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15 Apr 2011 | No Comment | 1,110 views
Art in Valencia

The Centro del Carmen welcomes “Portraits of the Belle Époque” an exhibition presenting outstanding painters such as Manet, Sorolla, Boldini and Whistler.
The exhibition is focused on the period between the Franco-Prussian and the First World War, known in Europe as Belle Epoque, characterized by a growth and significant economic turmoil policy that has produced great social changes. The portrait, with a significant commercial demand, illustrates the new individualism of a modern man and his interest by the image projected in their social environment.

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22 Dec 2010 | No Comment | 922 views
MoMA’s Collection in Valencia

The Valencia Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) is exhibiting Compass in Hand until 16 January, an extensive selection from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection, an extraordinary treasure acquired by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in May 2005.

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17 Sep 2010 | No Comment | 823 views
The World Cup South Africa is in Valencia

The World Cup will be displayed at the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum on Saturday 18th and on 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th September.

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7 Sep 2010 | One Comment | 10,281 views
Seeing European Culture Through a Stranger’s Eyes

El Centro del Carmen Valencia offers until 3 October an exhibition that involves eight European countries, which aims to foster intercultural dialogue and promote integration through a photographic investigation on the subject of The family and food in Europe.
Italy, France, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Greece, Spain and Slovakia forms the SETSE project which involves the selection of one photographer by each partner country who is to conduct his or her research in one of the other partner countries for two months, during which time he/she is to develop a project related …

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24 Jul 2010 | No Comment | 780 views
‘A Taste of Spain’ returns to Edinburgh

Music, dance and delicious ‘comida Española’ await visitors at this year’s Edinburgh ‘A Taste of Spain’, ensuring everyone will be whisked away for a day to the UK’s favourite holiday destination.
The free festival will take place at The Mound in the heart of Edinburgh and will be supported by the Spanish Tourist Office, Jet2.com and Jet2Holidays.com. There will be various Spanish regions taking part, all illustrating the flair and diversity of Spanish culture with giant paellas, flamenco dancers and even Spanish bagpipes, with musicians bravely putting their bagpipe skills to …

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17 May 2010 | No Comment | 1,143 views
Lladró Museum, a city of Porcelain

Since 1953, Valencia has enjoyed the privilege of being the only city in the world with a Lladró Museum, which is housed in a spectacular 100,000 square metre complex in which all the brands creations are brought to life. Entry is free to this world of luxury and fantasy and guided tours are available in 7 languages.
The collection consists of unique works of great value that are arranged in chronological order in order to allow visitors to follow the evolution of the brand up to the present today. The museum …

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2 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 973 views
From Gaudí to Picasso

The Valencia Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) presents From Gaudí to Picasso, an exhibition featuring over a hundred works including drawings, paintings, sculpture and decorative arts, from different museums, foundations and private collections.
From Gaudí to Picasso focuses on the early work of Picasso and Julio González, two multi-faceted artists who completed their training during the Modernist period and who went on to occupy prominent positions in the history of 20th Century painting and sculpture.