

In this sense, Iceta has thanked "the commitment to cooperation and collaboration" of all public organizations and cultural entities, national and international, involved in the event. The Minister for Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta, who presided over the event held at the Sorolla Museum, stressed that "just like Sorolla, he was enormously recognised, honored and awarded while alive as the brilliant painter and tireless worker he was, is today our duty, one hundred years after his death, to pay him the tribute he deserves”. In its first constitutive meeting, the National Commission for the commemoration of the centenary of the death of Joaquín Sorolla, has approved the program of activities '100 years of the death of Joaquín Sorolla'. The cultural program of the anniversary, declared an Event of Exceptional Public Interest until December 31, 2024, is open to the incorporation of new activities.Origins' in collaboration with the Sorolla Museum

Valencia, the painter's hometown, will concentrate various exhibitions in spaces such as the Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia, which will show 'Sorolla.The extensive program of activities, coordinated by the Sorolla Museum and the Sorolla Foundation, includes more than 30 exhibitions in different parts of Spain and in countries such as Denmark, the United States and Italy.The Minister of Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta, who chaired the plenary session, thanked "the commitment to cooperation and collaboration" of all the national and international public bodies and cultural entities involved in the commemoration.
