We are excited to hear that researchers at Madrid’s Prado Museum have announced the discovery of a previously unknown work by the master Pieter Bruegel the Elder, a sprawling, 5-by-9-foot tempera-on-linen peasant scene called “The Wine of St. Martin’s Day.” “The discovery of the painting is fantastic news for the history of art,” Prado director Miguel…
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Madrid's Reina Sofia Contemporary Art Center Expands Again
Less than 4 years after architect Jean Nouvel completed the striking new addition to the Reina Sofia Museum, the museum’s director Manuel Borja-Villel has announced expansion and new offerings to come soon. The Reina Sofia, which is housed in a building that was Madrid‘s General Hospital when inaugurated in 1781 (designed originally by Francisco Sabatini…
Girona to open the 4th Caixa Forum en 2010
As a result of successful CaixaForum museums in Mallorca, Barcelona, and Madrid, the CaixaForum will open another museum in Girona in 2010. The centre will feature spacious galleries for exhibits from the 21st century, an auditorium to accommodate 200 people, and will be host to various accessory shops and child activity centres. With increasing diversity…