Exhibitions

ALICANTE

OBERTURA. MÁS ALLÁ DE LOS MAPAS

Until May 29: Obertura. Más allá de los mapas’ (overture. Beyond maps) featuring works from of collection of Michael Jenkins and Javier Romero, at Alicante museum of contemporary art (MACA). This first exhibition of works from the collection features a total of 70 of the 291 pieces. MACA is situated at Plaza de Santa María 3. Open Tuesday to Saturday 10.00-20.00, Sundays and public holidays 10.00-14.00. It is closed on Mondays. Admission is free

ALICANTE IN HARMONY. EMILIO VARELA AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES

Permanent exhibition: Featuring works by Emilio Varela, Lorenzo Aguirre, Rigoberto Soler, Vicente Albarranch and Gastón Castelló. To highlight Varela’s works the exhibition curators selected paintings containing the province’s ‘luminous landscapes, recognisable urban views of the city of Alicante, extraordinary self-portraits, interiors, still lifes and portraits’ marked by the artist’s ‘original and unmistakable style’. MUBAG is situated at Calle Gravina 13-15. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-20.00, Sundays and public holidays 10.0014.00. Admission is free

THE 19TH CENTURY. THE COLLECTION IN THE LIGHT

Permanent: ‘The 19th century. The collection in the light’ exhibition at Alicante museum of fine art (MUBAG). Including eight works from the Prado museum in Madrid. Containing 75 paintings and sculptures of diverse themes which are being displayed in a renovated space within MUBAG, and pays homage to 30 artists linked to Alicante province. MUBAG is situated at Calle Gravina 13-15. Open Tuesday to Saturday 10.00-20.00, Sundays and public holidays 10.00-14.00. It is closed on Mondays. Admission is free

ALTEA

EBERHARD SCHLOTTER

Until June: Schlotter foundation exhibition entitled Centenario-Etapas de su vida artística (centenary-stages of his artistic life) at Casa Toni el Fuster exhibition space. The display contains works from the collection of the family of the German artist, Eberhard Schlotter, and is a celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth. A catalogue has been produced to complement the exhibition, which is open Tuesday to Friday from 10.00-14.00 and 18.00-21.00, and Saturdays from 10.30-13.30

BENIDORM

FEMININE PLURAL

Until April 17: Feminino Plural exhibition at Boca del Calvari museum displaying the Works of five women who use art to explore the world about them and also their inner world. Open Monday-Sunday 12.00-20.00. Boca del Calvari museum is situated at Calle Tomas Ortuño

CALPE JING KOPRIO XU

Until April 30: Local artist Jing Koprio Xu will be displaying portraits at Librería Europa Bookshop, Calle Oscar Esplá 2. Admission is free. Open Monday to Friday 10.0014.00 and 17.00-20.00 and Saturdays 10.00-14.00. For more information telephone 96 583 58 24

CARTAGENA

HYPER-SEXUALISATION OF THE BREAST

Until April 24: Exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Sara Acosta called ‘the hyper-sexualisation of the breast of a woman’ at the Sala Muralla Carlos III. The project brings together ‘protest paintings that represent control over this part of the body and what can arise from it’. Open Tuesday to Friday 10.00-13.30 and 17.00-19.00, Saturdays 10.00-13.30 and 17.0020.00 and Sundays 10.00-13.30. It is closed on Mondays. Sala Muralla Carlos III is situated at Calle Ronda 7

FROM CARTAGENA TO CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ

Until May 30: Exhibition 'De Cartagena a Caravaca de la Cruz' (from Cartagena to Caravaca de la Cruz) at the exhibition space in Cartagena Roman theatre museum. It follows in the footsteps of the apostle Santiago (James) from Santa Lucía port in Cartagena to Caravaca, following a pilgrimage by the artist Zacarías Cerezo, which is retold through a series of watercolour paintings. Open Tuesday to Saturday 10.00-18.00, Sundays 10.00-14.00. It is closed on Mondays. General admission to the museum and theatre €6

INDIANA JONES EXHIBITION

Until October 1: Muralla Púnica (Punic wall) museum is hosting an exhibition about the ‘world’s most famous archaeologist’, Indiana Jones. ‘En busca de los tesoros perdidos’ (in search of the lost treasures) contains more than 100 original pieces and exact replicas that have appeared in the Indiana Jones films

ISAAC PERAL LEGACY ROOM

Indefinitely: Legacy of the Spanish inventor of the first electric powered submarine, Isaac Peral examined at Cartagena naval museum. Open Tuesday to Friday 09.00-14.00, Saturdays 10.00-14.00

DENIA

RHYTHM, COLOURS AND SENSES

Until April 30: Ritmo, colores y sentidos (rhythm, colours and senses), an exhibition by Arlette Olaerts at Salón la ñ. In keeping with the beginning of spring, Arlette says this is a colourful exhibition of paintings that appeals to all our senses. Open Saturdays 11.00-14.00 and 17.00-20.00, or by prior appointment by telephone on 649 717 533 or email to danielagerlach23@gmail.com Salón la ñ is situated at Calle Cavallers 7

JOHN LILLIE’S QUARTOS

At Al Forn restaurant in Plaza Mariana Pineda. For opening times contact the restaurant on 96 611 15 55

ELCHE

LAS CLARISAS MOORISH BATHHOUSE

Interactive 3D system enabling visitors to immerse themselves in the history of Las Clarisas Moorish bathhouse. By using QR codes or tablets, visitors can see how the baths were in the 7th, 15th and 19th centuries. Information on the tablets is available in English, Spanish and Valencian. Open TuesdaySaturday 10.00-14.00 and 15.0018.00, Sundays and public holidays in the morning only. Closed on Mondays. Situated at Paseo de les Eres de Santa Llúcia, 14

JÁVEA, DENIA, JÉSUS POBRE

OJOS ROJOS INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL

Until April 24: Fourth Ojos Rojos international festival of Spanish and Ibero-American photography is taking place in various streets and cultural spaces in Jávea, Denia and Jesús Pobre. This edition of the festival has Chile as its invited country, and one of the objectives is to ‘reclaim public spaces as places for encounters and reflection through photography’s diversity and various genres’. Full details of all the exhibitions and activities are available from the festival website at https://festivalojosrojos.com

ORIHUELA PLANTS AND THEIR TRADITIONAL USES

Until May 29: ‘Plants and their traditional uses’, an exhibition by the Orihuela biologist Gonzalo Escudero at the town’s Palmeral interpretation centre (CIP). The exhibition raises awareness of 20 varieties of plant that were used in the past and, in some cases, remain in use today for artisanal purposes or for their medicinal properties. Open weekends 10.00-14.00. CIP is situated on Avenida Doctor García Rogel, Orihuela

VALENCIA MAR MENOR EXHIBITION

Permanent exhibition: The flora and fauna of the Mar Menor is on display in a permanent exhibition at the oceanographic centre in Valencia’s city of science and arts.

The exhibition features examples of seahorses, garfish, gobios, whitebait, Spanish toothcarp, pejerrey and fan mussels. For more information

and tickets visit www.cac.es/ oceanografic. The comprehensive website is available in English

VILLAJOYOSA LA VILA IN OTHER TIMES

Until further notice: Photographic exhibition looking at the evolution of Villajoyosa on display on the exterior of the town’s historic Chalet de Centella. It is dedicated to the town’s seafaring history, and features images that enable viewers to appreciate its development since the end of the 19th century and the evolution of its fishing industry