PHOTOALICANTE ELENA ASINS

Until May 27: Valencia region’s Consorci de Museus’ (regional museum consortium CMCV) PhotoAlicante international photography festival at various cultural spaces in Alicante city.

This year’s event goes under the theme ‘¡Celebremos! (let’s celebrate) and is being organised by the CMCV in collaboration with Alicante city hall, El Campello town hall department for culture and the Banco Sabadell foundation. Full details available online through https://photoalicante.com/

Until May 28: The geometric abstraction of Elena Asins is on display at Alicante museum of contemporary art (MACA). Elena Asins was a conceptual artist, writer and art critic who formed part of the resurgence of Spanish art in the decades of the 60s and 70s. MACA is situated at Plaza Santa María, 3, Alicante and is open Tuesday-Saturday

10.00-20.00, and Sundays and public holidays from 10.00-14.00. It is closed on Mondays and May 1. Admission is free

THE WARRIORS OF XI’AN

Until January: Exhibition about China’s Terracotta Army, at Alicante museum of archaeology (MARQ), featuring a total of 120 original pieces, including a number of terracotta warriors, and five replicas. The importance of the exhibition is marked by the fact that this is the first time many of the exhibits have been on display outside of China. Ticket through the MARQ website at www.marqalicante.com General admission is €5 and there are discounts for pensioners, young people and students, as well as other collectives. Guided tours in English cost €8 and €6 for pensioners 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