HE Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid It hosts an exhibition these days.Cultural tour of the Balearic IslandsIt was inaugurated this Tuesday by the head of the Balearic government, Marga ProhensAt an event attended by leading officials of the archipelago and a wide range of representatives of Madrid’s cultural world. Example includes: A selection of works from the museum where travel is a common theme. In his speech, Prohens underlined the importance of the Balearic Islands as a “land of culture, artists, creators” and a “place of inspiration”. for them.
The exhibition can be viewed in the Mirador area of the museum, which is usually closed to the public. It includes works by Joan Miró, a universal painter closely associated with Mallorca.. During the opening, A quartet from the Balearic Symphony Orchestra sang ‘Sound Impressions of the Balearic Islands’with works by authors from the islands.
The head of the island government also took advantage of this event to present the project to digitize the Casa Planas archive and expressed his commitment to this project. Recovery of over three million images linked to tourism development of Mallorca and the rest of the Balearic Islands from the 50s of the last century. The exhibition also includes some symbolic photographs from this collection.
Casa Planas, Mallorca’s leading photography house for decades, was founded by Josep Planas y Montanyà, an entrepreneur who knew how to see and capture with his camera the relationship between tourism and image, thus leaving testimony to the entire tourist development of the Balearic Islands. Her granddaughter, Marina Planas, saved the archive of the family company, which constitutes material of great heritage value for the history of the Balearic Islands. “Administrations have the obligation to protect this archive, which is a part of our historical and cultural heritage.said Marga Prohens.