Madrid’s Prado Museum to investigate if art was confiscated during Franco regime
Madrid’s El Prado Museum is investigating the provenance of 62 works of art in its collection to determine whether some of them derive from confiscations...
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Picasso sketch worth €450,000 seized by customs officials at Ibiza airport
Spanish customs officials seized a Pablo Picasso sketch worth over €450,000 from a passenger who arrived at Ibiza airport without declaring the artwork, the country’s...
The essence of a painting: an olfactory exhibition at the Prado Museum
The new Prado exhibition smells just as sweet as it appears. In Shakespeare’s words, Juliet Capulet famously asks, ‘What’s in a name? That which we...
Queen Letizia and Prince Charles inaugurate ‘Spanish Gallery’ in UK
Queen Letizia of Spain accompanied Prince Charles for the inauguration of the first UK museum dedicated exclusively to Spanish art on Tuesday, which is also part of...
Spanish police retrieve final part of tapestry stolen by ‘Erik the Belgian’ in 1980
Agents of Spain’s National Police specialising in historical heritage have recovered the last part of a 17th-century Flemish tapestry that was stolen 42 years ago...
‘Banksy: the Art of Protest’ exhibition in Barcelona
A new Banksy exhibition entitled ‘Banksy: the Art of Protest’ is on at Barcelona’s Museu del Disseny and displays over 70 works from the elusive...
Campaign to save iconic Puppy sculpture at Guggenheim Bilbao
An eye-catching and iconic feature at the entrance to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao that has been displayed for over 24 years is at risk,...
‘Fab Five tips’ from Alejandro Vergara, a curator at the Prado Museum
May has brought optimism to Spain. The end of the State of Alarm, and a continued increase in vaccinations should have people travelling more freely...
Investigations continue in Madrid into possible ‘lost’ Caravaggio that could be worth millions
An oil painting discovered in Madrid is causing a stir in the art world, as experts investigate whether it is actually the work of Italian...
‘Art Walk Valencia’ – a great initiative to bring art lovers back to exhibitions
Eleven of Valencia’s galleries and art venues are opening their doors simultaneously this Sunday morning (18 April), as part of Art Walk Valencia – an...
