Fundación DEARTE
In 1479 the Catholic Monarchs elevated the county of Medinaceli to a duchy, and this building became the seat of government of the Ducal States. Today, within these walls, lives the DEARTE Foundation, with a mission that fits into two words: culture and repopulation. Bringing contemporary art to the Soria that is emptying out.
The heart of the visit is the 17th-century Renaissance courtyard, now covered by a transparent dome that keeps it alive all year round. From there the galleries unfold: in one, president Miquel Tugores gathered, over thirty years, a work by every artist who moved him—nearly four hundred pieces. And beneath today's art peeks out that of two thousand years ago: a three-arched Roman triumphal arch, one of the few still standing in the world.
Pl. Mayor, 4, 42240 Medinaceli, Soria, SpagnaAvailable itineraries
Ducal Palace of Medinaceli
This ducal palace was for centuries the seat of government of a state that no longer exists today. Now another idea lives within it: bringing contemporary art to a Soria that is emptying out. You will cross a Renaissance courtyard covered by a transparent dome — which hosts six festivals a year — and a hall where the president of the foundation has gathered, over thirty years, one work for every artist he has fallen in love with: almost four hundred. Under the same roof, a Roman triumphal arch and the art of today coexist.
