Going to one of the art museums in Palma de Mallorca quite often gives you the opportunity to inadvertently witness a bit of the art of educating the younger generation. […]
One of the many nice things in Palma de Mallorca is the all-pervasive presence of art and sculptures in public spaces. At the top end of the Rambla dels Ducs […]
Last weekend, the Gran Logia de España, the largest Spanish freemasonry lodge, celebrated their annual meeting in Mallorca. For three days, Palma de Mallorca turned into something of a capital […]
When British artist, David Hockney, painted his canvas A Bigger Splash (see photo below) in Malibu, California, in the early summer of 1967, it was the record of a typical […]
In the midst of the massive set-up that is the fortress-like Palau de l’Almudaina in Palma de Mallorca there is a tower which used to serve for matters of vigilance […]
One of the most important paintings in Mallorca has to be the altarpiece of Sant Jordi by Pere Niçard (mid to late 15th century). Little is known about the origins […]
May I inspire you to go and see an exhibition in Palma de Mallorca before January 10th, 2010? Flàmules is a historic name for the beautiful Mallorcan fabrics now known […]
One of the most outstanding buildings in Palma de Mallorca is often mistaken for a church. Sa Llotja is not and has never been a place of worship of a […]
The cheerful colours of a cloth known as Roba de Llengües is probably the most characteristic visual symbol of Mallorcan art and craft traditions. The age-old cloth typically has a […]
The Fira Internacional del Disc a Mallorca celebrates its tenth edition this weekend. This year’s record fair started yesterday and will continue until tomorrow, September 13th, at the Palma Arena. […]
The Galeria Pelaires in Palma de Mallorca is celebrating its fortieth anniversary. The gallery was founded by Pep Pinya in 1969 and has since developed into a formidable outlet for […]
There is no evidence that the eminent Greek poet, Konstantinos Kavafis (Constantine Petrou Cavafy, 1863-1933), has ever been to the island of Mallorca or to the island capital, Palma. But, […]
A large scale mobile sculpture by American artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is on permanent exhibition in Palma’s Jardins de s’Hort del Rei, just below the Palau de l’Almudaina in Passeig […]
On one of your shopping excursions in Palma’s old town you may have noticed some small graffiti doodles over the last year or so, such as in Carrer Sant Feliu, […]
The beautiful stained glass window in Palma’s cathedral suffered a bit of a mishap just over a year ago when some stormy weather in February of 2008 caused severe damage […]
Mallorca is the proud home of plenty of prehistoric sites, numbering well over one thousand. Many of them have deteriorated into a pretty poor shape with their original form barely […]