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A total of five free activities will bring the public closer to the meaning of art, offering opportunities to explore and reflect on it

On the occasion of International Museum Day, May 18, MACE will host “The Symbol in Visual Arts: Education, Emotion, and Learning,” an exclusive seminar that will explore the importance of symbols in visual arts and their impact on education and learning. The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has announced that this year’s theme for May 18 will be “The Future of Museums: Sustaining Community Change.” In line with this, MACE will organize five free activities throughout May aimed at adults, teachers, professionals in the healthcare sector, cultural managers, and group facilitators. The minimum age to participate is 25 years, and registrations can be made from May 5 to May 9 by sending a request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
On Tuesday, May 13, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, the talk “Introduction to Symbols in Art” will take place in the MACE auditorium. It will be presented by educator and coach Samanta Piña, and the speaker will be Elena Ruiz, director of MACE. Capacity is limited to 51 people.

On Saturday, May 17, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Elena Ruiz will lead a guided tour through the museum’s permanent collection and the temporary exhibition “MACE Foco VII.” Capacity is limited to 25 people.

On Sunday, May 18, International Museum Day, all museums in Ibiza will have an open house. There will be free entry from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Puget Museum, the Casa Broner, and at MACE, where there will also be a guided tour by artists Nico Munuera and Albert Pinya at 12:00 PM, showcasing the works they have on display.

As a special activity, on Friday, May 23, starting at 7:30 PM, a unique experience will be offered—an overnight stay at MACE. On the night of the 23rd, a total of 10 art lovers will have the opportunity to sleep at the museum. Participants must bring their own dinner and breakfast, a sleeping pad, sleeping bag, and a notebook for writing. The activity will conclude on May 24 at 10:00 AM.

Finally, on Tuesday, May 27, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM in the MACE auditorium, there will be a closing session to reflect on all the activities carried out during the month and to conclude the seminar.
Through these activities, visitors are expected to explore the role of symbols in visual arts and their connection to education, emotion, and learning. The program also aims to reflect on how art can bridge the conscious and unconscious, and to provide practical tools for teachers and educators to incorporate symbolism in art into their pedagogical practice.

Museums for Education and Research.

MAGATZEM VISITABLE
17|02 - 19|05
2024

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As usual, every year the Museu d’Art Contemporani d’Eivissa presents its MACE FOCUS project. On this occasion we show to the public several sets of works with their different narratives, trying to find dialogues that facilitate their proximity and understanding.

The works of art that have recently entered in the museum, the product of acquisitions, deposits and donations, come together with a double purpose: on the one hand to implement the museum's collections coherently and on the other hand to open ourselves to new lines of exploration by rereading the collections with renewed perspectives.

Our time, often complex and convulsive, envelops us in a turmoil that prevents us from seeing calmly, reasoning with serenity and feeling with recognition and awareness.

However, the artists' works are made for us, so that we can enjoy their presence, be disturbed or not by their proposals, feel their heartbeat; what they evoke in themselves and through their expressive languages, respond to their stimuli, grow intellectually and creatively with their meanings or expand our sensitive and mental horizons.

The exhibition shows works by: Gisela Broner (Sao Paulo, 1912 - Eivissa, 2005). From the deposit made by AMICS MACE, which contains works by Elmyr de Hory (Budapest, Hungary, 1906 - Eivissa, 1976), Rubén Núñez (Valencia, Venezuela, 1930 - 2012) and Victor Vasarely (Pécs, Hungary, 1906 - Paris, France,1997). Isabel Echarri (Vera de Bidasoa, 1929 - Formentera, 2022), Barry Flanagan (Prestatyn, Wales, 1941 - Santa Eulària des Riu, 2009), Marcel Floris (Hyères, France, 1914 - Santa Eulària des Riu, 2002), Susy Gómez (Pollensa, 1964), Antoni Marí Ribas “Portmany” (Eivissa, 1906 - 1974), Adrián Martínez (Eivissa, 1984), Katja Meirowsky (Straussdorf / Spremberg, Germany, 1920 - Potsdam, 2012), Stella Rahola Matutes (Barcelona, 1980), Bertil Sjöberg (Malmö, Sweden, 1914 - 1999), Edith Sommer (Schwäbisch Gmünd, Switzerland, 1935 - Eivissa, 2020) and Heinz Trökes (Duisburg, Germany, 1913 - Berlin, 1997).

The subtitle of the exhibition: MAGATZEM VISITABLE refers to the installation, which will show some packaging, with the didactic intention of showing how the works travel or are stored when they are not on display in front of our eyes. The poetics contained in these wooden boxes can make up a great flow of added meanings.