Haute Couture, Made in Calonge
This may or may not interest you. I am writing about it because things like the following interest me. There is a small village between Felanitx and Cala d’Or with […]
Andy Warhol’s Sleep
Pop artist Andrew Warhola, better known as Andy Warhol, does not really have a very close relationship with Mallorca, at least not one that I would know about. However, you […]
Poetical Minimalism
Cecilia Segura is a youngish artist (1974) with Mallorcan roots, based in Barcelona, with currently a fascinating exhibition at Palma’s Casal Solleric (November 25th, 2011, to January 15th, 2012). The exhibition […]
The Lonja de Palma
Sa Llotja de Palma (Lonja; Lotge) was built between 1421 and 1447 as a maritime trade exchange centre. Construction was started by architect Guillem Sagrera from Felanitx. The construction period of […]
Gentrification
Mallorca’s capital city is ever so slowly undergoing a process of gentrification. The Plaça Drassanes in Palma (Plaza Atarazanas) is a typical example for this development. A few years ago […]
The Nit de l’Art in Palma
Thursday night was the big art event night in Palma de Mallorca, the annual Nit de l’Art. I never go to these events. I am more interested in art and […]
The Coffered Mudéjar Ceiling in Alfàbia
The Possessió d’Alfàbia is one of Mallorca’s great historic estates. The property is said to go back to a Moorish alquería and the 11th century when an Islamic Virrey, Ben-Abet, […]
Gargoyles In Palma
On a walk through Palma, one can meet some wonderful sights. Palma is an incredibly beautiful city, not least for the fact that the city has preserved its character over […]
The Deathbed of the Virgin Mary
Religious art is omnipresent in Spain and in Mallorca, thanks to the influence of the Catholic Church and the opulence of its tradition. During the month of August, the festivity […]
Humpback Whales
A small shoal of Humpback Whales (Megaptera Llaüt Plessi) have been stranded in Palma’s Llotja, the mediaeval maritime trade exchange in the city’s old town centre near the sea front. […]
Gaudí’s Amazing Sounding Board
In about 1903-04, or thereabouts, Antoni Gaudí designed an amazing contraption for the main pulpit of Palma’s Cathedral. At the time, microphones, loudspeakers or electric amplifiers were not invented, yet, […]
Silent Equilibrium
Rolf Schaffner is a German artist and sculptor (1927-2008) who came to Mallora in 1962 where he made his home in Santanyí. He died in Palma de Mallorca three years […]
The Sala de les Cariàtides
The Parlament de les Illes Balears will hold its last session of the current legislature tomorrow, March 28th. After that, the Balearic parliament with be adjourned due to the upcoming […]
The Casa Consistorial in Palma
A town hall in Mallorca is usually known as Casa Consistorial, the seat of the municipal Ajuntament. In Palma, the Casa Consistorial is known as Cort due to the fact […]
Creus
The convent of Sant Francesc (San Francisco) in Palma is always a good place to visit and in particular so for its beautiful cloisters. Now, there is an added bonus […]
The Shoe Making Museum
Mallorca now has a shoe making museum, in Inca, where else. Until very recently, when China captured the market of shoe making and everything else, Inca was big in leather […]
