Centro Cultural Carril del Conde

Nativities of the World

Basanta-Martín Collection

Artistic Direction: Antonio Basanta
Production Direction: Jesús Mayo

From 28 November to 3 January
Daily from 10:00 to 21:00
24 & 31 December: until 15:00
25 December & 1 January: closed

A global journey through Nativity scenes from the five continents:

Africa: The Dakar Nativity in Cayor wood, the colourful Executives Nativity from Burkina Faso, and pieces from Kenya and Tanzania.

Asia: The South Korean Birth Triptych, the Bengali Nativity, the Indian brass Nativity and the expert Chinese camphor-wood reliefs.

Oceania: An ancestral ethnically inspired Nativity.

America: The Haitian Slave Nativity in chased metal, the breathtaking Peruvian Nativity by Richard Chávez, the Nicaraguan Adoration of the Magi, the Mexican Papel Picado Nativity and the delicate Peruvian Chinchorro Nativity.

Europe: The German Baroque Nativity, Portuguese bonecos, and the beautiful Nativity by José Luis Mayo Lebrija.