Emilio Morales Dance Library

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A scholar and enthusiast of dance, Emilio Morales has deposited in the museum a collection of specialized books on dance, knowing of the special bond that MACA has developed with the world of contemporary dance. It is a collection of approximately 500 books and more than one hundred magazine issues, all of them related to the world of dance. A bibliography of specialized subject matter: History of dance, Ballets, Choreographies, Classical, Spanish and contemporary dance, History of flamenco, Dance pedagogy, Ballroom, Anatomy, Didactics, as well as biographies and studies on the great figures in the history of classical and contemporary dance.
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Michael Jenkins and Javier Romero Library

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The Michael Jenkins and Javier Romero Collection, composed of 291 works by 160 international artists donated by their owners to the MACA in 2021, was completed with the donation of a set comprising more than 800 monographs and exhibition catalogs of the artists that make up the Collection, many of them artists scarcely represented in Spanish museums and from whom it is difficult to find documentation and whom Michel and Javier have been following exhibition after exhibition and catalog after catalog. An essential bibliography that contributes to the study and research of their work and to situate their work in the MACA.
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José María Cía Library

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The José Antonio Cía Library is composed of an approximate number of small catalogs, pamphlets, invitations and ephemeral material from artistic exhibitions held in Alicante from the 1950s to the 1990s. José Antonio Cía (Ceuta 1925 - Alicante 2002) was a painter and art critic at Radio Alicante, winning the Ondas award for his promotion of the art world on the local radio station. He worked as artistic director at the Caja de Ahorros Provincial de Alicante (CAPA) and in the early years of Caja Mediterráneo. He settled in Alicante and came to preside over the Ateneo Científico, Literario y Artístico de Alicante. As a result of his passion, he gathered an important collection of printed material about exhibitions by artists in Alicante, constituting an essential resource for research.
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Carmen Cazaña Library

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The Carmen Cazaña Library is composed of more than 800 copies including books, pamphlets, magazines and contemporary art exhibition catalogs, the fruit of her activity and passion. Carmen Cazaña (Málaga, 1928-Alicante, 2025) was a key figure in the development of contemporary art in Alicante. She directed Gallery 11 for almost 40 years, located on Belando Street, which became a reference point for modernity and a meeting place for artists and cultural figures. A promoter of avant-garde art, Carmen championed artists such as Gordillo, Guinovart, and Juan Uslé. She exhibited works by artists with recognized trajectories such as Lucio Muñoz and Eusebio Sempere, and organized exhibitions of local artists such as Vicente Rodes, Aurora Valero, Mª Dolores Mulá, Javier Lorenzo, María Chana, Paco Molinero Ayala, and Ricardo Junio.
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Second García Library

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It is composed of approximately 1000 items including books, exhibition catalogs, brochures and magazines, from his personal library. Segundo García (Cuenca, 1929-Alicante, 2014), professor of drawing at the Miguel Hernández Institute in Alicante since 1965, was a cultured man, eager to learn, reflective and thoughtful, a humanist who treasured precious and unique books on art and culture from the 1950s until his final days. It was he himself, as director of the La Asegurada Museum from 1989 to 1996, who initiated the MACA Library and made a special effort to achieve a modern and open museum. The bibliographic collection is completed with an important series of documentation: projects, correspondence, reports, photographs, writings, etc. that we have named the Segundo García Documentary Collection.
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The MACA Library has a specialized bibliographic collection in contemporary art consisting of more than 10,000 references including monographs, exhibition catalogs, periodical publications, artist dossiers, posters, and audiovisual material. Gathered since 1990 through acquisitions and an intense exchange of publications with art centers, galleries, museums, foundations, and cultural institutions, it has been supplemented with some private donations such as those from Ana Palomar, Teresa Lanceta, Isabel Tejeda, Eva Baeza, Begoña Martínez, and Francisco Escudero.
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