On the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Aurèlia Muñoz Ventura (1926–2011), a constellation of cultural institutions in Catalonia come together to celebrate one of the most distinctive artists of the 20th century. Over the course of a year, beginning on April 13, 2026, coinciding with the artist’s birthday, various cultural events will take place around her practice. The programme will include multiple presentations of Muñoz’s work across different locations, as well as an extensive series of talks and workshops that open access to the complex universe of one of the great Catalan creators of recent history.
Within this commemoration, two major institutional exhibitions stand out as the backbone of the programme: Aurèlia Muñoz: Beings at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (from April 29 to September 7, 2026), which inaugurates the exhibition itinerary, and subsequently Aurèlia Muñoz: Beings at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (from November 5, 2026 to March 29, 2027). Both exhibitions include the participation of einaidea, which contributes to the conceptual development and research around the artist’s work, reinforcing the collective and transdisciplinary dimension of the project.
Aurèlia Muñoz Ventura was born in Barcelona on April 13, 1926 and, after dedicating more than five decades to artistic practice across multiple media, she is now recognised as a key figure in understanding the evolution of contemporary art in our time. This commemoration highlights the pioneering and visionary role of an artist whose work—primarily sculptural but also painterly and graphic—revisited and transformed ancestral techniques such as embroidery, knotting (or macramé), and papermaking, in dialogue with the artistic avant-gardes of her time, while also building connections between disciplines such as art, architecture, theatre, and engineering. Her work reveals a committed perspective that anticipated eco-social concerns such as material sustainability and interspecies relationships, as well as the importance of diversity and poetics as links between artistic production and life.
Exhibition at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Organized by the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Curated by: einaidea (Eina Foundation)
Scientific direction: Manuel Cirauqui
In collaboration with: Rosa Lleó and Sílvia Ventosa Muñoz
Dates: April 29, 2026 — September 7, 2026
Exhibition at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)
Organized by the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, with the support of the Presidency Department of the Government of Catalonia, in collaboration with the Aurèlia Muñoz Archive and the network of museums and cultural institutions in Catalonia.
Curated by: Sílvia Ventosa Muñoz, head of the Aurèlia Muñoz Archive
Scientific advisory: einaidea (Eina Foundation), under the direction of Manuel Cirauqui
Coordination: Aída Roger, MACBA
Dates: November 5, 2026 — March 29, 2027