Culture

Barcelona 21.10.26

To know is to protect: CosmoCaixa dives into the extraordinary importance of sharks to our oceans

The CosmoCaixa Science Museum is hosting the European premiere of the exhibition Sharks. Guardians of the ocean. Created by the Australian Museum, it is one of the most comprehensive exhibitions on sharks ever produced. Featuring ten life-size ...

Barcelona 21.10.26

Sharks, in depth

Sharks. Guardians of the oceans is divided into nine sections exploring different aspects relating to these animals: The Ancient Ones; Evolutionary Survival; What Is A Shark?; Sharks’ Bodies and Senses; Respect; Fear; Oceans Need Sharks; Under ...

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Lleida 27.11.02

Exhibition: XOCOATL, food for the gods

Chachau haa was not only the chocolate most widely consumed by the late Mayans, but was also used as a preventive remedy against snakebites. Considered a "precious" product, it was under the protection of Ek Chuah, a deity who was the patron of ...
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22.11.02

Exhibition: The Canary Islands, Volcanoes in the Ocean

Volcanoes are open vents in Earth's crust through which melted materials emerge from the interior. These physical phenomena have sparked enormous interest and curiosity in man, who has often lived in fear of them. Nonetheless, volcanoes are the ...
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Madrid 12.11.02

Swiss Architects Herzog and De Meuron to Design the New Headquarters of ”la Caixa” Foundation in Madrid

Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, who have drawn up the plans for such buildings as the Tate Gallery in London, are in charge of designing the project for what will be the new headquarters of "la Caixa" Foundation in Madrid, and ...
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Madrid 12.11.02

Exhibition: Malevich and Film

As of 1915, Kazimir Malevich's abstract geometric works, like his trademark Black Square and White on White paintings, began to revolutionise the way in which art was perceived. The spirit of innovation that distinguished this Russian artist helped ...
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Barcelona 05.11.02

Puntosdeluz.net

The lights at CaixaForum can now be turned on and off over the Internet. Artist Chema Alvargonzalez presents Puntosdeluz.net, consisting of a set of lights installed around the old moderniste factory, linking the physical space of the building with ...
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Ourense 23.10.02

Exhibition: Abbas: Visions of Islam

"The day after its liberation by the Americans, I discovered a Kuwait littered by war debris and cadavers of Iraqi soldiers. Their withdrawal must have been a true ordeal." These are the words of Abbas, an Iranian photographer who "writes with ...
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Barcelona 23.10.02

Exhibition: Lucian Freud

"What do I demand of a painting? That it surprise, disturb, seduce, convince," At 80, Lucian Freud is one of the greatest living realist painters. Known mainly for his unsettling portraits and nudes, he is the creator of a disturbing universe, ...
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Barcelona 17.10.02

Exhibition: Remains and Traces of our Stars and Ancestors

The Science Museum of "la Caixa" Foundation is embarking upon a new phase in its provisional quarters in the former "la Caixa" Foundation Cultural Centre at Passeig de Sant Joan, 108, in Barcelona, while awaiting completion of the building work on ...
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Tarragona 18.09.02

Exhibition: Auguste Rodin

Today the work of Auguste Rodin (Paris, 1840 - Meudon, 1917) exerts the same fascination that it did half a century ago. The clarity of his insight, the newness of the concepts he developed, and the diversity of his styles, materials and modes of ...
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