ART EXPLORERS
ARTISTS AND MODELS. PASSION, CREATION, AND DESTRUCTION STORIES
The exhibition told to children
ART EXPLORERS
The exhibition told to the children
ALICE IN WONDERLAND BY DALÍ, ERNST, LAURENCIN AND TENNIEL
SCIENTIFIC-ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSHOPS
QUANTUM TRACKER. DISCOVER LIGHT
For children ages 6 to 12.
We celebrate 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology by discovering the most curious properties of light.
SCIENTIFIC-ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSHOPS
ASTROBIOLOGY. IN SEARCH OF LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
For children ages 6 to 12.
We will explore the origin of life on Earth and also its traces beyond our planet.
CHAMBER MUSIC CYCLE
The concerts from the series, on video. A carefully curated selection of the best chamber music, to enjoy at any time.
FACE-TO-FACE ACTIVITIES
Educators from Canal Educa visit schools to work with each classroom on free activities tailored to each grade level.
TEACHING RESOURCES
Educational proposal to share engaging and dynamic activities with students on the importance of water and its conservation.
New online activities: Live Webinars
The team of educators connects with your students through the virtual classroom.
Extreme Weather Events. More Often and Closer to Home?
José Miguel Viñas, meteorologist and scientific communicator, delves into a reality with which humanity has always lived side-by-side: extreme weather events have occurred throughout history and have influenced life, culture, and how societies have interacted with their environment.
The City as a Canvas. The Rise of Urban Art
Alongside art historian and researcher Fernando Figueroa, this session takes a clear and in-depth look at how the practise has evolved to transform the relationship between artistic creation and the public space.
Nature and landscape. From fascination to conservation
From the journeys imagined by Jules Verne to the landscapes explored by Hergé, art, literature and adventure territories have been essential vehicles for understanding and transmitting interest in nature.
Choosing Green. Plantlife and Well-Being
Gardener, landscaper, and botanical art history researcher Eduardo Barba invites us to delve into the fascinating and surprising world of plants. This is a universe that protects and benefits us, all while helping to create friendlier and more resilient cities.
PHOTOGRAPHING THE INVISIBLE
Throughout the history of photography, many authors have used the camera not only as a tool for recording, but as a means of personal expression and artistic reflection. As opposed to purely documentary photography, others explore its ability to represent the intangible. This approach converts the image into a space for interpretation, where what is visible is at the service of what is symbolic and poetic.
CONSERVATION IN THE JUNGLE
The Jane Goodall Institute came to being with the mission of protecting large apes and the ecosystems they depend on. Almost half a century later, it continues its work, spurred by scientific research, environmental education, and a commitment to preserving nature.
Rebeca Atencia, director of the Jane Goodall Institute in Congo, will share her experience leading the Tchimpounga Rehabilitation Center, the largest in Africa. She will also invite the audience to discover her work in preserving chimpanzees and how she contributes to caring for the jungle and the planet’s global health.
ANDY WARHOL. POP IN ART AND LIFE
Patrick Moore, former director of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh (2017–2024) and a great expert on the artist’s life and work, will devote this lecture to uncovering the personal side of Warhol. His biography is chock-full of fascinating anecdotes and curiosities about the carefully constructed persona that shaped his artistic legacy.
THE POWER OF CREATIVITY
César Bona, professor and renowned expert in emotional and social intelligence, will delve into the importance of fostering creativity as a means to generate innovative solutions and responsible lifestyle habits that respond to current challenges.
MATISSE IN HIS TIME
The writer and art critic Juan Manuel Bonet will delve into the impact that the French artist had on his time and on other artists, such as Joan Miró, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko and Manolo Quejido, who were influenced by his work.
QUANTUM LIFE
Sonia Fernández-Vidal, PhD in Quantum Physics and writer, will address, from an informative and understandable approach for everyone, the importance of this subject and the role of quantum principles to understand how matter and energy behave and, at the same time, our own existence and the world around us.
THE PROMISE OF THE WEST
Mira Milosevich, Senior Research Fellow for Russia, Eurasia and the Balkans at the Elcano Royal Institute, will analyze the context, impact and consequences of the construction and fall of the Berlin Wall in Eastern Europe.
HUMOR IN PHOTOGRAPHY
On the occasion of the exhibition at the Canal Foundation, Elliott Erwitt. La comedia humana, Cristina de Middel, photographer and current president of Magnum Photos, gives this lecture to reflect on the role of humor in snapshots.
CONVERGING PATHS: HUMAN EVOLUTION AND CLIMATE
José María Bermúdez de Castro, biologist specializing in human evolution and leading paleoanthropologist, is the protagonist of this conference to talk about the adaptation of human beings to the changing climate, from the appearance of the genus Homo and the extinction of the Neanderthals to the current interglacial situation.
Traces of the past
Prof. Dr. Axel Klausmeier, Director of the Berlin Wall Foundation, will share his perspective on the vital role historical heritage plays in our society today.
THE APPRENTICE IN THE SUN. MARCEL DUCHAMP IN PERSPECTIVE
Marcel Duchamp is considered, along with Pablo Picasso, the most influential artist of the 20th century. While Picasso’s creations represent a more continuist evolution with respect to the great classical masters, Duchamp’s work…
ALONE FROM ARCTIC TO INDIAN OCEAN
Antonio de la Rosa. An adventurer and tireless explorer, he has undertaken some of the most extreme navigations and solo expeditions on land and sea. Thanks to this, he has had the opportunity to see first-hand some of the most pressing environmental problems, such as the plastic islands in the ocean.
MORE THAN MUSES. WOMEN PROTAGONISTS OF THE ARTS
In this conference, Professor of Art History Beatriz Blasco Esquivias explores how the assigned and perceived role of women in the arts has varied depending on the historical moment.
HOW CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HELP OUR PLANET?
Enrique Dans, an expert in technological innovation and professor at IE Business School, gives us a preview of the latest trends in innovation and artificial intelligence and how they are already being used in environmental applications to contain climate change. AI solutions at the service of the planet!
CILMATE CHANGE FROM SPACE
Space is a source of knowledge about the origin of the universe and life on our planet, but it can also provide us with extraordinarily valuable information, thanks to Earth observation satellites, about phenomena exacerbated by human activity, such as climate change.
CANCEL CULTURE. THE NEW CENSORSHIP
During his conference and the chat afterward with cultural journalist Ana Romero, philosopher José Antonio Marina will reflect on the censorship trend that is on the rise as a result of so-called “cancel culture,” not just in the news and social media, but also in artistic circles and in society as a whole.
THE SECRETS OF THE SEA AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
Manu San Félix is a marine biologist, diver, photographer, and explorer with National Geographic. He has been researching and diving in oceans all around the planet for over 30 years.
LARTIGUE THE VISIONARY: A MASTER OF BLACK AND WHITE WHO WENT FOR COLOR
A meeting with Professor of Contemporary Art Estrella de Diego in which, starting from the figure of Lartigue and his career, she gives us some clues about the development of photography in the last century.
Art and science
The scientist and writer Carlos Briones shows us that the relationship between art and science has been a constant throughout the history of humanity.
Antarctica and glaciers as a laboratory for climate change
In his double facet, as a mountaineer and scientist, Jerónimo López shows us how these territories can reveal the future of the climate.
HOW WILL THE CLIMATE CHANGE IN SPAIN?
Isabel Zubiaurre, the meteorologist, reveals in this video the consequences of climate change.
CONFERENCE CYCLE. “YOUR ENERGY IS RENEWABLE.”
Want to reduce your electricity bill to €0? Don’t miss the video.
A Second Look
Volver a mirar (A Second Look) is a large-scale video installation by photographer and visual artist Rosa Muñoz, who brings a contemporary reinterpretation of the space, fragmenting its architecture and rebuilding it through video art.
WORLD WATER DAY 2026
For World Water Day, Fundación Canal is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its environmental education programme Canal Educa. This year is especially significant because we are also commemorating the 175th anniversary of Canal de Isabel II and the Fundación’s 25 years of life.
PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
Competition organized with PHotoESPAÑA. With a prize of 1,000 euros for the winner and two runner-up prizes of 500 euros each for the finalists.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Fundación Canal celebrates World Environment Day with an artistic intervention on the façade of its headquarters, based on the winning submissions from the school contest Siete lemas por el agua (Seven Slogans for Water).
WORLD WATER DAY
Presentation of a methodological guide to estimate minimum contributions to reservoirs within the context of climate change
Water and climate change
Right now, we’re in springtime, with moisture and cool temperatures. But just like every other year, summer’s wildfire season is right around the bend. Science and experience indicate that wildfire policies should… Read more
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