The Absence of the audience In cultural spaces it is already an image we forget. With the pandemic, there has been a noticeable decrease in the number of visitors to museums, exhibition halls, theaters, conferences, etc., due to the current restrictions, as well as Caution; However, visitor numbers are gradually recovering, and it is clear that they have reached Cultural activities as a preferred form of entertainment.
On this road, centers The “La Caixa” Foundation’s Caixa Forum Across Spain, they registered a total of 1.5 million visitors through August, considering that between 2020 and 2021, the number fell by 70%. Therefore, at the annual level, the number of visitors to all centers and the science museum is 3.5 million.
In addition, there are some visitor habits that remained behind the restrictions, such as the case of buying tickets for example. Before the epidemic, 82% of the public bought Your tickets at the box officeNow two years later, 50% are doing it online and another 50% are doing it physically.
Great commitment to art and science
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In this new academic year 2022-2023, La Caixa Foundation has made a new commitment in its programs to continue to be a space for entertainment, thought, knowledge exchange and learning where art and science are the main heroes. Two disciplines that are perfectly intertwined, which naturally meet in many aspects, as shown, for example, by the exhibition Egypt mummiesin collaboration with the British Museum, lectures until October 26 at the CaixaForum in Madrid.
In this new season, these two limits of art and science will be one of the main themes of the presentation of the Foundation “La Caixa”. From 2023, we’ll be able to find out Pixar flag Inside, appreciate how famous the process of creating movies this animated world is like Monsters SA and learn how combining technology, art, engineering and math is able to give birth to our favorite cartoon characters, like the ones from the movie Wall-E.
science, nature and colors
On a reef near Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea, the guppy finds food and shelter in the mantle of a giant clam. @David Dobellet/National Geographic.
This is a highly interactive exhibition that will take place at the CosmoCaixa Barcelona Science Museum, in collaboration with the Boston Science Museum. Also in the same exhibition space, gallery colors of the world Where, among other things, with National Geographic They invite us to appreciate the tones of nature through the kaleidoscope in a reflexive manner. Sometimes it is important to calmly think about nature in order to be fascinated by its landscapes, flora and fauna, even though we often don’t notice them.
Along the same lines, the almost perfect blend of art, advanced technology and science stands out in the gallery. NanoCosmos. Written by Michael Benson. The truth hidden from the human eye, which will be shown for the first time at CosmoCaixa in June 2023. A surprise to Benson, because although he has always been in the service of science, he has now chosen to create art in the form of 50 digital images of it carefully processed and assembled that depict the complexity of plants and animals.
Sousse. © Michael Benson.
In addition, science and high technology enthusiasts will be delighted with a sample Nikola Tesla: The Genius of Modern Electricity Which will open in September at the CaixaForum in Madrid. A tribute to the Croatian engineer, it highlights the importance of Tesla in the history of science as the author of more than 300 patents. We owe him, for example, seemingly mundane things like an induction motor or wireless transmission of energy and information, among others.
Art and Botany in Anglada – Camarasa
Detail Hermen Anglada-Camarasa, fluoride column, 1940-1945. Oil on canvas. Collection Anglada-Camarasa “la Caixa” Foundation.
The duality of nature and art in the name of Anglada – Camarasa, an artist in which the garden plays an infinite role. For this reason, at the exhibition El Jardín de Anglada – Camarasa, we will be able to Stroll through the El Pinaret estate in Port de Pollença Where he landscaped dozens of lands Exotic flowers from other countries. The exhibition invites you to discover Anglada-Camarasa’s passion for flowers, which he has studied in depth through scientific observations and drawings, and from botany.
Also about art and image, a sample of century image. The image of society in the nineteenth century. A very special space in CaixaForum Barcelona where you can see works from the Prado Museum dedicated to them painting And that it would be an interesting journey through one of the most distinctive genres in the world of painting, especially as it was a symbol of power and social status. You can see paintings from Sorolla, Zuloaga, Goya, Madrazo or Rosalesamong other things.
Vicente López Portaña, Lady of Delicado de Imaz, circa 1836. Oil on canvas. © Photographic Archive. Prado National Museum.
These are just some of the More than 30 exhibitions which can – and can – be enjoyed in the La Caixa Foundation’s Caixa Centers, all of which will also surround the more than 4,000 activities taking place in both Spain and Portugal, and in this way, continue to use culture as a tool for social transformation, as Elisa Duran reports, General Director of the Foundation “La Caixa” in the presentation of the season.
Spaces in which environment or music, through the humanities, sciences and technology, are protagonists and contribute to experimentation, building critical thinking, interaction and social cohesion by being a place of meeting and exchange.
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