad de México, Mexico)
Jordi Colomer is the artist selected by the jury for a residency at SOMA (Mexico). This residency, organized by Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and SOMA, allows a Spanish artist to research and develop artistic production during two months, between October and November 2019, in Mexico. SOMA is a Mexican non-profit organization dedicated to the cultural exchange and teaching of the arts created more than
Fair
01 January - 31 December 2019

Dance from Spain AC/E - FECED

#DanceFromSpain | Programme for the Internationalization of Spanish Dance Companies AC/E & FECED AC/E and the Spanish Federation of Dance Companies, FECED, have teamed up in this joint programme, which will be run throughout 2019 and is aimed at internationalising the dance sector by encouraging Spanish companies to take part in fairs and other international sector events. The main purpose of FECED (awarded
Exhibition, Biennial
10 September - 09 December 2019
Bienal de Arquitectura de São Paulo

XII International Architecture Biennale of São Paulo 2019

"Everyday", the curatorial proposal for the XII International Architecture Biennale of São Paulo, addresses the everyday as an opportune framework for investigating how architecture might advance as a specialized practice of environment making in the 21st century. The São Paulo Biennale constitutes, from such a vantage point, an ideal venue as the everyday there is an agent able to both impact and
Exhibition, Residency, PICE Mobility
01 July - 30 November 2019
Instituto Cultural de León

Granero 2019 (2nd edition)

In its second edition, Granero starts with the focus on contemporary Ibero-American creation with the artists Kiko Pérez (Spanish), who participates with a Mobility grant of AC/E, and Ana Navas (Venezuelan-Ecuadorian) and the curatorship of Manuela Moscoso (Ecuadorian). The artists will spend some time in residence in León taking the contexts of the city and other nearby rural towns as
Biennial
11 May - 24 November 2019
Giardini della Biennale di Venezia

Spanish Pavilion at the International Art Exhibitions of La Biennale di Venezia 2019

'Perforated' by Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego is the project curated by Peio Aguirre, presenting Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego as the main artists for the Pavilion of Spain at the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. An exhibition which proposes a perforation, metaphorically and literally, through performance, sound, image, sculpture and architecture. Sergio Prego’s project will occupy the Pavilion
Exhibition
15 October 2019 - 15 January 2020
Instituto Cervantes de Chicago

León Felipe. Who am I?

This exhibition is made up of about 150 documents, artworks and materials related to the great poet Leon Felipe, among which are photographs, paintings, sculpture, documents, press and books. Born in Tábara, Zamora on April 11 (1884), 2018 sees the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of his death in Mexico, where he lived in exile until his passing in 1968. Felipe Camino Galicia de la Rosa,
Celebrating our Culture
5th Centenary of the First Round-the-world Voyage

5th Centenary of the First Round-the-world Voyage

#Vcentenario | In 2019 Spain is celebrating the 5th centenary of the first circumnavigation of the Earth made by Ferdinand Magellan’s and Sebastián Elcano’s expedition. The centenary, designated an event of public interest by the Spanish government, features an activity programme devised by a committee belonging to the Ministry of Culture. Acción Cultural Española is part of the committee and is organising
The Bicentenary of the Museo del Prado 1819 - 2019

The Bicentenary of the Museo del Prado 1819 - 2019

The Museo del Prado opened to the public on 19 November 1819 as a Royal Museum of Painting and Sculpture. In 2019, they celebrate their Bicentenary a commemoration that will reveal the path covered since 1819 until today. The driving idea of the Bicentenary is to celebrate the Museo del Prado as the great gift that the Spanish nation has given and
Mostra Espanha 2019

Mostra Espanha 2019

Mostra Espanha is a programme of cultural activities that takes place in different locations in Portugal every year. It is aimed at showing the dynamism and creativity of the Spanish cultural industries  as well as offering experiences for the dialogue between the two countries to create common projects. The Mostra Espanha organization is run by the General Directorate of Cultural Industries
07 October - 10 December 2019
Open call

AC/E Grants for Translation and in Support of Illustration 2019

On the occasion of Spain's participation as a Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2021, Acción Cultural Española has created these translation grants to promote Spanish literary works among foreign publishers. Application Deadline: 10 December 2019 The AC/E translation grants seeks to encourage the sale of rights to foreign publishers and to publish Spanish literary creations, thus favoring their international
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Extra, fashion! The birth of the fashion press in Spain

Extra, fashion! The birth of the fashion press in Spain

22 November 2019 - 01 March 2020
Museo del Traje. CIPE (Madrid, Spain)
#ExtraModa | The exhibition traces the history of fashion through fashion magazines: from the France of Louis XIV, with the birth of the luxury industry, until the end of the 19th century, with the arrival and development of the fashion press in Spain . The exhibition follows different publications dedicated to fashion, with different milestones: the first, the Mercure Galant, which appears
FIL 2019. 33 Guadalajara International Book Fair

FIL 2019. 33 Guadalajara International Book Fair

30 November - 08 December 2019
FIL, Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara (Guadalajara, Mexico)
The Guadalajara International Book Fair is the most important publishing gathering in Ibero-America. It is also an amazing cultural festival. Created 33 years ago by the University of Guadalajara External, the Fair is aimed at professionals and the general public alike, a characteristic that sets it apart from other book fairs around the globe. With business as one of its main
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Spain Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020

Open Call

► Competition for the selection of the restoration services of the Spain Pavilion at EXPO Dubai 2020:
Until 29 Novembre 2019, at 12pm
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Calls for Entry
Residencies

AC/E Grants for Translation and in Support of Illustration 2019

07 October - 10 December 2019
PICE Grants | Open Call

Mobility September 2019

For Visual arts, Performing arts, Music and Literature.
→ The AC/E Mobility grants allow foreign cultural organizations to include Spanish artists, professionals, and creators in their projects, activities, and programmes by receiving an economic incentive.
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Residencies
Malba Writers’ Residency 2020

Malba Writers’ Residency 2020

09 October - 20 November 2019
Convocatoria abierta
Malba Literatura and Acción Cultural Española have launched the REM + AC/E programme whereby a grant will be awarded to a Spanish writer every year to enjoy the Malba Writers’ Residency. The programme is aimed at foreign writers and is designed as a forum for exchange and literary creation based on an invitation to spend five weeks in Buenos Aires
RAQUEL MEYERS. Residency of Graphic Animation Irudika - AC/E 2020

RAQUEL MEYERS. Residency of Graphic Animation Irudika - AC/E 2020

06 February 2020
Zas Kultur Espazioa (Vitoria, Spain)
Raquel Meyers has been selected for this eight-week graphic animation residence that takes place in several places in Spain and abroad. Organized by Irudika and Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), in collaboration with Fundación Vital, Fundación Bilbaoarte Fundazioa and the Cité Internationale de la Bande Dessinée et de l'Image de Angoulême, it seeks to facilitate the creation of artistic networks, promote
Writers' Residency at Les Récollets Paris 2019 - Javier Serena

Writers' Residency at Les Récollets Paris 2019 - Javier Serena

01 September - 30 November 2019
Centre Les Récollets (París, France)
Javier Serena is the writer selected by the jury to enjoy this residence at the Les Récollets Center in Paris. During his three-month stay, between September and November 2019, he will be able to carry out his work in the old convent of Les Récollets, a reception center with a European and global vocation for artists, researchers, intellectuals and university
Residency
06 April - 22 June 2020
Gasworks

Gasworks and AC/E Residency 2020

This opportunity will enable an emerging artist based in the Spain to undertake a fully-funded residency at Gasworks in London from 6 April to 22 June 2020. Gasworks’ residencies are opportunities for self-led professional development, artistic exchange and experimentation. This residency is supported by Accion Cultural Española (AC/E).  -- Application Deadline: Tuesday 29 October 2019 The Residency Comprises: - 24-hour access to a fully accessible studio
News
La exposición 'Alma Tierra' es un viaje fotográfico a la España despoblada " | RNE

La exposición 'Alma Tierra' es un viaje fotográfico a la España despoblada " | RNE

19 November 2019
Punto de enlace - La exposición 'Alma Tierra' es un viaje fotográfico a la España despoblada - 15/11/19. 
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Elena del Rivero: “What we call creation many times and the artist does not understand it” | EL PAÍS

Elena del Rivero: “What we call creation many times and the artist does not understand it” | EL PAÍS

14 November 2019
The artist presents for the first time "The dust archive" with all the material she collected after the 9/11 attack with her studio ...
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Long live Havana! Javier Mariscal draws his 500 years | EL PAÍS Semanal

Long live Havana! Javier Mariscal draws his 500 years | EL PAÍS Semanal

11 November 2019
Long live Havana! Javier Mariscal draws his 500 years.
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Viajero, amante, político, pintor… Todas las vidas de Pérez Galdós | El Cultural

Viajero, amante, político, pintor… Todas las vidas de Pérez Galdós | El Cultural

06 November 2019
La Biblioteca Nacional acoge la primera gran exposición del Año Galdós: 'Benito Pérez Galdós. La verdad humana', un recorrido por los aspectos menos conocidos de una personalidad fascinante
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Elcano's rumble confessed everything | Cultura | EL PAÍS

Elcano's rumble confessed everything | Cultura | EL PAÍS

05 November 2019
Three Spanish historians rediscover and translate the statement of the young sailor of the nao Victoria captured by the Portuguese and who gives unknown data...
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Galdós renews its value | Babelia | EL PAÍS

Galdós renews its value | Babelia | EL PAÍS

04 November 2019
In 2020, one hundred years have passed since the death of the greatest Spanish novelist after Cervantes. An exhibition and a biography are ahead of the commemoration of the narrator and playwright
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Fotos: La exposición ‘Objetivo Mordzinski’ | EL PAÍS

Fotos: La exposición ‘Objetivo Mordzinski’ | EL PAÍS

25 October 2019
El fotógrafo argentino muestra en la Casa de América más de 250 retratos de escritores en español
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Galdós, la verdad humana | hoyesarte.com

Galdós, la verdad humana | hoyesarte.com

22 October 2019
La principal aportación de Benito Pérez Galdós (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1843 - Madrid, 1920)​ a la cultura española fue inventar una imagen moderna del ser humano que superaba la forjada a base de los arquetipos mentales y dualidades predominantes desde el Renacimiento: razón y corazón, mente y emociones, espíritu y cuerpo.
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¡Transformad esas aulas!, enseñad a vivir no solo a estudiar

¡Transformad esas aulas!, enseñad a vivir no solo a estudiar

15 October 2019
La Fundación Francisco Giner de los Ríos celebra los 100 años del Instituto-Escuela, uno de los buques insignia de la Institución Libre de Enseñanza, con un libro y una exposición excelentes que muestran cómo hace un siglo ya planteaba una renovación del sistema educativo que hoy nos sigue pareciendo de absoluta modernidad.
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España viaja a Feria del Libro de Frankfurt con la mirada puesta en 2021 | La Vanguardia

España viaja a Feria del Libro de Frankfurt con la mirada puesta en 2021 | La Vanguardia

11 October 2019
Madrid, 10 oct (EFE).- Con la mirada puesta en 2021, año en que España será el país invitado de la Feria del Libro de Frankfurt, el Ministerio de Cultura ha creado una línea de ayudas a la traducción...
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Frankfurt Notes: Spain's Translation Funds; Germany's Book Prize Airings

Frankfurt Notes: Spain's Translation Funds; Germany's Book Prize Airings

10 October 2019
Frankfurt 2021 Guest of Honor Spain roklls out €230,000 (US$252,383) in translation funding this week, and the German Book Prize announces live streaming.
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Who First Circled the Globe? Not Magellan, Spain Wants You to Know | The New York Times

Who First Circled the Globe? Not Magellan, Spain Wants You to Know | The New York Times

20 September 2019
The Spanish officer Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the voyage after the Portuguese explorer died halfway. Five centuries later, it’s a matter of national pride — and national rivalry.
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Sustainability, natural air conditioning and flamenco: this will be the Spanish pavilion in Dubai 2020 | El País

Sustainability, natural air conditioning and flamenco: this will be the Spanish pavilion in Dubai 2020 | El País

19 September 2019
Spain places the first stone of its building in the Arab country for the Expo next year.
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Elcano: “Hemos redondeado el mundo” | Cultura | EL PAÍS

Elcano: “Hemos redondeado el mundo” | Cultura | EL PAÍS

16 September 2019
La exposición El viaje más largo explica a través de documentos y crónicas de la época el periplo de Magallanes y el aventurero español en un homenaje al espíritu explorador del hombre
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Spain bets on all its languages at the Frankfurt Book Fair | EL PAÍS

Spain bets on all its languages at the Frankfurt Book Fair | EL PAÍS

09 September 2019
The Culture plan for this 2019 edition includes anniversaries of Ortega y Gasset, Machado or Joan Brossa ...
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Javier Montes en la residencia Malba. Programa de agosto y septiembre 2019

Javier Montes en la residencia Malba. Programa de agosto y septiembre 2019

22 August 2019
Junto con el tiempo de escritura e investigación, Javier Montes participará de un programa especial en torno a su especialidad en el cruce de la literatura y las artes visuales, sus procesos de escritura y creación, además de diferentes jornadas junto con otros colegas y organizaciones locales...
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A Coruña, ¿pintas o dibujas? | La Voz de Galicia

A Coruña, ¿pintas o dibujas? | La Voz de Galicia

01 August 2019
The graphic exhibition, with works by 11 authors that recreate great pieces of art history, will occupy the dock until September...
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The first round the world, a chronicle of human pain | EL PAÍS

The first round the world, a chronicle of human pain | EL PAÍS

26 July 2019
The portrait of Magellan written by Zweig helps dismantle nationalist disputes over the trip of the Portuguese to the service of Castile...
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'El Prado en las calles': The most famous works of the Spanish Museum arrive at Boulevard del Río

'El Prado en las calles': The most famous works of the Spanish Museum arrive at Boulevard del Río

24 July 2019
The exhibition, held within the framework of the Spain-Colombia Culture Focus, will be available between July 24 and August 25.
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El artista español Kiko Pérez completa la primera fase de su residencia de investigación en Casa Granero

El artista español Kiko Pérez completa la primera fase de su residencia de investigación en Casa Granero

19 July 2019
Kiko Pérez investiga los métodos de producción de la artesanía e industria zapatera de la ciudad mexicana de León para incorporarlos a sus obras Granero celebra la segunda edición de sus residencias artísticas de arte contemporáneo en el centro histórico de la ciudad guanajuatense de León, en Casa Granero, con la participación de los artistas Kiko Pérez y Ana Navas y
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Guerrero/Vicente, un proyecto expositivo nunca visto en Asturias | COPE

Guerrero/Vicente, un proyecto expositivo nunca visto en Asturias | COPE

20 June 2019
'El Expresionismo Abstracto Americano', la apuesta del verano en el Bellas Artes de Asturias...
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El ciclo de películas de cineastas españolas ‘Mujeres de Cine’ da el salto al panorama internacional | audiovisual45.com

El ciclo de películas de cineastas españolas ‘Mujeres de Cine’ da el salto al panorama internacional | audiovisual45.com

18 June 2019
Mujeres de Cine, la iniciativa que nació en 2010 con el propósito de dinamizar y dar a conocer películas españolas realizadas por mujeres, anuncia ahora su itinerancia internacional 2019. Una muestra que reúne algunos de los más recientes y destacados largometrajes españoles realizados por mujeres
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In search of 21st century music | EL PAÍS

In search of 21st century music | EL PAÍS

07 June 2019
The Prague Spring International Festival closes its 74th edition with Spanish flavor
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This is the Spanish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale | Contemporary Art Platform

This is the Spanish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale | Contemporary Art Platform

27 May 2019
PERFORADO POR by Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego is the project curated by Peio Aguirre and starring the artists Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego who presents the Spanish Pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
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Acción Cultural: las nuevas tecnologías ayudarán a financiar a los creadores

Acción Cultural: las nuevas tecnologías ayudarán a financiar a los creadores

09 May 2019
Madrid, 8 may (EFE).- Nuevas tecnologías como el 'blockchain' ayudarán a 'rastrear, identificar y hasta financiar adecuadamente a los autores' en la era digital, según una de las conclusiones de la...
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La "consolidación" de plataformas como Netflix "facilitan" acabar con la piratería, según el Anuario de cultura digital

La "consolidación" de plataformas como Netflix "facilitan" acabar con la piratería, según el Anuario de cultura digital

09 May 2019
MADRID, 8 (EUROPA PRESS)La 'consolidación' de plataformas como Netflix, HBO o Movistar está 'facilitando' el consumo de contenido cultural legal y reduciendo la piratería, según una de las...
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Alberto Torres Blandina selected to carry out the residency at the Toji Cultural Foundation

Alberto Torres Blandina selected to carry out the residency at the Toji Cultural Foundation

09 May 2019
Alberto Torres Blandina is the Spanish writer selected to carry out the residency programme at the Toji Cultural Foundation (Korea) between September 1 and November 30, 2019. This residential programme wants to promote the exchange between Spain and Korea of artists and professionals of the cultural sector.  With this initiative, the organizing entities want to facilitate the creation of artistic networks, promote the mobility
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Expo Dubái 2020 lanza los programas de difusión, innovación y financiación 'Global Best Practice' y 'Expo Live'

Expo Dubái 2020 lanza los programas de difusión, innovación y financiación 'Global Best Practice' y 'Expo Live'

08 May 2019
Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) –organismo público responsable del desarrollo y gestión de los Pabellones de España en las Exposiciones Universales e Internacionales- difunde los programas GLOBAL BEST PRACTICE y EXPO LIVE lanzados recientemente por EXPO DUBÁI 2020. Entre octubre de 2020 y abril de 2021, y convocada bajo el lema “Conectar Mentes, Construir el Futuro”, Dubái organizará la primera Exposición Universal
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La dramaturgia española femenina se expande en inglés | EL PAÍS

La dramaturgia española femenina se expande en inglés | EL PAÍS

06 May 2019
Paloma Pedrero y Denise Despeyroux son cabeza de cartel en un ciclo que busca visibilizar a las creadoras en el gran escaparate londinense
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Ana Bilbao: Mining Colombian contemporary art | Burlington Contemporary

Ana Bilbao: Mining Colombian contemporary art | Burlington Contemporary

06 May 2019
Mining for gold has played a fundamental part in Colombia’s religious, social and environmental landscapes since before colonial invasion, and continues to be an important source of income in some rural areas.1 Its
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The history of Spain in 50 photographs | Canal Sur

The history of Spain in 50 photographs | Canal Sur

12 April 2019
The history of Spain through 50 photographs. It is the proposal of the exhibition that Acción Cultural Española brings to Córdoba as a relevant activity of the Biennial of Photography that is being developed at present.
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“Ellas toman la palabra” una programación completamente femenina

“Ellas toman la palabra” una programación completamente femenina

03 April 2019
Hoy hemos presentado en nuestras oficinas el ciclo “Nueva Dramaturgia Española”, el de “Teatro Español Contemporáneo” y el nuevo proyecto “Aproximación al Siglo de Oro Español” que se celebrarán en el Cervantes Theatre de Londres con el apoyo, un año más, de AC/E. Esta iniciativa cuenta con el apoyo de autoras y creadoras de distintas generaciones de teatro contemporáneo español como
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Get a taste of Spanish culinary history on Google Arts & Culture

Get a taste of Spanish culinary history on Google Arts & Culture

26 March 2019
With more than 2,000 audiovisual elements and more than 60 expert voices, among which Ferrán Adrià and Samantha Vallejo stand out, the project "Spain: open kitchen", from Google Arts & Culture, becomes the show starting on Tuesday " more complete "dedicated to Spanish cuisine. The exhibition, in which the Royal Academy of Gastronomy, the Museum of Costume and Acción Cultural Española, are
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El sueño. De la idea al proyecto | RNE

El sueño. De la idea al proyecto | RNE

21 March 2019
Comisariada por el historiador Antonio Fernández Torres, esta muestra llega ahora a San Sebastián. Es el prólogo de 'El viaje más largo: La primera vuelta al mundo de Magallanes y Elcano', una gran exposición conmemorativa que Acción Cultural Española y el Ministerio de Cultura el Ministerio están organizando y que iniciará, este verano, su viaje en Sevilla, en el Archivo
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María Pichel Llaquet wins the residency El poder de Borondo

María Pichel Llaquet wins the residency El poder de Borondo

15 March 2019
María Pichel Llaquet is the Spanish artist who has win this residence organized by AC/E and Entreviñetas for Spanish illustrators, strip cartoonists and poster designers to create posters at the historic printing studio La Linterna based in the Colombian city of Cali, between the 12th April and May 12, 2019.  De las 20 personas participantes en el proceso abierto de selección,
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Una monumental mirada al exilio a través de los ojos de Picasso | EL PAÍS

Una monumental mirada al exilio a través de los ojos de Picasso | EL PAÍS

15 March 2019
Una exposición en el museo Les Abattoirs de Toulouse cuenta la historia de los perdedores de la Guerra Civil y coloca al genio en su contexto político
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Londres se da un baño de Sorolla | Cultura | EL PAÍS

Londres se da un baño de Sorolla | Cultura | EL PAÍS

15 March 2019
La National Gallery inaugura la primera exposición del pintor valenciano en el Reino Unido en más de un siglo. La muestra es el definitivo paso para su rehabilitación internacional
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Toulouse remembers Picasso's exile with an exhibition with some thirty of his works and a hundred photographs | Europapress

Toulouse remembers Picasso's exile with an exhibition with some thirty of his works and a hundred photographs | Europapress

14 March 2019
The museum Les Abattoirs de Toulouse hosts the exhibition 'Picasso and the Exile. A history of Spanish art in the resistance 'until the Toulouse remembers the exile of Picasso with an exhibition with about thirty of his works and a hundred photographs until next August 25 in which they gather about thirty works by Picasso (paintings, drawings , engravings, sculptures
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The Sorolla Museum provides 26 paintings for the retrospective of the National Gallery | Agencia EFE

The Sorolla Museum provides 26 paintings for the retrospective of the National Gallery | Agencia EFE

12 March 2019
The Sorolla Museum in Madrid has lent 26 works for the exhibition "Sorolla, Spanish master of light", a show organized by the National Gallery (London) and the National Gallery of Ireland ...
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Expo 2020 Dubai to bring sustainable architecture home | CNN

Expo 2020 Dubai to bring sustainable architecture home | CNN

07 March 2019
Before air con, Emiratis had other ways of keeping cool. Now traditional architecture methods are returning to Dubai with Expo 2020.
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Acción Cultural Española participates in the “Once Upon a Try” project by Google Arts & Culture with the exhibition "Tapas"

Acción Cultural Española participates in the “Once Upon a Try” project by Google Arts & Culture with the exhibition "Tapas"

06 March 2019
Acción Cultural Española participates in the “Once Upon a Try” project by Google Arts & Culture with the exhibition "Tapas. A Story of Spanish Food Invention", , based on the exhibition "Tapas Spanish Design for Food" and offers a rich panorama of Spanish design applied to gastronomy. "Once Upon a Try" is a set of 350 interactive exhibitions that make up the largest online exhibition on inventions and discoveries ever created. Among the proposals,
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34 soloists and groups selected to participate in MusaE. Music in State Museums 2019

34 soloists and groups selected to participate in MusaE. Music in State Museums 2019

04 March 2019
The MusaE project. Music in the State Museums 2019 has closed its first phase, the reception and selection of proposals, with a resounding success of the call. And in total 468 concert proposals have been received, representing an increase of 20% compared to the 374 received in the previous edition. An artistic commission integrated by Miguel Ángel Marín (Music Director of
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Taller de Músics y El Dorado SFB promoverán el flamenco y nuevos talentos con Acción Cultural Española | La Vanguardia

Taller de Músics y El Dorado SFB promoverán el flamenco y nuevos talentos con Acción Cultural Española | La Vanguardia

19 February 2019
Cunillera preside el acuerdo y afirma: 'Los catalanes no somos distintos al resto de los españoles'BARCELONA, 19 (EUROPA PRESS)El Taller de Músics y El Dorado Sociedad Flamenca de Barcelona (SFB)...
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The Spain Pavilion celebrates the nation’s Arabic influence

The Spain Pavilion celebrates the nation’s Arabic influence

14 February 2019
The conical structure tells a story of tolerance, collaboration and progress through the ages. Spain will evoke the feel of a traditional town square and explore its interwoven history with the Arab world at its Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion.
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Cabello / Carceller: "Queremos un público que quiera pensar, no pasear" | El Cultural

Cabello / Carceller: "Queremos un público que quiera pensar, no pasear" | El Cultural

08 February 2019
La pareja de artistas expone en el MUAC de México su retrospectiva Borrador para una exposición sin título (Cap. III) con el apoyo del Programa para la Internacionalización de la Cultura Española (PICE) de Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).
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Guerrero y Vicente, que se adoren las almas | El Cultural

Guerrero y Vicente, que se adoren las almas | El Cultural

06 February 2019
Llega la celebración conjunta de José Guerrero y Esteban Vicente en la muestra titulada con sus nombres: con los dos versos de Rimbaud, según los tradujo Vicente Gaos. Aunque Esteban Vicente (1903-2001) y José Guerrero (1914-1991), los dos pintores españoles ligados a la Escuela de Nueva York, no se entendieran en vida, presumiblemente sus almas están llamadas a adorarse; a
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Tras los pasos del titánico viaje que confirmó que la tierra era redonda | EL PAÍS

Tras los pasos del titánico viaje que confirmó que la tierra era redonda | EL PAÍS

01 February 2019
En el quinto centenario de la primera circunnavegación del globo terráqueo, he ido hasta el estrecho que Magallanes descubrió y que lleva su nombre para comprobar sobre el terreno cómo de dura fue la hazaña ...
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Machado's poetry envelops Segovia this 2019 | El Día de Segovia

Machado's poetry envelops Segovia this 2019 | El Día de Segovia

31 January 2019
The City Council of Segovia sets in motion the program of the centenary of the arrival of Antonio Machado to the city, a fact that took place on November 25, 1919. The program is composed of a series of cultural projects that will be developed throughout 2019 and that highlight the work as a poet, thinker and teacher of Machado,
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La España del siglo XVIII, en las manos de un conde | La Verdad

La España del siglo XVIII, en las manos de un conde | La Verdad

29 January 2019
El Palacio Almudí y la sala Verónicas de Murcia acogen a partir del martes la exposición 'Floridablanca. La sombra del rey' con más de trescientas obras y en cuya puesta en marcha han participado diversas instituciones, desde la Comunidad Autónoma, a través de la Consejería de Cultura, al Ayuntamiento de Murcia y Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), con el apoyo todos
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Tras la estela de Leon Felipe | El Cultural

Tras la estela de Leon Felipe | El Cultural

23 October 2018
La Casa de América acoge en Madrid la exposición "León Felipe: ¿Quién soy yo?", una muestra organizada por Acción Cultural Española y la Fundación del poeta que aborda su legado.
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The Amann-Cánovas-Maruri studio winner of the architecture competition of the Spanish Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020

The Amann-Cánovas-Maruri studio winner of the architecture competition of the Spanish Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020

19 September 2018
El proyecto arquitectónico ganador del concurso del Pabellón de España para la Expo Dubái 2020, que ha sido elegido hoy por el jurado nombrado a tal efecto y ratificado por el Consejo de Administración de Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), ha sido propuesto por el estudio Amann-Cánovas-Maruri (Temperaturas Extremas Arquitectos S.L.P.).   Bajo el lema "Personas y lugares" el proyecto ha sido especialmente valorado
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Interview with Ibán García del Blanco, president of AC/E, in La Hora Extra (SER)

Interview with Ibán García del Blanco, president of AC/E, in La Hora Extra (SER)

05 August 2018
Ibán Gracía del Blanco, recently appointed executive president of Accion Cultural Española, AC / E, talk on Culture with Javier Torres in La Hora Extra. Among other topics have spoken about the need to project culture abroad and promote our artists, which are two of the main objectives of AC / E. Here is the audio >​
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The journey through literature begins in adolescence| EL MUNDO

The journey through literature begins in adolescence| EL MUNDO

14 November 2017
The Spanish National Library hosts the exhibition 'Turn the Page. An Invitation to Read ', an approach to authors and genres of all times for the young.
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