Centro Cultural Juan Genovés

Nativities of the World

Basanta-Martín Collection

Artistic Direction: Antonio Basanta
Production Direction: Jesús Mayo

From 28 November to 5 January
Monday to Sunday, 09:00 to 21:00
24 and 31 December: 09:00 to 14:00
25 December and 1 January: closed

A carefully curated selection of over thirty Nativity groups from different continents. Highlights include:

Africa: Pieces crafted in wood, horn, palewa stone or clay from Malawi, Kenya, Togo, Egypt, Rwanda and Mozambique.

Asia: The exquisite artistry of Chinese reliefs, and Nativity scenes from Laos and Thailand.

America: The serene beauty of Peruvian sculptor Richard Chávez, the imaginative work of Mexican artist Agustín Cruz Tinoco, and the hyper-realistic splendour of Tommy Blackshear’s African-American Nativity.

Europe:The charming Ukrainian chequerboard Nativity, Italian carvings by Willi Messner, the lively Portuguese Barcelos Nativities, the French Provençal santons from Atelier Ecoffier, and the renewed classicism of José Luis Mayo Lebrija.