Alicante is recovering positions within cultural ranking held annually in the country Cultural Observatory Contemporary Foundation created by Factory To evaluate his pulse in 2008 Quality and innovation of the Spanish creative and artistic offer I ask the professionals.
It is carried out in consultation with the Cultural Observatory. more than a thousand cultural representatives (heads of foundations, managers of museums, theatres, cultural centers and institutions; editors, producers, promoters, gallery owners and heads of the cultural industry; exhibition curators, festival managers, cultural managers, artists and creators and heads of public administrations) and the report made 2023 to throw Improvement in the global position of the city of AlicanteBecause it is positioned 26shared with vigofrom the total 40 municipalitieswho is leading Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia (consolidating the third place achieved in 2022), Bilbao and Malagain that order, on last year’s list.
Alicante was in this position in the previous 2022 report 28, so now it’s climbing two steps. Inside 2018 was in position 31 And 2021inside 30.
MACA and Las Cigarreras are the only cultural centers in the province of Alicante Available on the Valencian Community listIt consists of 21 areas or initiatives but the 2023 ranking disappears from the list Arniches TheaterPlaced in the penultimate 22nd place on the list in 2022, it is currently not making the list, possibly due to the inclusion of new Valencian venues such as the Hortensia Herrero Arts Center or L’Etno entering the Museu Valencià d’Etnologia. It won the 2023 European Museum of the Year award. IVAM continues to take first place in the Valencian Community and Center del Carme de Valencia continues to take second place.
Entry into the national rankings
HE Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art It dropped a few places from 5th to 8th, and Las Cigarreras also dropped from 15th to 17th; The Teatro President de Alicante has not appeared again since 2019 (MARK has never appeared), but MACA appears for the first time -As the only center in the province of Alicante- national ranking With the best of 2023’s culture. It’s not a trivial thing if you take into account its small budget of 250,000 euros in 2023.
The reason for this is Thanks to the second exhibition with funds Jenkins-Romero collection (Moving Forward, Looking Back), was stated in the list of more than a hundred offers from all over the country, held between June and September. MACA is located at: 94, It is shared with other centers such as Niemeyer of Avilés Zarzuela Theater from Madrid or San Sebastian Musical Fortnightamong other offers.