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Our friend the Japanese sculptor EtsuroSotoo received the 2024 Ratzinger Prize at the Vatican on November 22. The ceremony took place in the Sala Regia of the Apostolic Palace and was presided over by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of His Holiness. After the welcome speech by Father Federico Lombardi, president of the Joseph …

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On November 20, The Gaudí Research Institute attended the celebration of the 5thAnniversary of the Shenzhen Industry and Commerce Association in Spain and the Shenzhen Economic and Commercial Promotion Meeting. The event took place at the historic headquarters of the CírculoEcuestre de Barcelona and was attended by the Delegation of the Municipal Government of Shenzhen, …

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The Gaudí Research Institute’s “Gaudí • Moment is Eternity” exhibition ended on October 20. This event has been open to the public for more than 6 months at the Chinese National Museum of Architectural Science and Technology, whose headquarters are located in the city of Wuhan. Through the exhibition of more than 200 original pieces, …

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On October 20, The Gaudí Research Institute carried out an expert visit to Colonia Güell for the Bonasport club. This prestigious Barcelona sports entity is chaired by Eusebio Güelli Malet, 5thViscount of Güell. The visit coincided with the celebration of the 24th Modernisme Festival that takes place in this town.    

On October 5, Manuel Medarde Sagrera, founding member of The Gaudí ResearchInstitute, was presented with the First Prize for Gaudí Research and Disseminationawarded by the Gaudí Center Madrid.This event took place during the celebration of the III National Gaudí Conference inMadrid, which in this edition was part of the XXI International Architecture WeekMadrid 2024. The …

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We congratulate Etsuro Sotoo, chief sculptor of the Sagrada Familia since 1978, for theaward of the 2024 Ratzinger Prize. This Japanese artist, born in Fukuoka, is the singularfigure that links with the originality that Antoni Gaudí revealed in that Barcelonatemple while lived.Etsuro Sotoo is a member of the scientific committee of the Gaudí World Congressesorganized …

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On September 17, took place at the Royal European Academy of Doctors thepresentation of the book that contains the conferences of the II National GaudíConference in Madrid (2023) organized by the Gaudí Center in Madrid chaired by Ms.Nieves Gómez Álvarez and which were delivered at the Real Academia de Bellas Artesde San Fernando.The work contains …

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The Gaudí Research Institute has given a master class at its headquarters to managers and students of the Magic Forest international Children’s Art Center in Beijing. This is an educational institute dedicated to the artistic training of children with eight different locations. This center develops a modern design based on traditional Chinese culture. Using the harmonious coexistence …

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  Since last March, The Gaudí Research Institute has been hosting students in curricular internships from the Master of Digital Humanities of the Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media of the University of Barcelona. These students collaborate in various international projects undertaken by the institute.

Inauguration of the exhibition “Under the influence of Gaudí” by designer Manuel Fernández (Fashion Art Institute), which has been sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. The event took place at Montjuïc Castle in Barcelona and began with a parade of the exhibited works that have been made in inclusive workshops with sustainable fabrics. The …

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