Collaborations

For the first time, the Casacuberta Marsans Collection of Hispanic art is being presented in Madrid, offering the opportunity to discover an exceptional group of works by Isidre Nonell, an artist who has only rarely been exhibited in this city.

The title of this exhibition, Isidre Nonell mirando a Goya (Isidre Nonell Looking at Goya), proposes a dialogue between two artists separated by more than a century, yet united by a shared gaze. It is both a literal and symbolic encounter in which Nonell’s works are placed in the museum alongside those of Francisco de Goya —facing each other— inviting viewers to discover a shared sensitivity toward the marginal and the tragic, a way of seeing the truth behind the sitter rather than reproducing the aesthetic and moral conventions of their time.

The Casacuberta Marsans Collection presents twelve emblematic works —seven oil paintings and five drawings— that together form a representative ensemble of this painter’s creative universe, as well as the countercultural vision he embodied in his time. Each piece reveals how Isidre Nonell, in his search for an alternative away from traditional painting, developed an original and innovative language both in his choice of subjects and in the execution of his works.

Visiting Information

EXHIBITION

Organisation: Colección Casacuberta Marsans
Curators: Begoña Torres González / Nadia Hernández Henche
Coordination: Carlos Sánchez
Graphic Design: Pere Canals
Graphic Production: Boomerang Graphics
Catalogue Printing:
Reprodisseny
Exhibition Installation:
Emilio Corpa
Art Handling and Transport:
Arterri

CASACUBERTA MARSANS COLLECTION

Director: Álvaro Casacuberta Marsans
Collection Management: Celia Querol Torelló
Collection Coordination: Clara Villanueva Moreno
Internship: Josep Quintana Casas

As part of Loop Festival, the Hospital of St Saver presents Never Ground, a video installation by artist Natália Trejbalová that explores the Earth as a physical entity in constant transformation.

Our perception of the planet we inhabit is superficial. Yet the ground we walk on conceals a vast range of underground spaces. Through images of an erupting volcano on Vulcano and a cave in Veneto, among others, the video connects the earth with what lies beneath. Thus, what is visible becomes linked to what is hidden, and the superficial to the profound.

Exhibited in one of the spaces of the Hospital of St Saver, the video establishes a direct relationship with the works from the Casacuberta Marsans Collection on view, connecting what is visible and earthly with what is hidden and metaphysical. Through the collaboration with Loop Festival, the project offers a new perspective on the Collection’s works, as well as building an international bridge with contemporary artistic production.

Natália Trejbalová’s practice has been presented in institutions and festivals around the world: Palazzo Grassi, Venice; Matadero, Madrid; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; MUDAM Luxembourg; and Power Station of Arts, Shanghai, among many others.

Dates: 11/11/2025 – 16/2/2025

Location: Hospital de St Saver (C/ de la Palla, 21, Barcelona)

Visiting hours during Loop Festival (11/11-22/11/2025):
12, 13, 17, 19, 20 & 21/11 at 11 AM & 5 PM
14/11 at 11 AM & 1 PM*
*Regular visiting hours after the festival

Filipa Ramos In Conversation with Natália Trejbalová

On Friday, 21 November, we will have the opportunity to hear the artist discuss her work alongside Filipa Ramos, Artistic Director of Loop Festival. The session will also explore the connections between the video and the works from the Casacuberta Marsans Collection.

Date: Friday, 21 November
Time: 5 PM
Location: Hospital of St Saver (C/ de la Palla, 21, Barcelona)
Language: English

To book a spot: https://form.jotform.com/253154568597370

On Saturday, October 25th, we opened the doors of the Hospital of St Saver as part of the 48h Open House BCN architecture festival.

Over 550 visitors came to discover the architectural history of the building: from its foundation in the early 15th century to the renovation that has reclaimed it as an art exhibition venue. We were honored to host a special visit led by architects Jordi Garcés and Daria de Seta, who shared in-depth insights into the architectural rehabilitation project.

We are grateful to all visitors for their interest, and to the festival volunteers for their dedication in making this a memorable day. It was a privilege to take part in the 16th edition of 48h Open House BCN.

In the evening, the Hospital de St Saver hosted the festival’s official opening event, bringing together organisers, architects, and representatives of the venues participating in this year’s edition.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

8:00 PM

On Tuesday, July 15, the Hospital of St Saver hosted an extraordinary musical evening with the concert “Més enllà de la Suite” (Beyond the Suite), starring the acclaimed cellist Clara Pouvreau.

At 8:00 PM, the venue was transformed into an intimate stage for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Pouvreau opened the program with a suite for solo cello, a cornerstone of the Baroque repertoire, and concluded with the technical challenge of a transcription of a piece originally written for violin.

The audience had the privilege of hearing the polyphonic complexity of a fugue —usually reserved for other instruments— resonate with the rich sonority of the cello. It was an interpretive challenge that the artist met with brilliance, taking the audience truly “beyond the suite.”

In addition to the concert, the event offered the chance to visit the Casacuberta Marsans collection, blending music and art in a unique historical setting.

In partnership with Fundació Bachcelona.

Lecture by Dr. Gerardo Boto

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Arrival Time: 6:00 PM
Starting Time: 6:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Hospital de St Saver
C/ de la Palla, 21
08002 Barcelona

Dr. Gerardo Boto sheds light on the Relief of Saint Catherine from the Casacuberta Marsans Collection, arguing that it is a fragment of an altarpiece commisioned by King Alfonso X of Castile for the altar where his mother, Queen Beatrice of Swabia, was buried.

Fragment of an altarpiece of Saint Catherine
Third quarter of the 13th century
White marble
56/60 x 64 x 8 cm.

Based on artistic and historical analysis of this work, the lecture proposes a new reconstruction of the north nave of the church of Santa María la Real de las Huelgas, where the queen’s first burial took place.

To book a spot, please get in touch via email at: info@hospitalstsaver.com. 

Saturday, May 17, 2025

7:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, and 11:30 PM

Guided tour of the Hospital de St Saver – Casacuberta Marsans Collection

Led by a member of the curatorial team and in small groups of up to twenty people, we will take a tour around the different areas of the former hospital and the selection of works from the Casacuberta Marsans Collection on view. The tour, of approximately one hour, offers a unique opportunity to discover a historic building recently restored in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, as well as an outstanding private art collection.

Duration: 1 hour

To book a spot, please get in touch via email at: info@hospitalstsaver.com. 

More information on La Nit dels Museus

8/5/2025

A group of students from the Master’s Degree in Medieval Cultures from the University of Barcelona visited the Hospital de St Sever as part of the course ‘Spaces and Practices of Assistance in the Middle Ages’, taught by Dr. Antoni Conejo—an ideal setting for the day, since the building was constructed in the 15th century as a hospital for clerics and functioned as such until the 1920s.

This special session was divided into three parts: 

• Tour around the Hospital of St Sever and the works from the Casacuberta Marsans Collection on display.
• Talk by Dr. Pol Bridgewater (University of Barcelona), who spoke about the foundation and management of the hospital in the 15th century.
• Lecture by Dr. Josep Barceló (Universitat Rovira i Virgili), who gave a detailed account of the evolution of hospitals from the Middle Ages until modern times.  

This initiative, organised together with the University of Barcelona, has contributed to a better understanding of the Hospital de St Sever as a former hospital for clerics, as well as preserving its important role in the history of hospitals in Barcelona.

In partnership with the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Research on Medieval Cultures (IRCUM).

22/05/2025

The Casacuberta Marsans Collection team hosted a guided tour of the Hospital de St Saver and the exhibited works from the collection for its closest neighbours, with whom it shares a strong passion for art, culture, as well as a commitment to preserving the heritage of Ciutat Vella. This initiative was launched to strengthen the social fabric within the neighbourhood and to create spaces of dialogue between institutions, local businesses, artists, and residents.

On this occasion, we were pleased to welcome representatives from CEIP Sant Felip Neri, Galeria Loval Antiguitats, Espai Povo, Antherea, and Mater Casa Museu. Local historians also took part in the event, generously sharing their knowledge with the group, thus reinforcing our collective historical memory surrounding the Hospital de St Sever. Painters, sculptors, and writers also joined in, adding a creative approach to the conversation.

The Hospital de St Sever became a space for interdisciplinary exchange, enabling a collective experience centred around the community of Ciutat Vella.

Special thanks to Gemma Teran Pérez from CEIP Sant Felip Neri school.