The Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (; ; English: "Valencian Institute of Modern Art"), also known by the acronym IVAM, was the first center of
modern art
Modern art includes artistic work produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the styles and philosophies of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the tradit ...
in Spain, opening in 1989 in the city of
Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
. The Institut Valencià d'Art Modern is an important center for modern and contemporary art in Spain and Europe.
Nuria Enguita Mayo was the Director of the museum between September 2020 and February 2024. Blanca de la Torre is the new director starting April 2025.
History
The museum officially opened in February, 1989.
Before that date, the Ministry of Culture of the
Generalitat Valenciana had been working on the collection even before the building was built.
In 1986, the Valencian Government created the Institute, with
Tomàs Llorens as its first director.
It was the first Modern Arts Museum in Spain, with two buildings: the main in Guillem de Castro street and a close location in the
Centre del Carme, active until 2002.
The core of the Museum's collection was made-up by the
Julio González collection, acquired before the opening.
Programming
The museum shows continuous developments of art and photography of the twentieth century. It offers both a 10,000-strong permanent collection,
[Laurie Rojas (October 3, 2014)]
All change at Ivam, Valencia's Modern art museum
'' The Art Newspaper''. and temporary exhibitions, discussions, courses and conferences, workshops and concerts related to exhibitions organized and other fields of contemporary art. It has two spaces: the ''Centre Julio González'', a new building which opened in 1989 featuring the museum's collection along with other temporary signs and the ''Board of the Wall'', located in the basement of the building that remains of the former Medieval fortifications of the city, and now houses temporary exhibitions.
Jointly organized with the
San Diego Museum of Art, IVAM mounted a major exhibition on
Joaquín Sorolla in its first year, culling paintings from collections throughout Europe and the United States.
Management
IVAM is run by the Ministry of Culture, Education, and Sports of the
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wit ...
. Since 2014 to 2020, José Miguel García Cortés had been the museum's director. His predecessor, Consuelo Císcar, was ousted after ten years at the post, following complaints from local critics, visual artists and gallery owners about the low quality of the museum's programming and "lack of professionalism in the management".
After six years in chief, José Miguel Garcia Cortés left the Direction in September 2020. Nuria Enguita Mayo took over right away after an international selection process as the institution's new director. "Enguita has been brought on board to conduct a major internationalization project at the institution whose core will focus in a detailed work on the museum collections, the importance of research and participation along with an enhancement on the public–private collaboration and the educational activities undertaken by the Valencian institution". She resigned in February 2024 due to the "lack of support" of the Government. Blanca de la Torre is the new director starting April 2025
References
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