More than 25,000 people have already visited the Sorolla exhibition at the Goya Museum

A total of 26,000 people have visited the exhibition “En el mar de Sorolla con Manuel Vicent” (Sorolla’s En el mar with Manuel Vicent), organised by the Ibercaja Foundation and which is being held at the Goya Museum until 22 September. In parallel to the exhibition, guided tours have been organised with around 1,000 participants and workshops in which up to 60 families have taken part. Likewise, since the beginning of the year, 75,000 people have visited the Goya Museum, exploring both its permanent collection, which has recently been enriched with 7 new works by Goya, and the temporary exhibitions: “Azul. Colección Abelló”, which ended in January, and the current one dedicated to Sorolla.

The exhibition “In the sea of ​​Sorolla with Manuel Vicent”, which features 50 iconic works by the Valencian artist, is centered around the Mediterranean Sea, fisherwomen, sailors and children who make up his childhood and youth memories on the coast. Sorolla’s paintings are exhibited under the masterful narrative of the writer Manuel Vicent, with whom he shares his origins and experiences in front of the sea. Emblematic paintings such as After the Bath, Coming out of the Bath, Swimmers, Jávea and even a work, Valencian Fishermen, which is exhibited for the first time in the Goya Museum after a long time.

Since its opening on May 30, 30% of the visitors have come from abroad, mostly French, as well as Italians and Americans. Among Spanish visitors, the majority come from Aragon, followed by Catalonia, Madrid and Andalusia.

In addition to the exhibition, the Ibercaja Foundation organises various activities such as guided tours, in which nearly 1,000 people have participated to date. The programme includes different proposals aimed at all audiences, from children to adults, as well as schoolchildren who have come with their teachers. Of particular note are the 60 families who have participated in workshops specifically for them.

THE IDEAL EXHIBITION TO ENJOY IN SUMMER

The Mediterranean “postcards” offered by this exhibition, where the sand, the sea and of course, the unmistakable light of Sorolla, envelop the Goya Museum, make up the ideal visit to make this August in Zaragoza and travel to the Mediterranean coast without leaving the Aragonese capital.

MORE THAN 75,000 PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE GOYA MUSEUM THIS YEAR

Since the beginning of the year, the Fundación Ibercaja space has received more than 75,000 visitors who, in addition to this exhibition and the “Azul. Colección Abelló” exhibition, which ended in January, have been able to enjoy the Goya Museum’s great permanent collection, to which 7 new works by Goya have recently been added, making it the second museum with the most pictorial work by Francisco de Goya in the world, only behind the Prado Museum.

For the next academic year, various cultural events will be held at the Museum, such as the exclusive piano recital, “Sorolla, a universal imaginary”, which will take place on 9 September. It will be a concert in tribute to Sorolla with music by his contemporaries and the later generation: Albéniz, Granados, Falla, Turina, Esplá, Mompou and Rodrigo, and a selection of pieces related to the main themes of his work, such as portraits, scenes of children, beach and port scenes, and his passion for Andalusia.

The Ibercaja Foundation, committed to bringing art and culture to society as a whole, offers with this exhibition a unique opportunity in Zaragoza to discover the work of Joaquín Sorolla, one of the great masters of art on a universal level, and to get closer to his incomparable light and the Mediterranean Sea.