Educational Patronage

The foundation supports Gira, the extensive Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía educational programme.

Aimed at fostering an understanding of modern and contemporary art, Gira carries out activities geared towards all types of groups (young people, the elderly, families, teachers, people with functional diversity, etc.). It also encompasses the ‘Colección Desaprender’, a publishing project in the area of education, as well as ‘NOEXPO’, a group of initiatives that seek to generate knowledge aside from the exhibition format.

Furthermore, the foundation collaborates with the academic and research programme of its Centro de Estudios: five Chairs of Thought, two masters and a degree taught in collaboration with Spanish universities; research stays and group studies that reflect on and debate about art, society, the economy and contemporary politics.

Fundación Banco Santander collaborates in the ongoing teacher training programme given by the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona.

The aim of this programme is for teachers from the different educational stages to acquire the methods and concepts needed to drive artistic education in their educational centres by means of workshops, courses, working groups and visits to the MACBA Collection and the temporary exhibitions organised by the museum. These activities serve to foster reflection, participation and dialogue among the teachers, educators and artists.

Some 365 teachers participated in this project in 2021. Training was given both online and in-person. In the latter case, small groups were formed and all anti-COVID safety and protocol measures were duly complied with.