Marking the 120th anniversary of the JAE and the centenary of the Generation of '27, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) invites the public to this event, which will take place on Saturday morning at the central campus of the CSIC and the Residencia de Estudiantes. The event will feature five new scenic proposals that will engage in dialogue with the scientific and artistic legacy of the JAE, a pioneering institution in Spain's public research system.
The event offers a scenic itinerary through the CSIC campus, bringing back protagonists from that intellectual community. It will include dance, music, theater, and sound art performances. Additionally, there will be activities for families and an outdoor exhibition focusing on the women associated with the JAE.
Pura Fernández, Deputy Vice President for Scientific Culture and Citizen Science at the CSIC, highlights that the JAE contributed to an "open, integrated knowledge society connected to the international landscape." The event will honor values such as freedom of thought, curiosity, and intellectual rigor.
The curators of the event, Idoia Murga Castro and Carmen Gaitán Salinas, explain that the scenic itinerary "invites us on a journey through the traces of those who imagined new ways of thinking, creating, and transforming the world." The performances will take place in spaces such as the cloister of the Miguel Antonio Catalán Center for Physics and the Residencia de Estudiantes, evoking figures like flamenco dancer Paula Comitre, guitarist Samuel Diz, singer Sheila Blanco, pianist Joaquín Nin Castellanos, playwright Carmen Conde, philosopher María Zambrano, painter Maruja Mallo, and writer Rosa Chacel, among others.
For families, workshops such as 'Investigating with Cajal' and 'The Curious Naturalist', a puppet show on the history of the MNCN-CSIC and Spanish science, and a visit to the 'Enrique Moles' Historical Laboratory at the IQF-CSIC have been organized.
The exhibition 'Ampliar la mirada. Ellas en la JAE' (Broadening the Gaze. Women in the JAE), curated by Margarita Márquez Padorno, will focus on the more than 400 female professors, 500 researchers, and 3,000 university students linked to the institution.
Tickets are free and available now. All venues are equipped with magnetic loops and accessible for people with reduced mobility. Itinerary A will include a sign language interpreter, touch tour, and audio description.
