Events taking place on December 16, 2018

Events 1–16 of 17

Magritte and Dalí
  • Visual arts
  • St. Petersburg

Magritte and Dalí

“Magritte & Dali” is a first-of-its-kind exhibition dedicated to the world’s two most celebrated surrealists, Rene Magritte and Salvador Dali.

Dec 15 – May 19, 2019

Cinderella
  • Performing arts
  • Chicago

Cinderella

This classic fairytale comes to life musically at Lyric Opera of Chicago in a playful storybook production.

Dec 1 – Jan 20, 2019

Visions of the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library
  • Visual arts
  • Albuquerque

Visions of the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library

The exhibition tells a rich story of cultures settling in Spain and bringing the best and most innovative elements of their heritage to the Iberian Peninsula and the Spanish colonies.

Nov 10 – Mar 31, 2019

Women who make Ibero-America: Power behind the everyday
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Women who make Ibero-America: Power behind the everyday

This photography exhibition aims to show the positive cultural, social, and economic influence of women in Ibero-American countries.

Nov 2 – Dec 17, 2018

I don’t know why the caged bird sings… by José Carlos Casado
  • Visual arts
  • New York

I don’t know why the caged bird sings… by José Carlos Casado

José Carlos Casado’s new public art interactive sculpture will be installed at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem for a year.

Oct 12 – Oct 12, 2019

Balenciaga in Black
  • Design
  • Dallas

Balenciaga in Black

This exhibition presents more than one hundred black handmade costumes and accessories by fashion genius Cristóbal Balenciaga.

Oct 7 – Jan 6, 2019

Goya in Black and White
  • Visual arts
  • Dallas

Goya in Black and White

More than 75 of Goya’s works on paper highlight the importance of black and white in the artist’s life and imagination.

Oct 7 – Jan 6, 2019

La bohème at Lyric Opera of Chicago
  • Performing arts
  • Chicago

La bohème at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece, a timeless story of love and loss between young lovers Mimì and Rodolfo.

Oct 6 – Jan 25, 2019

Unfinished
  • Design
  • New York

Unfinished

The exhibition takes a a look at unfinished architecture in order to discover virtues that can be turned into design strategies.

Oct 4 – Feb 8, 2019

Jorge Palacios at The Noguchi Museum
  • Visual arts
  • New York

Jorge Palacios at The Noguchi Museum

The Noguchi Museum presents the abstract work of the sculptor Jorge Palacios, the first Spanish to exhibit at the Museum.

Sep 26 – Jan 20, 2019

Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents
  • Visual arts
  • Memphis

Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents

Jaume Plensa presents large-scale sculptures and installations that use language, history, literature and psychology to draw attention to the barriers that separate and divide humanity.

Sep 22 – Jan 6, 2019

Guillermo Mora: Now, Soon, Then, Tomorrow
  • Visual arts
  • Savannah

Guillermo Mora: Now, Soon, Then, Tomorrow

Continuing with his challenge to the nature and current state of artistic disciplines, in “Now, Soon, Then, Tomorrow,” Guillermo Mora playfully presents an inventive, almost surreal, conception of contemporary painting in four site-specific installations.

Aug 30 – Jan 6, 2019

Sense of Humor
  • Visual arts
  • Washington, D.C.

Sense of Humor

Major works from the “Caprichos” by Francisco de Goya, a series of etchings showing powerful social commentary, are included in the NGA exhibition.

Jul 15 – Jan 6, 2019

Designing America: Spain's Imprint in the U.S.
  • Heritage
  • San Antonio

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

“Designing America” presents the decisive contribution of Spain to the construction and planning of the territory, the landscape and the U.S. cities, from the first settlements until today.

Jun 18 – Jun 20, 2019

The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
  • Visual arts
  • Boston

The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal

This traveling exhibition is the first major presentation of Spanish neuroscientist’s pioneering drawings of the brain and brain cells, and also features contemporary visualizations that illuminate the impact of Cajal’s early work on modern day neuroscience.

May 3 – Dec 31, 2018

Jeronimo Elespe: The Lure of the Dark
  • Visual arts
  • Boston

Jeronimo Elespe: The Lure of the Dark

Jeronimo Elespe joins other contemporary artists in a collective exhibition in North Adams, MA, about the night and the light that illuminates the darkness.

Mar 2 – Mar 10, 2019