Joaquín Sorolla's Landmark Return to Valencia

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100 years after Joaquín Sorolla's greatest works were first inaugurated at the Hispanic Society in New York, the museum has unveiled a major new partnership with the Generalitat Valenciana to create the institution’s first international outpost in Valencia. 

Located in the Palacio de las Comunicaciones in the city center, The Hispanic Society of America – Colección Sorolla will present more than 220 works on loan from the Society’s exceptional holdings of art by Valencian master Sorolla. Spanning oil paintings, gouaches, drawings, photographs, sculpture, and personal letters, the museum will provide visitors with the rare chance to experience Sorolla’s work in the city where he was born and raised. Alongside the exhibition, a programme of interrelated activities, lectures and cultural events will be organised to promote and inform art enthusiasts of his work.  

Beyond deepening cultural connections between Valencia and the Hispanic Society, the initiative underscores the pivotal role of the Society’s founder, Archer M. Huntington, in supporting and promoting Sorolla’s career. While renovations continue on the Hispanic Society’s historic New York campus to expand gallery space, the institution is pleased to share these works with new audiences in a place of profound significance to the artist. The museum is expected to open in 2026, with further announcements to come as the project moves forward.

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