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|key_people = Juan March Delgado (president), [[Javier Gomá]] (director)
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The '''Fundación Juan March''' is a foundation established in 1955 by [[Juan March]], who was Spain's richest man.<ref name="Pais">{{Cite news |url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/08/19/inenglish/1408463067_103096.html |title=The war games of a Mallorcan tycoon |last=Morales |work=[[El País]] |access-date=2017-05-30 |year=2014}}</ref> The foundation produces exhibitions as well as concert and lecture series. Its headquarters in Madrid houses a library devoted to contemporary Spanish music and theater. It owns and operates the [[Museo de Arte Abstracto Español]], in Cuenca, and the Museu Fundación Juan March, in [[Palma, Majorca|Palma]]. Its Center for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences (''Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales''), which has granted nearly one hundred doctoral degrees to Spanish students, is currently incorporated within the [[Instituto Carlos III-Juan March|Instituto mixto Carlos III/Juan March de Ciencias Sociales]] at the [[Charles III University of Madrid]].

== Headquarters ==
The '''Madrid headquarters''' is located in the [[Salamanca (Madrid)|Salamanca district]] and was inaugurated in 1975. The building was designed by [[José Luis Picardo]] Castellón and features contrasting bands of marble and glass.

=== Sculptures ===
Outside there are two sculptures near the entrance, one by [[Eduardo Chillida|Chillida]] and one by [[Eusebio Sempere|Sempere]]. There are three more sculptures in the patio (a garden accessible via the shop on the ground floor), these are by Gustavo Torner, [[Miguel Ortiz Berrocal]] and Martin Chirino.

[[File:Lugar de Encuentros I, Eduardo Chillida.JPG|thumbnail|A [[Eduardo Chillida|Chillida]] sculpture outside the headquarters of the Fundación Juan March in Madrid]]
[[File:Lugar de Encuentros I, Eduardo Chillida.JPG|thumbnail|A [[Eduardo Chillida|Chillida]] sculpture outside the headquarters of the Fundación Juan March in Madrid]]
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The '''Fundación Juan March''' is a foundation established in 1955 by [[Juan March Ordinas]], who was Spain's richest man.<ref name="Pais">{{Cite news |url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/08/19/inenglish/1408463067_103096.html |title=The war games of a Mallorcan tycoon |last=Morales |work=[[El País]] |access-date=30 May 2017 |year=2014}}</ref> The Foundation produces exhibitions as well as concert and lecture series. Its headquarters in Madrid houses a library devoted to contemporary Spanish music and theater. It owns and operates the [[Museo de Arte Abstracto Español]], in Cuenca, and the Museu Fundación Juan March, in [[Palma, Majorca|Palma]]. Its Center for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences (''Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales''), which has granted nearly one hundred doctoral degrees to Spanish students, is currently incorporated within the [[Instituto Carlos III-Juan March|Instituto mixto Carlos III/Juan March de Ciencias Sociales]] at the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid.


=== Facilities ===
The '''Madrid headquarters''' was inaugurated in 1975. The building was designed by José Luis Picardo Castellón and features contrasting bands of marble and glass. Outside there are several sculptures. Inside there is a concert hall for chamber music (with 283 seats) and a hall for lectures (114 seats), space for exhibitions and a research library.
The ground floor has space for exhibitions. On other floors there are:
* a concert hall for chamber music with 283 seats. The concert hall had an organ which was removed in 2019 to create more space on stage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.codalario.com/opinion/opinion/opinion-adios-al-organo-en-la-fundacion-juan-march-de-madrid-por-roberto-fresco_7763_32_23882_0_1_in.html |title=Adiós al órgano en la Fundación Juan March de Madrid |language=Spanish |trans-title=Goodbye to the organ... |access-date=2019-06-02}}</ref>
* a hall for lectures (114 seats)
* a research library.

=== Events ===
Roughly about 125 concerts, 110 conferences and 4 exhibitions are produced each year.<ref name="march">{{cite web|url=http://www.march.es/informacion/anales/?l=1|website=march.es|title=Memoria anual 2016 &ndash; Información &bull; Fundación Juan March|accessdate=2017-11-04}}</ref>

==== Concerts ====
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Concerts on Wednesdays are regularly broadcast by [[Radio Clásica]], for example, a series on the theme of [[synesthesia]] (''Sinestesia. Escuchar los colores, ver la música'') performed in 2016.<ref name="RTVE">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rtve.es/radio/20170130/interactivo-sobre-sinestesia/1482300.shtml |title=Interactivo sobre la sinestesia |publisher=RTVE |access-date=2017-06-17}}</ref>
[[Catalunya Ràdio|Catalunya Mùsica]] also broadcasts the concerts on Saturdays.<ref>[http://www.ccma.cat/catradio/cicle-de-concerts-a-la-fundacion-juan-march/fitxa-programa/1667/ Cicle de concerts] www.ccma.cat</ref>

=== Online presence ===
The Fundación streams many of its cultural events via Canal March.<ref name="march2">{{cite web|url=http://www.march.es/directo/|title=canalMarch • Fundación Juan March|website=march.es|accessdate=2017-11-04}}</ref>
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Spain]] it became difficult to attend the Fundación in person, but the availability of archive material available online was increased. Also the Fundación introduced podcasts including a series in English.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 2021 |title=La Fundación Juan March levanta el vuelo digital |work=El Mundo |url=https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/literatura/2021/01/27/600eccfffc6c834b2b8b45a7.html}}</ref>


=== Libraries ===
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Roughly about 125 concerts, 110 conferences and 4 exhibitions are produced each year.<ref>http://www.march.es/informacion/anales/?l=1</ref>. The Fundación streams many of its cultural events via Canal March <ref>http://www.march.es/directo/</ref>. Concerts on Wednesdays are regularly broadcast by [[Radio Clásica]], for example, a series on the theme of [[synesthesia]] (''Sinestesia. Escuchar los colores, ver la música'') performed in 2016.<ref>[http://www.rtve.es/radio/20170130/interactivo-sobre-sinestesia/1482300.shtml Interactivo sobre la sinestesia]. RTVE</ref>. Catalunya Mùsica also broadcasts the concerts on Saturdays<ref>http://www.ccma.cat/catradio/cicle-de-concerts-a-la-fundacion-juan-march/fitxa-programa/1667/</ref>
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The Fundación's '''research library''' <ref name="march3">{{cite web|url=http://www.march.es/bibliotecas/?l=2|title=Biblioteca - Centro de apoyo a la investigación &bull; Fundación Juan March|website=march.es|accessdate=2017-11-04}}</ref> specialises in contemporary Spanish Theatre and Music, Illusionism and Curatorial Studies. Their online library is made up of 10 portals broken down into thematic knowledge areas, with a catalogue of over 180,000 records, including monographs, sheet music, periodicals, photographs, posters and sketches, as well as original manuscript documents. The Fundación also maintains three personal libraries – those of [[Julio Cortázar]],<ref name="march4">{{cite web|url=http://www.march.es/bibliotecas/biblioteca-julio-cortazar.aspx?l=2|website=march.es|title=Julio Cortázar Library &bull; Fundación Juan March|accessdate=2017-11-04}}</ref> the painter [[Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo|Fernando Zóbel]] and academic Francisco Ruiz Ramón.<ref name="march5">{{cite web|url=http://www.march.es/bibliotecas/legados/francisco-ruiz-ramon.aspx?l=2|website=march.es|title=Francisco Ruiz Ramón Library &ndash; Biblioteca &bull; Fundación Juan March|accessdate=2017-11-04}}</ref> It also hosts around 15 personal archives of composers and playwrights.


There is also a small library in the sculpture garden.
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The Fundación's '''research library''' <ref>http://www.march.es/bibliotecas/?l=2</ref> specialises in contemporary Spanish Theatre and Music, Illusionism and Curatorial Studies. Their online library is made up of 10 portals broken down into thematic knowledge areas, with a catalogue of over 180,000 records, including monographs, sheet music, periodicals, photographs, posters and sketches, as well as original manuscript documents. The Fundación also maintains three personal libraries – those of [[Julio Cortázar]],<ref>http://www.march.es/bibliotecas/biblioteca-julio-cortazar.aspx?l=2</ref>, the painter Fernando Zóbel and academic Francisco Ruiz Ramón<ref>http://www.march.es/bibliotecas/legados/francisco-ruiz-ramon.aspx?l=2</ref>. It also hosts around 15 personal archives of composers and playwrights.


== Instituto Carlos III-Juan March ==
== Instituto Carlos III-Juan March ==
{{main article|Instituto Carlos III-Juan March}}
{{main article|Instituto Carlos III-Juan March}}


The '''Instituto mixto Carlos III/Juan March de Ciencias Sociales''' (IC3JM) is an institute that is jointly financed by the Fundación Juan March and the Carlos III University,<ref>http://ic3jm.es/index.aspx?l=2</ref> and is based on the University's Getafe campus. The IC3JM has taken over the academic staff, activities, programmes and the library of the former Juan March Institute Centre for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (CEACS). The IC3JM is a leading centre of social science research (political science and sociology), as well as advanced postgraduate training. Its research focuses around comparative studies, with a rigorous methodological and theoretical foundation. Over 60 academics pass through the Institute each year, taking part in the various seminars, workshops and academic meetings. The IC3JM has a strong international profile and its members are senior academics from the world's leading universities.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_xs2JtUOQY</ref>
The '''Instituto mixto Carlos III/Juan March de Ciencias Sociales''' (IC3JM) is an institute that is jointly financed by the Fundación Juan March and the Carlos III University,<ref name="ic3jm">{{cite web|url=http://ic3jm.es/index.aspx?l=2|title=IC3JM - Carlos III-Juan March Institute|website=ic3jm.es|accessdate=2017-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022193624/http://ic3jm.es/index.aspx?l=2|archive-date=2017-10-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is based on the university's campus in [[Getafe]].
The IC3JM has taken over the academic staff, activities, programmes and the library of the former Juan March Institute Centre for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (CEACS). The IC3JM is a leading centre of social science research (political science and sociology), as well as advanced postgraduate training. Its research focuses around comparative studies, with a rigorous methodological and theoretical foundation. Over 60 academics pass through the institute each year, taking part in the various seminars, workshops and academic meetings. The IC3JM has a strong international profile and its members are senior academics from the world's leading universities.<ref name="youtube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_xs2JtUOQY|title=Instituto Carlos III - Juan March. Entrevista a Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca (CEACS)|website=YouTube|accessdate=2017-11-04}}</ref>


== Museo de Arte Abstracto Español ==
== Museo de Arte Abstracto Español ==
{{main article|Museo de Arte Abstracto Español}}
{{main article|Museo de Arte Abstracto Español}}


The Museo de Arte Abstracto Español in Cuenca was famously praised by [[Alfred Barr]], founder of the Museum of Modern Art, in a visit to the Museum in 1970<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/travel/30overnighter-cuenca.html</ref>. The museum was set up by painter [[Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo|Fernando Zóbel]] in 1966 and managed by the Fundación Juan March since 1981. It holds one of the most complete collection of works of Spanish abstract art. In 2015, the museum celebrated its 50th anniversary with a new extension and an improvement of its collection<ref>http://elpais.com/elpais/2015/05/07/inenglish/1430988125_929415.html</ref>. The documentary "Hanging from a Dream" documented the history of the museum <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6xxu5zFdo4</ref>
The Museo de Arte Abstracto Español in Cuenca was famously praised by [[Alfred Barr]], founder of the Museum of Modern Art, in a visit to the museum in 1970.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/travel/30overnighter-cuenca.html|title=Cuenca, Spain, and Its Thriving Art Scene|website=The New York Times|accessdate=2017-11-04}}</ref> The museum was set up by painter [[Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo|Fernando Zóbel]] in 1966 and has been managed by the Fundación Juan March since 1981. It holds one of the most complete collection of works of Spanish abstract art. In 2015, the museum celebrated its 50th anniversary with a new extension and an improvement of its collection.<ref name="elpais">{{cite web|url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2015/05/07/inenglish/1430988125_929415.html|title=Cuenca's abstract art museum to mark 50th year with new extension - In English|website=EL PAÍS|accessdate=2017-11-04}}</ref> The documentary "Hanging from a Dream" documented the history of the museum <ref name="youtube2">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6xxu5zFdo4|title=Trailer Colgados de un Sueño|website=YouTube|accessdate=2017-11-04}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{Commons category|Fundación Juan March, Madrid}}
* [http://www.march.es/?l=2 Official website]
* [http://www.march.es/?l=2 Official website]


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Revision as of 16:03, 8 September 2023

Fundación Juan March
FoundedNovember 4, 1955
FounderJuan March Ordinas
Location
  • Madrid, Cuenca, Palma
Coordinates40°25′53″N 3°40′50″W / 40.43126067924425°N 3.6806348544353247°W / 40.43126067924425; -3.6806348544353247
Area served
Spain
MethodEndowment
Key people
Juan March Delgado (president), Javier Gomá (director)
Websitewww.march.es

The Fundación Juan March is a foundation established in 1955 by Juan March, who was Spain's richest man.[1] The foundation produces exhibitions as well as concert and lecture series. Its headquarters in Madrid houses a library devoted to contemporary Spanish music and theater. It owns and operates the Museo de Arte Abstracto Español, in Cuenca, and the Museu Fundación Juan March, in Palma. Its Center for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences (Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales), which has granted nearly one hundred doctoral degrees to Spanish students, is currently incorporated within the Instituto mixto Carlos III/Juan March de Ciencias Sociales at the Charles III University of Madrid.

Headquarters

The Madrid headquarters is located in the Salamanca district and was inaugurated in 1975. The building was designed by José Luis Picardo Castellón and features contrasting bands of marble and glass.

Sculptures

Outside there are two sculptures near the entrance, one by Chillida and one by Sempere. There are three more sculptures in the patio (a garden accessible via the shop on the ground floor), these are by Gustavo Torner, Miguel Ortiz Berrocal and Martin Chirino.

A Chillida sculpture outside the headquarters of the Fundación Juan March in Madrid

Facilities

The ground floor has space for exhibitions. On other floors there are:

  • a concert hall for chamber music with 283 seats. The concert hall had an organ which was removed in 2019 to create more space on stage.[2]
  • a hall for lectures (114 seats)
  • a research library.

Events

Roughly about 125 concerts, 110 conferences and 4 exhibitions are produced each year.[3]

Concerts

Concerts on Wednesdays are regularly broadcast by Radio Clásica, for example, a series on the theme of synesthesia (Sinestesia. Escuchar los colores, ver la música) performed in 2016.[4] Catalunya Mùsica also broadcasts the concerts on Saturdays.[5]

Online presence

The Fundación streams many of its cultural events via Canal March.[6] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain it became difficult to attend the Fundación in person, but the availability of archive material available online was increased. Also the Fundación introduced podcasts including a series in English.[7]

Libraries

The Fundación's research library [8] specialises in contemporary Spanish Theatre and Music, Illusionism and Curatorial Studies. Their online library is made up of 10 portals broken down into thematic knowledge areas, with a catalogue of over 180,000 records, including monographs, sheet music, periodicals, photographs, posters and sketches, as well as original manuscript documents. The Fundación also maintains three personal libraries – those of Julio Cortázar,[9] the painter Fernando Zóbel and academic Francisco Ruiz Ramón.[10] It also hosts around 15 personal archives of composers and playwrights.

There is also a small library in the sculpture garden.

Instituto Carlos III-Juan March

Main article: Instituto Carlos III-Juan March

The Instituto mixto Carlos III/Juan March de Ciencias Sociales (IC3JM) is an institute that is jointly financed by the Fundación Juan March and the Carlos III University,[11] and is based on the university's campus in Getafe. The IC3JM has taken over the academic staff, activities, programmes and the library of the former Juan March Institute Centre for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (CEACS). The IC3JM is a leading centre of social science research (political science and sociology), as well as advanced postgraduate training. Its research focuses around comparative studies, with a rigorous methodological and theoretical foundation. Over 60 academics pass through the institute each year, taking part in the various seminars, workshops and academic meetings. The IC3JM has a strong international profile and its members are senior academics from the world's leading universities.[12]

Museo de Arte Abstracto Español

Main article: Museo de Arte Abstracto Español

The Museo de Arte Abstracto Español in Cuenca was famously praised by Alfred Barr, founder of the Museum of Modern Art, in a visit to the museum in 1970.[13] The museum was set up by painter Fernando Zóbel in 1966 and has been managed by the Fundación Juan March since 1981. It holds one of the most complete collection of works of Spanish abstract art. In 2015, the museum celebrated its 50th anniversary with a new extension and an improvement of its collection.[14] The documentary "Hanging from a Dream" documented the history of the museum [15]

References

  1. ^ Morales (2014). "The war games of a Mallorcan tycoon". El País. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  2. ^ "Adiós al órgano en la Fundación Juan March de Madrid" [Goodbye to the organ...] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  3. ^ "Memoria anual 2016 – Información • Fundación Juan March". march.es. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  4. ^ "Interactivo sobre la sinestesia". RTVE. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  5. ^ Cicle de concerts www.ccma.cat
  6. ^ "canalMarch • Fundación Juan March". march.es. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  7. ^ "La Fundación Juan March levanta el vuelo digital". El Mundo. January 2021.
  8. ^ "Biblioteca - Centro de apoyo a la investigación • Fundación Juan March". march.es. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  9. ^ "Julio Cortázar Library • Fundación Juan March". march.es. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  10. ^ "Francisco Ruiz Ramón Library – Biblioteca • Fundación Juan March". march.es. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  11. ^ "IC3JM - Carlos III-Juan March Institute". ic3jm.es. Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  12. ^ "Instituto Carlos III - Juan March. Entrevista a Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca (CEACS)". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  13. ^ "Cuenca, Spain, and Its Thriving Art Scene". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  14. ^ "Cuenca's abstract art museum to mark 50th year with new extension - In English". EL PAÍS. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  15. ^ "Trailer Colgados de un Sueño". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-11-04.

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