Collaborations
loans
Rusiñol and the Alhambra: The awakening of a painter-poet
Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, Granada
Loan of the work Winter Landscape by Santiago Rusiñol
29 May – 14 September 2025
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Grotesque. Popular art and aesthetic revolution
Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid
Loan of the work El cartel del crimen de José Gutiérrez Solana
8 October 2024 – 10 March 2025
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Arte y transformaciones sociales en España (1885-1910)
Museo Nacional del Prado
Loan of the works Procesión en Toledo de José Gutiérrez Solana; Gitana de Isidro Nonell y Examen de conciencia de Ramón Casas
21 May – 22 September 2024
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María Blanchard: Painter despite Cubism
Picasso Museum, Málaga
Loan of the work The Embroiderer by María Blanchard
29 april – 29 september 2024
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España blanca y negra: Visions from Fortuni to Picasso
Kadriorg Art Museum, Tallin / The Art Museum RIGA BOURSE, Riga
Loan of the works Capuchinos de Fuenterrabía de Darío de Regoyos and Procesión en Cuenca de José Gutiérrez Solana
Tallin, 12 April – 1 September 2024 / Riga, 2 September – 23 December 2024
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El espejo perdido. Judíos y conversos en la edad media
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid / Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
Loan of the works Disputa de San Juan Bautista de Bernat Martorell and El profeta Daniel del círculo de Jaume Cascalls
Madrid, 10 October 2023 – 14 January 2024 / Barcelona, 23 February – 26 May 2024
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Zuloaga and the Myth of Spain
Kunsthalle München, Munich / Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg
Loan of the works La del abanico and El juez de Zamarramala de Ignacio Zuloaga
Munich, 15 September 2023 – 4 February 2024 / Hamburg, 17 February – 25 May 2024
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The Lamentation of Christ by the Master of the Saint Lucy Legend
Groeningenmuseum, Bruges
Long term loan of the work The Lamentation of Christ from Master of the Saint Lucy Legend
12 April 2016 – 12 April 2022
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Picasso y Aragón: Goya-Gargallo-Buñuel
Museo de Teruel
Loan of the work Autorretrato de Pablo Gargallo
18 December 2021 – 20 March 2022
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Alfonso X: El legado de un rey precursor
Museo de Toledo
Loan of the work Marble Relief
10 March – 19 June 2022
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Zuloaga. Mi tío y mis primas
Museo Zuloaga, Segovia
Loan of the work Esperanza de Ignacio Zuloaga
17 February – 21 May 2022
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Real(ismos). Nuevas figuraciones en el arte español entre 1918 y 1936
Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga
Loan of the works Retrato de Anna María de Salvador Dalí; Desnudo, Nu aux bras levés y Jugadores de billar de José de Togores; La bordadora de María Blanchard; y Bodegón de Enric Ricart.
4 April – 4 September 2022
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El Marqués de Santillana. Imágenes y letras
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
Loan of the work Presentación en el templo de Jorge Inglés
4 October 2022 – 8 January 2023
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Zuloaga
Lonja de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
Loan of the work La del abanico de Ignacio Zuloaga
6 October 2022 – 8 January 2023
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Daniel Henry Kahnweiler
Museu Picasso, Barcelona
Loan of the works Bueyes y carreta de Manolo Hugué; y Tonkinois y Jugadores de billar de José de Togores
17 November 2022 – 19 March 2023
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Feliu Elias. La realidad como obsesión
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
Loan of the works Table Rouge, Bodegón paisajista, Busto de bronce y Bodegón de Feliu Elias
10 November 2022 – 19 March 2023
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Borrassà i la catedral de Barcelona
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
Loan of the works San Esteban de Lluís Borrassà
20 December 2022 – 21 May 2023
conferences
The Hospital de St Saver Project: Re-thinking a space of assistance in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona
Friday, May 16th, 2025
University of Milan
On May 16, Daniel Tulloch, assistant at Hospital de St Saver, delivered the lecture “The Hospital de St Saver Project: Re-thinking a Space of Assistance in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona” during the international symposium “Els Abrils de l’Hospital” held at the University of Milan.
Organised by the Research Institute on Medieval Cultures of the University of Barcelona (IRCUM), the symposium, titlted “Ospedali e Innovazione”, brought together experts from across Europe to explore a wide range of topics related to the history and evolution of hospitals from the 15th century until today.
The lecture presented the recent recovery of the Hospital de St Saver in Barcelona and its new function as an exhibition space for an art collection. This initiative is borne out of the commitment from the Casacuberta Marsans Collection to preserving Barcelona’s cultural heritage. It also further develops the collection’s goal to produce and share knowledge on this historic building with a wider audience.
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The Casacuberta Marsans Collection
Ignacio Casacuberta Marsans y Celia Querol Torelló
12ª Jornada: Mercat de l’art, col·leccionsime i museus
6 October 2023
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The Framed Figure: Works from the Casacuberta Marsans Collection
Sala Vaixells, Palau de Maricel, Sitges
4 June – 29 September 2024
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Museum Night 2026
Saturday 16 May 2026
7.00 pm and 8.30 pm
Guided Tour of the Hospital de St Saver – Casacuberta Marsans Collection
Led by a member of our mediation team and held in small groups of no more than twenty people, we will take visitors through the different rooms of this historic hospital and introduce the selection of works from the Casacuberta Marsans Collection currently on display. Lasting approximately one hour, the visit is a unique opportunity to explore a historic building in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, as well as a remarkable selection of works including La Dolorosa by José Gutiérrez Solana, the Altarpiece of Saint Lucy by Joan Mates, and Christ on the Cross by El Greco.
Duration: 1 hour
Activity FULLY BOOKED
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National Gallery Study Trip to Barcelona stops at Hospital de St Saver
Last weekend, we had a very special visit from the patrons and curators of the National Gallery of London.
This year, Barcelona was chosen for their annual trip abroad – a city that, in the words of the museum’s Director Gabriele Finaldi, “possesses a cultural heritage unlike any other”.
As part of their trip, the National Gallery patrons enjoyed a tour of the Hospital de St Saver, where they had a chance to discover the highlights of the collection currently on view – a 13th –century marble relief depicting the martyrdom of Saint Catherine and Christ on the Cross by El Greco, among others. The visit also included an open discussion led by Associate Curator of Renaissance Painting Christine Seidel, whose valuable insights into the exhibited works made the experience all the more meaningful.
Our sincere thanks to the Curatorial and Development teams at the National Gallery, and to their patrons, for a wonderful visit.
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A renewed perspective: Second presentation of works from the Casacuberta Marsans Collection.
The Hospital de St Saver begins a new chapter with a second presentation of works from the Casacuberta Marsans Collection.
This renewed selection, led by a work by El Greco recently added to the Collection, can be seen at the Hospital de St Saver. Selected for their singularity, the works engage in dialogue with one another and with the surrounding architecture, creating new narratives and ways of experiencing them.
Guided by the curatorial and mediation team, visitors will be able to discover the Casacuberta Marsans Collection, the conceptual and stylistic relationships between the works on display, as well as the history and architecture of the Hospital de St Saver, a protected building in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona.
This new presentation marks the first anniversary of the Hospital de St Saver, the exhibition space of the Casacuberta Marsans Collection which opened in November 2024. In line with the first selection of works presented then, the current display brings together a wide variety of territories and chronologies of Hispanic art through a contemporary perspective. The variety of works highlights the importance of artistic exchanges among the authors represented in the collection, revealing how artists and models from foreign territories converged with local art, and how native artists reinterpreted them through their own unique language.
Visitors will be able to see works by artists such as El Greco, Bartolomé Bermejo, Diego de la Cruz, Joaquim Mir, Santiago Rusiñol and Hermen Anglada-Camarasa, among many others.
El Greco and his first monumental Christ on the Cross lead the new selection of works on display
The Casacuberta Marsans Collection is pleased to present the addition of a work by El Greco, which leads this new presentation at the Hospital de St Saver.
This Christ on the Cross, measuring 178 × 104 cm and dated circa 1585–1590, is considered the earliest version among El Greco’s crucifixions. The closest iconographic precedent is Christ on the Cross with Two Donors (Paris, Musée du Louvre), originally for the Convent of the Queen in Toledo.
The first known reference of this painting dates from 1908, when Manuel B. Cossío published his well-known catalogue on the Cretan painter. He knew the work through the German art critic Meier-Graefe, who, years earlier, together with the jurist and educator José Castillejo (associated with the Institución Libre de Enseñanza), had visited the Sevillian palace of the 2nd Count of Águila, where the painting was located at the time. Meier-Graefe and Castillejo noted then:
“its owners have dusted off the Greco they kept in a dark corner of the chapel, and they still cannot understand how it could be of any value, with such a tiny head and such a very, very long body.”
The presentation of this work at the Hospital de St Saver brings the number of paintings by El Greco accessible to the public in the city of Barcelona to four. In the current display, El Greco’s dramatic Christ on the Cross is linked to the “España negra” painting tradition, as well as to Catalan Modernism, which embraced expression over realism by celebrating El Greco.
Christ on the Cross establishes multiple conceptual and stylistic relationships with works by José Gutiérrez Solana, Ignacio Zuloaga, Santiago Rusiñol and Ramon Casas within the collection. These connections can currently be explored at the Hospital de St Saver.
VISITING HOURS
Mondays and Wednesdays at 11:00 am and 5:00 pm
All visits are guided
By appointment only
activities
Filipa Ramos In Conversation with Natália Trejbalová
On Friday, November 21, the Hospital de St Sever hosted a special activation for Loop Fetsival led by Filipa Ramos, artistic director of the festival, together with Natália Trejbalová, the artist behind the video work Never Ground.
The activity began with a tour of the spaces of the Hospital de St Sever, led by Cèlia Querol, head of the Casacuberta Marsans Collection, who proposed connections between the venue and the artistic research of Never Ground. Afterwards, the guests discussed various topics, highlighting their reflections on the filming locations in Vulcano, the cavern in Veneto, and the studio where the artist assembled sculptural elements into speculative architectures of the underground world.
A review published in Flash Art described this installation as “the festival’s final gesture.” And indeed, it marked the perfect closing after two weeks of Loop.
We would like to thank the Loop Festival organization for this first year of collaboration, Natália Trejbalová for the extraordinary, almost planetary research she offers us in Never Ground, and, finally, all those who visited the Hospital de Sant Sever during the days of the festival.
Never Ground will be on view at Hospital of St Saver until 15 February 2026. Book your visit: https://hospitalstsaver.com/es/visits/
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Isidre Nonell looking at Goya. Casacuberta Marsans Collection
18 November 2025 — 18 January 2026
Museo Lázaro Galdiano (C/ de Serrano, 122, Madrid)
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.
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
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‘Never Ground’ de Natália Trejbalová. In collaboration with Loop Festival
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
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48h Open House BCN
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.
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“Beyond the Suite”: Clara Pouvreau at St Saver’s Hospital
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.
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The First Hispanic Altarpiece of Saint Catherine
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.
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Museum Night 2025
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.
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Special session with the Master’s Degree in Medieval Cultures from the University of Barcelona
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).
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Community gathering with guided tour
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.
