CaixaForum
Spain
Driven by the shared belief that art, culture, and knowledge are powerful forces for transformation and social cohesion, the Spanish foundation "la Caixa" and the Centre Pompidou entered into a unique cooperation agreement in 2019. Each year, a new exhibition conceived by the teams at the Musée National d’Art Moderne is presented in various CaixaForum venues—a network of cultural and artistic spaces across Spain, managed by the foundation.
Domaine public Photo © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Georges Meguerditchian/Dist.GrandPalaisRmn
Chez Matisse
El legado de una nueva pintura
The exhibition highlights the work of Henri Matisse (1869-1954) as a perpetual reinvention of painting —the medium he consistently described as "the pinnacle of his desires"— embracing both its historical legacy and its relevance in the present.
It brings some thirty of his paintings into dialogue with major figures of the 20th and 21st centuries—from Sonia Delaunay and Natalia Goncharova to Daniel Buren and Barnett Newman—tracing his influence across both real and imagined spheres of artistic creation.
| An exhibition by Fundación la Caixa x Centre Pompidou
The "la Caixa" Foundation is one of Europe’s leading philanthropic organisations, committed for over a century to social progress and cultural development. Through a comprehensive approach—spanning social, educational, research, and cultural programmes—the foundation works to improve well-being and strengthen social cohesion. Convinced that art, knowledge, and science are powerful engines for social transformation, the foundation ensures that accessibility, inclusion, and warm hospitality are at the heart of all its initiatives, particularly for vulnerable audiences.
Since the late 1970s, Fundación "la Caixa" has organised exhibitions aimed at introducing culture to a wide audience through high-quality, internationally oriented projects. The Exhibitions Department, which produces both in-house and travelling shows, has built a distinctive reputation for combining diverse approaches, scientific rigour, and a receptive attitude toward emerging forms of creation and new ways of seeing the world.
Founded in 1985, the contemporary art collection of Fundación "la Caixa" now includes nearly 1,100 works of international scope, with artists such as Gerhard Richter, Antoni Tàpies, Cindy Sherman, Doris Salcedo, and Mona Hatoum. Regarded as one of the most important private collections in Europe, it supports both the foundation’s own projects and collaborations with major museums and cultural centres, embracing new narratives and perspectives, from video and installation to interdisciplinary practices.
The network of CaixaForum centres and the CosmoCaixa Science Museum form the backbone of Fundación "la Caixa"’s cultural programming. Spread across several Spanish cities—Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Zaragoza, Seville, Tarragona, Valencia, and more—these spaces, often housed in architecturally significant buildings, share a common identity while maintaining strong ties to their urban environments.
Within this network, the foundation offers a wide range of initiatives—exhibitions, concerts, lectures, workshops, family activities, film screenings, and debates—designed to engage diverse audiences and create enriching cultural experiences. Exhibitions—developed in-house or in collaboration with institutions such as the Centre Pompidou, the Museo Nacional del Prado, or the British Museum—explore a broad array of themes, including nature, cinema, comics, science, archaeology, botany, and technology, consistently pushing the boundaries of knowledge sharing and cultural dissemination.
