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By Fiona Flores Watson
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With its rich artistic heritage, it's not surprising
that Seville has a number of art galleries. These range from the
beautiful Museo de Bellas
Artes (Fine Arts Museum), which has a fine collection of art
by Spain's most celebrated painters, to smaller exhibition spaces
with more contemporary shows. Other historic buildings housing notable
works as well as frequent exhibitions include the Casa de los Venerables
in Santa Cruz (frescoes by Valdés Leal) and the Hospital
de la Caridad in Arenal (works by
Murillo, Valdés Leal and Roldán).
The Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo
is housed in the magnificent 15th-century Monasterio Santa Maria
de las Cuevas on the island of La Cartuja - Columbus
stayed and worked here before his voyages. Its permanent collection
is mostly by 20th century Andalucian artists, while temporary exhibitions
offer contemporary paintings, photographs, installations and performance
art from international artists. The second BIACS, Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporaneo de Sevilla, will be held here from October 2006 until January 2007. For more information see our Sevilla events page or www.fundacionbiacs.com
Smaller galleries showing exhibitions of modern
works include Galleria Full Art in c/Madrid, off Plaza Nueva, and
Galeria Nuevoarte, in c/San Vincente,
A number of banks in Seville foster the arts: Caja
San Fernando has a small but prestigious space in its building on
Plaza San Francisco, while El Monte holds exhibitions (as well as
music and film events) at its Centro Cultural in c/Larana 4, near
Plaza Encarnación.
For current listings check El Giradillo, an excellent
what's on guide, or The Tourist, a magazine with general information
and listings. Both guides are free, and in Spanish and English.
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