Events taking place on December 1, 2016

Events 1–16 of 18

2106 AFI European Union Film Showcase
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

2106 AFI European Union Film Showcase

The AFI European Union Film Showcase continues its tradition of bringing the best in European cinema to Washington, D.C.-area audiences.

Dec 1 – Dec 18, 2016

Pedro Almodóvar: MoMA’s retrospective
  • Film
  • New York

Pedro Almodóvar: MoMA’s retrospective

The filmmaker will be honored with a major career retrospective at the museum, including a special screening of his latest work, “Julieta.”

Nov 29 – Dec 17, 2016

Don Quichotte Opera
  • Music
  • Chicago

Don Quichotte Opera

“Don Quichotte” by Jules Massenet combines atmospheric music with his own matchless theatrical flair to conjure a Spain that abounds with energy and spirit, beauty, and hope.

Nov 19 – Dec 7, 2016

A Myriad of Voices at FotoWeekDC 2016
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

A Myriad of Voices at FotoWeekDC 2016

SPAIN arts and culture presents “A Myriad of Voices,” a selection of the Revelation PHotoEspaña Awards by leading Spanish photographers, as part of FotoWeekDC 2016.

Nov 11 – Dec 16, 2016

Velázquez Portraits: Truth in Painting
  • Visual arts
  • New York

Velázquez Portraits: Truth in Painting

A total of seven portraits of the artist will be on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Nov 4 – Mar 12, 2017

Challenging Adversity at FotoWeekDC
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Challenging Adversity at FotoWeekDC

The photography exhibition “Challenging Adversity: Ibero-America Copes with Climate Change” examines how Ibero-American countries have managed to face the vicissitudes caused by climate change through small ventures.

Nov 4 – Dec 18, 2016

Alternativas/Alternatives – XIII Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism
  • Design
  • New York

Alternativas/Alternatives – XIII Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism

The thirteenth Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (XIII BEAU) will be exhibited for the first time in the United States in Cooper Union’s Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery.

Oct 27 – Dec 3, 2016

Designing America: Spain’s Imprint in the U.S.
  • Heritage
  • Santa Barbara

Designing America: Spain’s Imprint in the U.S.

An interactive look at Spain’s architectural and urban cultural legacy in the United States.

Oct 20 – Apr 10, 2017

Don Quijote de Cine
  • Film
  • Washington, D.C.

Don Quijote de Cine

“Don Quijote de Cine” compiles five film adaptations of the classic Miguel de Cervantes novel commemorating the 400th anniversary of Cervantes’ death.

Oct 20 – Dec 15, 2016

States of Mind: Picasso Lithographs 1945–1960
  • Visual arts
  • Los Angeles

States of Mind: Picasso Lithographs 1945–1960

The Norton Simon Museum presents “States of Mind: Picasso Lithographs 1945–1960,” a revelatory exhibition exploring Pablo Picasso’s prolific work in the medium of lithography.

Oct 14 – Feb 13, 2017

Modern Spanish Art from the Asociación Colección Arte Contemporáneo
  • Visual arts
  • Dallas

Modern Spanish Art from the Asociación Colección Arte Contemporáneo

The first exhibition in America to present a comprehensive survey of modern art in Spain from the Belle Époque through the Kennedy years.

Oct 9 – Jan 29, 2017

The Overflow of Productivity Logic
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

The Overflow of Productivity Logic

The exhibition features selected works of modern and contemporary art from the Coppel Collection, including Spanish artists Cristina Lucas and Santiago Sierra.

Oct 6 – Jan 7, 2017

Quixotes Around the World
  • Literature
  • Chicago

Quixotes Around the World

Quixotes Around the World represents the voice of the work’s readers in 30 different languages, and features iconographic and film translations and adaptations for children.

Oct 4 – Dec 12, 2016

Cristina Iglesias at No Man's Land: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Cristina Iglesias at No Man's Land: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection

Featuring work by 37 artists from 15 countries, including Spanish artists Cristina Iglesias, NMWA’s presentation imagines a visual conversation between women artists new to the Rubell Family Collection and those whose works they began collecting decades ago.

Sep 30 – Jan 8, 2017

Picasso: The Line
  • Visual arts
  • Houston

Picasso: The Line

This exhibition explores the distinctiveness of 70 Pablo Picasso line drawings while considering their significance to the artist’s body of work.

Sep 15 – Jan 8, 2017

The Photo Stories of Kati Horna in the Illustrated Press
  • Visual arts
  • New York

The Photo Stories of Kati Horna in the Illustrated Press

As the first solo show dedicated to the photographer in the United States, Told and Untold features Horna’s photographs displayed alongside the newspapers and magazines that put them in circulation.

Sep 14 – Dec 17, 2016