Due to the good visitor numbers, but also because of its relevance for students from regions where Celestina is part of the curriculum and a compulsory reading, the exhibition “Al hilo de Celestina. Tipo, mito, mujer” has been extended until the end of 2024. That is three extra months for visiting it and learning more about the visual culture of Celestina. And free admission! But paying the 2€ that costs the visit to the whole museum is worth it.
On the second day of the II Jornadas Internacionales de Investigación “Pícaros, Picaresca y Picarismo en el mundo hispánico, de sus orígenes a la actualidad”, Wednesday 11th of September 2024, at 18:30, Enrique Fernández (University of Manitoba) will be giving the paper “Madamas y Celestinas desde la novela burdelaria hasta el cine español anterior a la Transición”. This might be of interest for everyone inquiring on contemporary Celestinas and the celestinesque in media.
The recording of the talk “Las mil caras de Celestina. De las ilustraciones a las pinturas”, which Enrique Fernández (University of Manitoba) gave last Thursday the 22nd of August 2024 within the XXVI Festival Celestina, is already available via Radio Puebla’s iVook profile. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of the paintings, photographs and illustrations that are ceommented, but all of them can be found at CelestinaVisual.org.
The official website of the Festival Celestina. La España de Rojas has been updated for its 26th edition. The programme is still uncomplete (UPDATE 09/08/2024: it is complete), but tickets can already be bought on-line. There will be different activities around the topic and the period of Celestina, including two talks of celestinesque interest (of which we have already written in this blog) and the staging of Celestina itself the night of Saturday, the 24th of August.
Among the scheduled activities are the screening of the RTVE production Los Libros: La Celestina, a 1974 adaptation of the Spanish classic (which we have already shared in this blog), the representation of an Inquisitorial trial, and several theatrical and dance and music performances.
It is highly recommended to buy tickets in advance, to ensure access to the activity. For the talks of cultural nature, entrance is free until capacity is reached, although it is recommended to register for “La hechicería en tiempos de Celestina” (here).
As part of the activities relating to the exhibition «Al hilo de Celestina. Tipo, mito, mujer» (29th of June – 29th of September 2024, Museo La Celestina, La Puebla de Montalbán) and the XXVI Festival Celestina, the 22nd of August 2024, professor Enrique Fernández (University of Manitoba) will be giving a general-audience talk about the visual culture of Celestina. Admission is free (until seating capacity is reached) and the event is expected to start at 20:00 h.
Should you be already in La Puebla de Montalbán for this talk, you might also be interested in the I Jornadas de Investigación, Divulgación y Transferencia: «La hechicería en tiempos de La Celestina», which will be taking place the next day, 23rd of August 2024. Iñaki Bazán Díaz (Universidad del País Vasco) and Roberto González Zalacain (Universidad de La Laguna) will be lecturing on witchcraft at the end of the Middle Ages.
