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Last chance! The exhibition “Al hilo de Celestina. Tipo, mito, mujer” closes

Due to unexpected schedule modifications, the exhibition “Al hilo de Celestina. Tipo, mito, mujer” will be closing sooner as announced: instead of on the 31st of December 2024, it will finish on the 17th of December, two weeks in advance. This means that today and tomorrow are the last days the exhibition will be open to the public.

Extended until the end of 2024: Exhibition “Al hilo de Celestina”, Museo La Celestina (La Puebla de Montalbán)

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.

Exhibition: «Al hilo de Celestina. Tipo, mito, mujer». 29/06-29/09/2024, Museo La Celestina (La Puebla de Montalbán, SPAIN)

In less than ten days, the exhibition Al hilo de Celestina. Tipo, mito, mujer will open at the Museo La Celestina (La Puebla de Montalbán, SPAIN). The inauguration event will take place on the 29th of June 2024 at 20:00 at the museum, with the participation of the local authorities and the curators Amaranta Saguar García (Universidad Complutense), María Bastianes (Universidad Complutense) and Rachel Schmidt (University of Calgary). It will run until the 29th of September, with some extra activities that I will be announcing via this blog.

This exhibition reviews the iconographic and visual history of Celestina, from its roots in Antiquity to the present day. Using illustrative, pictorial, mise-en-scène, and audiovisual materials, it shows how Celestina freed herself from the clichéd representation of elderly female characters and became a chameleon capable of reflecting, adapting to, and connecting with the concerns of each moment and audience. And this despite the added obstacles of being an older, marginal and probably queer woman.