More than 100 comic professionals will represent Spain as a Focus Country at the Angoulême Festival 2025

15 january 2025

> With the motto ‘Spain, talent in cartoons’, the Ministry of Culture is organising, together with Acción Cultural Española and the collaboration of the Comic Sector, a broad cultural programme that celebrates current creativity and recalls the history of Spanish comics.> Creative wealth, bibliodiversity, linguistic plurality and gender equality are the axes of the programme, in which creators in all

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An open-air exhibition in Cadiz brings together images from fifty photographers covering the last 80 years in Spain |Europa press

18 december 2024

The Paseo Antonio Burgos in the capital of Cádiz will host the 2020 World Cup between December 16 and January 26, 2025...

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The cycle of tributes to Mariano Fortuny begins at the Cervantes to explore the painter's "sentimental geography" for a year

12 december 2024

The Instituto Cervantes, in collaboration with the FortunyM Cultura Association, promoter of the initiative, and Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), presented this Tuesday, December 10, the series of conferences to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of the Spanish painter Mariano Fortuny, tracing a tour of the places that were fundamental in the artist's artistic and personal career.

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Spain closes its ‘round trip’ at the FIL of Guadalajara breaking records as Guest of Honor

09 december 2024

More than 140,000 people have visited the Spain pavilion, selling more than 8,000 books. The nine nights of FIL Forum concerts have had close to 10,000 spectators. The FIL of Guadalajara will donate 75,000 euros to those affected by DANA in the Valencian Community...

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El ojo crítico - Second day since the Guadalajara Book Fair

05 december 2024

Sergio Ramírez, winner of the Cervantes Prize and one of the people responsible for the Guadalajara Book Fair programme, talks with Giselle Etcheberry. He also talks with Giselle Etcheberry.

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Open Call Internalities, Spanish Pavilion at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale - La Casa de la Arquitectura

15 november 2024

The General Secretariat of Urban Agenda, Housing and Architecture of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda (MIVAU), together with Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation...

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Comics, illustration and podcasts, protagonists of the PICE 2025 program of Acción Cultural Española | Europapress

14 november 2024

Comics and illustration, which were traditionally classified as literature, will gain...

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The Museo Arqueológico Nacional and Acción Cultural Española present the exhibition ‘Between Chaos and Cosmos. Nature in Ancient Greece’

30 october 2024

- The exhibition travels the multiple facets of the Greek concept of nature through the collection of the National Archaeological Museum.-In addition, the exhibition will feature loans of works from the Louvre Museum, the Antikensammlung in Berlin or the National Museum of Sculpture in Valladolid, among others.- ́Between Chaos and Cosmos. Nature in Ancient Greece' can be visited free of

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The traveling exhibition ‘Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes. A common history’ lands in Chile

25 october 2024

After starting its tour at the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology ARQVA in Spain and being shown in Uruguay, the cultural cooperation project promoted by the Ministry of Culture and Cultural Action of Spain continues its journey through Latin America. The exhibition, which is being held at the Natural History Museum of Valparaíso until January 15, highlights the scientific recovery of

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The Spanish Ministry of Culture and Cultural Action present the literary and cultural program of 'Spain Country Guest of Honour'| Europapress

23 october 2024

These are the photos of the presentation made by the Ministry of Culture and Spanish Cultural Action at the BNE on the literary and cultural program of 'Spain Country Guest of Honour'

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Urtasun says Spain will not "show Spanish culture" at the Guadalajara Book Fair (Mexico) | Europapress

23 october 2024

The Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, has assured that the role of Spain as Guest Country of Honor at the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) 2024 in Mexico is not to "showcase Spanish culture", but to " celebrate" what both countries are "jointly".

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Bea Lema, National Comic Award 2024

16 september 2024

The jury has highlighted her work ‘El Cuerpo de Cristo’ for “being an innovative work, formally risky, with textures and compositions that transcend the most commonly used techniques without giving up the use of humor and a poetic look”Bea Lema has been awarded the National Comic Award, corresponding to the year 2024, at the proposal of the jury meeting today.

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More than a hundred new talents of Spanish music perform in the eighth edition of the cycle ‘MusaE. Music in the State Museums’

11 september 2024

The 2024/2025 season of the programme, organised by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Cultural Action (AC/E) and curated by Juventudes Musicales Españolas, offers 48 concerts until MarchEach of the 16 museums in the network will be the stage for three concerts of classical, pop, flamenco, jazz or contemporary music, establishing a dialogue with the heritage on display or the

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Spain inaugurates the 2024 Panama Book Fair as Guest Country of Honor

14 august 2024

> The Ministry of Culture presents a broad programme of activities, which includes a delegation of ten Spanish authors who create in different official languages and literary genres.> Spain has an official pavilion of 135 square metres and an additional space in the children's, youth and comic literature area.> Participation in this fair is part of the internationalisation strategy of

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The Minister of Culture advances in Mexico the 'Spain Guest of Honor' program of the Guadalajara Book Fair 2024

09 july 2024

> The presence of Spain at the fair is directed by the Ministry of Culture and Spanish Cultural Action (AC/E) > The programming reflects the motto proposed by the literary curator Sergio Ramírez, 'Way back and forth', which expresses the historical and cultural relations of Spain with Mexico and Latin America, highlighting the Spanish exile > Gender equality, linguistic plurality,

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The María José Jove Foundation and Acción Cultural Española create an International Artistic Residency Program | El Ideal Gallego

27 june 2024

The residency period will be six weeks, from November to December of this year, and 'applicants must be interested in spending a stay in Mexico to develop proposals...

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The exhibition 'Our Lady of Mercedes. A common history' begins its American tour in Uruguay

25 june 2024

• After beginning its journey at the ARQVA National Museum of Underwater Archeology in Spain, the cultural cooperation project promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Cultural Action will travel to several Latin American countries• In the exhibition that is being held until September 22 at the Numismatic Museum of the Central Bank of Uruguay, the role of the

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Open call MUSAE 2024-2025

21 may 2024

The MusaE program: Music in State Museums, a project resulting from institutional collaboration between the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Fine Arts of the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Cultural Action (AC/E), recovered the open call in 2023, which remains in force. in this new season 2024 / 2025, and to which soloists and groups from all over the

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Radio 3 on Museum Day | RTVE,es

06 may 2024

On Friday, May 17, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., with 50 live performances from the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid with the collaboration of AC/E…

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Spain will be the Guest Country of Honor at the Panama International Book Fair 2024 with the motto 'The language that embraces us'

25 april 2024

• The Ministry of Culture has prepared a program in which a delegation of ten national authors will participate, including Manuel Vilas, Sergio Ramírez and Yolanda Castaño• The official pavilion, with 135 square meters, will offer a bibliographic exhibition and another comic exhibition• Participation is part of the sector's internationalization strategy, focused this year on Latin America 'The language that embraces

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Sandra Gamarra Heshiki: Migrant Art Gallery |- e-flux

12 april 2024

Spanish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale presents Pinacoteca Migrante / Migrant Art Gallery by Sandra Gamarra Heshiki.i…

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El jurado del 32 Certamen Nacional de la 37 Festival de Cine de Medina del Campo otorga el premio al mejor corto de animación a #Avetimología | Medina Film Festival

03 march 2024

El documental de Xosé Zapata está producido con el apoyo de AC/E y es una defensa de la naturaleza entre referencias literarias, artísticas y científicas.

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La Rioja homenajea a María Lejárraga con un completo, flexible y variado programa cultural a lo largo de todo el año | Europapress

01 march 2024

De la mano de la Biblioteca Nacional de España y Acción Cultural Española, el Gobierno de La Rioja cerrará el año con una importante exposición en ...

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Spain begins its process of decolonization of art with its pavilion at the Venice Biennale| El País

15 february 2024

The Peruvian Sandra Gamarra is the first artist not born in Spanish territory to represent the country in the oldest international exhibition of contemporary art in the world with the project 'Pinacoteca migrante'…

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The VI edition of the Open Culture Game Jam arrives at OXO | La Razón

14 february 2024

The opening ceremony of the exhibition on Friday, February 23 will feature a talk by Yuste, content creator and mind behind the game Bestiario, an RPG based on the mythology and folklore of Spain...

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The Ministry of Culture and the Comics Sector Association present the 'White Book of Comics in Spain', the first diagnosis of the sector in Spain

18 january 2024

- The study has been prepared by the Spanish Comic Sector Association, with the support of the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Cultural Action (AC/E).- The document analyzes the current situation of the sector and proposes a series of initiatives to continue the positive trend started in recent years.> Download ‘Libro Blanco del Cómic en España’> Presentation of ‘Libro Blanco

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The world's main film libraries warn of the "fragility of memory" of digital cinema | SEMINCI

26 october 2023

The meeting "Cinematic heritage in the 21st century" promoted by Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union raises the challenges faced by the preservation and dissemination of the film legacy

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Cinema, theater and exhibitions will commemorate the centenary of the birth of Jorge Semprún | La Vanguardia

19 october 2023

Jorge Semprún" will be the title of the exhibition that will be organized by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, in collaboration with Acción Cultural Española, to commemorate...

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The Institute of Contemporary Art (IAC) presents a pioneering study on the international visibility of contemporary Spanish art created by women

28 september 2023

In this study, the IAC examines the state of the internationalization of Spanish contemporary art, makes an evaluation of the strategies used by public institutions and private initiatives for the international projection of the work of Spanish artists.

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LIBER resumes an edition of pre-pandemic figures in Madrid, with more than 200 exhibitors | Europapress

28 september 2023

The International Book Fair, LIBER 2023, which will be held next October 4 to 6 in...

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'Juan de Miranda lo pintó' brings to light the innovative and little-known Canarian artist of the 20th century. XVIII in Madrid | Gobierno de Canarias

22 september 2023

The Lázaro Galdiano Museum hosts this exhibition, from September 28 to November 19, on the three-hundredth anniversary of his birth.

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Spain presents its 219 Europa Nostra awards in Brussels | RTVE.es

13 september 2023

Coinciding with the Spanish presidency of the EU, the Hispania Nostra Association and Acción Cultural Española inaugurate tomorrow in Brussels the...

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Hay Festival Querétaro 2023, an unmissable event | Arte por Excelencias

07 september 2023

In this eighth edition of Hay Festival Querétaro Spanish Cultural Action has supported participation in different programmed activities of the...

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AC/E launches 'pUEnte, illustrated encounters', an animation project that makes visible the union between European citizens| Europapress

02 august 2023

Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) has launched, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, the online project 'bridge, illustrated encounters', which deals with a set of eleven short animation pieces by Spanish comic artists and the illustration, and that will make visible aspects that unite the citizens of the European Union...

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The architecture and design studios Néstor Montenegro, Enorme Studio and Smart and Green Design will design the Spain Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025

27 july 2023

· Selected by an open public competition called by Acción Cultural Española, the public entity responsible for managing the presence of Spain in the Universal and International Exhibitions.· Under the motto "Kuroshio's current", the Pavilion is presented as an integral experience, which drinks from the ocean and the sun as elements that connect Spain and Japan.· With the theme “Designing

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The impact of new technologies on Culture | RTVE.ES

24 july 2023

Acción Cultural Española and Fundación Telefónica presented the Digital Culture Yearbook. An editorial line that began in 2014, the result of a reflection on how to incorporate the digital dimension and support the digitization of the cultural sector...

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The Filming of ‘AVETIMOLOGIA - Birdtymology’ begins

19 july 2023

- The animated short film commissioned by AC/E to Sygnatia will form part of the Cultural Program of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union- During the months of July and August the short film will be shot in A CoruñaMadrid, 07/19/2023.- 'Avetimología-Birdtymology', the animated short film commissioned by Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) to Sygnatia within the

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María Cañas wins the Underground Spirit of the Fest. Palic European Film Festival| MAV

18 july 2023

The presence of María Cañas at EFF Palić receives support, through the artist mobility program within the PICE fund, from the organization Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).

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Spanish animation looks to Europe with the online project 'bridge, illustrated encounters' | La Moncloa

14 july 2023

Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, launches the online project 'bridge, illustrated encounters', devised and produced by Arrebato Libros. The initiative, which is part of the cultural program of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, is a transversal project through illustration and comics.

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The MusaE concert cycle in the state museums will start on August 24 | Servimedia

14 july 2023

The MusaE concert cycle. Music in the State Museums, will begin on August 24 at the CIPE Costume Museum in Madrid and at the Museum…

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UE: Arranca la Presidencia Española en Bruselas con la obra 'Paisaje Solar' | RTVE Noticias

España ha dado el pistoletazo de salida a la presidencia del Consejo de la Unión Europea con la inauguración del proyecto artístico 'Paisaje Solar' de la artista Rocío Asensi que cuenta con dos instalaciones en el edificio del Consejo que acoge las reuniones de los Veintisiete y las cumbres de líderes europeos.

Luz, sol, transición ecológica, energía, valores europeos, todo eso es lo que quiere representar esta obra. La creación artística es el alma de la cultura europea y la cultura europea es la base de toda la construcción de Europa", ha dicho el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, Cooperación y Unión Europea, Jose Manuel Albares desde Bruselas.

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An "exotic" Spain arrives in Tokyo through its engravings | EFE

05 july 2023

A Spain unknown and far from stereotypes is the star of a new exhibition in Tokyo starting this month with more than 240 paintings and engravings by Spanish and foreign artists such as Goya, Picasso and Miró.

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Latitude Mesh by Agnès Hayden, selected project | BAICC 2023 (S8)

27 june 2023

Agnès Hayden is the author of LATITUDE MESH, the winning project of this seventh edition of BAICC – International Artistic Residencies for Cinematographic Creation 2023. The evaluation committee made up of a representative of each of the three entities responsible for the call, AC/E – Acción Spanish Cultural, (S8) Mostra

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The BNE covers the life of Juan Ramón Jiménez or María Zambrano in exile: "Puerto Rico had elements of hope" | EuropaPress

19 june 2023

The BNE covers the life of Juan Ramón Jiménez or María Zambrano in exile: "Puerto Rico had elements of hope" The National Library of Spain (BNE) reconstructs the context of Spanish intellectual exile in Puerto Rico and does so mainly through the Life of Juan Ramón Jiménez and…

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Dancing the jota with Rodrigo Cuevas in Prague | La Vanguardia

16 june 2023

Four years go by very quickly, but sometimes it's almost an eternity. Four years ago, the Prague Scenography Quadrennial, the largest in the world, dedicated for

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Find the six similarities between these two paintings by Picasso and El Greco | EL PAÍS

14 june 2023

The Prado Museum celebrates the anniversary of the artist from Malaga with an exhibition that recalls the influence of the Cretan author in the origin of cubism...

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José Manuel Navia exposes in La Cabrera images about the wealth of the rural world | La Vanguardia

12 june 2023

The Regional Humanities Center of the Madrid town of La Cabrera hosts from this Friday until October 1 a free access exhibition...

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Spanish intellectuals in Puerto Rico, the lesser known exile | Libertad Digital

07 june 2023

The BNE inaugurates 'The Spanish Intellectual Exile in Puerto Rico', an exhibition that investigates the legacy left by the Spanish exiles there.

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The revolution of young architects: they bet everything on green (and Spain shoots high)| El Confidencial

20 may 2023

This Saturday the Biennale opens with a look at the new generations, the environment, gender and geography and with participations such as that of Uzbekistan

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Podcasts and video games inspire series and movies to the detriment of books| Heraldo de Aragón

17 may 2023

3% of new productions are adaptations of these formats. This is one of the conclusions of the 2023 Digital Culture Yearbook of Spanish Cultural Action (AC/E), which was presented this Tuesday in Madrid

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Listen to the sound fiction 'La tribuna' by Emilia Pardo Bazán |RTVE.es

04 may 2023

Starring Nadia de Santiago and Tamar Novas, among others. It is divided into four chapters that you can already listen to on RTVE Play Radio, with the collaboration of Acción Cultural Española…

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Presentación de FOODSCAPES “Al comer, digerimos territorios”. Pabellón de España en la 18ª Exposición Internacional de Arquitectura de Venecia

13 april 2023

Comisariada por Eduardo Castillo-Vinuesa y Manuel Ocaña. El Pabellón de España está organizado por el Gobierno de España a través de la Dirección General de Agenda Urbana y Arquitectura del Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana, Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), y la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) y en colaboración con TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary y

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The Cervantes Theater is "reborn" with the best of our performing arts in London | El Mundo

14 june 2022

A beautiful theatrical journey, full of unanswered questions. This has been the journey of these five and a half years of the Cervantes Theater in London, under the baton...

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Anuario AC/E de Cultura Digital 2022 | RNE

06 june 2022

We talked about the AC/E Digital Culture Annual Report in which the state of culture in different areas is analyzed. A report made up of two blocks...

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