The Contemporánea Foundation has presented its 2023 Culture Observatory, an analysis in which the Mueca festival in Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife) appears as the best proposal in the Canary Islands.
At the state level, the Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía, the Thyssen and the Guggenheim, in addition to the San Sebastián Film Festival, are part of the best of culture in Spain in 2023.
Completing the top ten positions are the Teatro Real, the Valencian Institute of Modern Art (IVAM), the Valencian Centro del Carmen de Cultura Contemporánea (CCCC), ARCO and PHotoEspaña.
The Observatory’s report is based on the opinions of 414 members of cultural professionals, who last December responded to a questionnaire evaluating the best of Spanish cultural offer.
Up to 108 institutions and activities complete the list which also includes the Gallery of the Royal Collections (Madrid), the Sorolla Centenary, the Picasso Museum of Barcelona and the Hortensia Herrero Art Center (CAHH), in Valencia, as reflected in the report that was released this Tuesday.
The Observatory has assessed the quality and innovation of the cultural offering of the communities and cities, based on their programming. Madrid, Catalonia, the Basque Country, the Valencian Community and Andalusia once again occupy the top five places as the most valued regions; Behind them are Galicia, Navarra and Cantabria.
Among the cities, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, Málaga, Seville, San Sebastián, Santander, Valladolid (wins a position with its best historical rating) and Zaragoza stand out.
As ‘Cultural Badges’ for the most outstanding proposals in each community, the Picasso Museum Málaga (Andalusia), Periferias (Aragón), the Teatre Principal de Palma (Balearic Islands) and the Mueca festival of Puerto de la Cruz are on the roll of honor. (Canary Islands).
They are joined by the Antonio Pérez Foundation together with the Almagro Festival, in Castilla-La Mancha; the Center for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB), in Catalonia; the Mérida Festival, in Extremadura; the Cidade da Cultura de Santiago, in Galicia; the Cuéntalo Festival together with the Actual festival, in La Rioja; and La Mar de Músicas, in Murcia.
They repeat the Gijón Film Festival in Asturias in their communities; the Botín Center in Cantabria; the Seminci in Castilla y León; the IVAM in the Valencian Community; the Prado Museum in Madrid; Bastion in Navarra; and the San Sebastián Festival in the Basque Country.
The report adds a new classification, The Essentialswhere the most outstanding cultural proposals at the national level are listed, grouped by project type.
This is the case of the Prado Museum (Museums and art centers), Center del Carme (Cultural centers), Teatro Real (Theaters and auditoriums), Festival de Mérida (Theater festivals).
Also included in this category are Sónar+D (Music Festivals), San Sebastián Festival (Film Festivals), ARCO (Art Fairs and Festivals) and the Madrid Book Fair (Literary Fairs and Festivals).
Respondents have also pointed out the most outstanding digital proposals in 2023, in which the Filmin platform once again leads the ranking, followed by the Prado Museum (TikTok, virtual visits), CaixaForum+, Fundación Telefónica (Digital Culture) , RTVE Play, Juan March Foundation (Canal March), Teatro Real (My Opera Player), National Library, Sónar+D and Medialab Matadero.
Featured new features are Disseny Hub (Digital impact), Podium Podcast (Felipe’s daughters) and Sorolla through light (Royal Palace and Bancaja Valencia Foundation).
Among the Sustainable Development Goals, the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation stands out, followed by the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation, the Cerezales Antonino y Cinia Foundation, La Casa Encendida and the Spanish Network for Sustainable Development.
Among the best cultural projects developed in rural areas, up to 63 proposals are included, of which 31 are festivals, 17 cultural and creative spaces, and nine traveling programs.
Professionals foresee adjusted growth in the sector in 2024, 1.2%, below inflation. A more favorable forecast for the private sector (2.6%) than for the public sector (0.4%) and independent professionals (0.6%).
