Her Majesty  Queen Sofia of Spain was at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid this afternoon to inaugurate the highly anticipated Salvador Dalí exhibit entitled, Dalí: Todas las Sugestiones Poéticas y Todas las Posibilidades Plástica.

Through the collaboration of the Centre Pompidou Paris, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Fundació Sala-Salvador Dalí, and the Salvador Dalí Museum this fantastic exhibit displays:

“…over two hundred works paintings, sculptures, drawings organized into eleven sections that follow something of a chronological order, this exhibition encourages visitors to rethink the place occupied by Salvador Dalí in the history of 20th century art, suggesting that his importance as a figure and his legacy stretch beyond his role as the architect of surrealism. 

The exhibition – the subtitle of which comes from his article “San Sebastián” (1927) which constituted his first artistic manifesto – examines how this controversial and prolific creator, of unmatched imagination, was capable of generating perturbing art that speaks directly to spectators. An art that, reflecting the scientific discoveries of the times, explores and expands the boundaries of consciousness and of sensorial and cognitive experience.”

The exhibit will be open to the public on April 27 – September 2, 2013.  For more information please visit the official website for the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía here.

A news report about the exhibit.

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His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias was in Málaga this afternoon to inaugurate the Spanish-Japanese demonstration project, Zero Emissions Mobility to All (Zem2All).

The project will introduce, on a large-scale, the new services and advantages of electric mobility.  It, the demonstration project, will last roughly four years and has a budget of 60 million Euros.  The project includes nine rapid recharging stations throughout Málaga which will allow recharging up to 80% of the battery of the vehicle in less than a half an hour.

On April 23, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias presented the Premio de Literatura en Lengua Castellana 2012 Miguel de Cervantes to Mr. José Manuel Caballero Bonald during a ceremony held inside the Paraninfo de la Universidad de Alcalá in Madrid.

Mr. Bonald received this award for his lifetime body of work which includes editing, poetry, novels, and academic efforts such as his contributions to the Seminario de Lexicografía de la Real Academia Española.  His novels include Dos Días de Setiembre as well as Toda la Noche Oyeron Pasar Pájaros.

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Meanwhile, at Palacio de la Zarzuela, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain held an audience with the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Mr. Robert Fico.  The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Secretary of State for the European Union in the Spanish Government, Mr. Íñigo Méndez de Vigo.

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Her Royal Highness Princess Letizia of Asturias attended a concert at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid this evening.  The purpose of the concert was to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Fundación Luca de Tena and to raise money to continue the great works of the Fundación.

And, that’s it.   🙂

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His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias presided over the opening of the 7th European Jurist Forum held at the Centro de Convenciones Internacionales de Barcelona on April 18.

The forum is intended for practicing attorneys, legal academics, and jurists form various European Union countries.  The purpose of the forum is to seek laws that protect individual rights that are, at the same time, compatible with laws designed to protect society as a whole.  During the three-day forum participants will discuss current laws within the European Union countries and contribute to their compatibility with each country.

His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias attending the closing ceremony of the VII Foro Hispano-Alemán this morning in Madrid.  During today’s event the prince gave a speech calling for solidarity and cooperation between Spain, Germany and countries in the the European Union in general.  He also noted with optimism that the reforms that have begun will guarantee the sustainability of “…our social model.”  

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