Looking at a window in the art of Juana Francés is to ask oneself: What is behind it? What am I seeing? What do I not yet see? On the occasion of the temporary exhibition on Juana Francés, we approach her figurative period, prior to abstraction, through the symbolic analysis of one of the most powerful and constant visual motifs in her work: the window that acts as an emotional and conceptual thread throughout the journey

From a symbolic reading, the window becomes an ideal vehicle for connecting internal and external worlds, the intimate and the

collective, the artistic and the spiritual.

This journey allows us to reflect on the construction of identity, the relationship between physical space and emotional space, as well as the symbolic reading of the image of art.

Art does not only represent the world: it also questions and transforms it. This tour proposes looking at twentieth-century art from a critical perspective, analyzing how female stereotypes of its time were constructed and sometimes challenged. Through key works from the permanent collections such as those by Juana Francés, Eva Lootz, Soledad Sevilla, Carmen Calvo, for example, students will explore how the image of women was shaped by social, political and cultural discourses, and how many artists opened paths to break those molds.
The tour invites students to reflect on the representation of the body, the roles assigned to women and the absence or presence of creators in the official narratives of art. A tour to understand that art can be a powerful tool for thinking about society… and for changing it.

Informalism was one of the most influential currents in mid-twentieth century art. In this tour, students discover that artists such as Manolo Millares, Antoni Tàpies, Juana Francés, and Antonio Saura broke with traditional representation to create works where matter, texture, and gesture become the protagonists. The tour invites observation of how each artist uses matter to construct their own language. Texture becomes a way of narrating emotions, social tensions, or personal experiences without the need to represent recognizable objects. 
 

We propose different tours through the MACA's permanent collections aimed at the school community from their first steps in Early Childhood Education through the end of the cycle in Secondary Education or High School.

Each tour is tailored to current educational needs, adapting them to the MACA's permanent collections and establishing deep connections between artists, movements and trends, contributing to the cultural enrichment of the community. All tours are accompanied by an activity that complements what has been seen during the visit.