The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) brings to the Mario Monreal Cultural Centre the exhibition ‘Quino. Mafalda and much more’ to the Mario Monreal Cultural Centre
Visitors will be able to enjoy this free exhibition from 4 May to 30 June from Monday to Saturday between 9.00 am and 9.00 pm.
Visitors to the exhibition “Quino. Mafalda y mucho más” will take a journey through the career of the Argentinian artist through more than 200 cartoons, advertising posters and audiovisuals.
The exhibition has QR codes for downloading audio files to mobile phones, a Braille section and an active section for children.
The Mario Monreal Cultural Centre in Sagunto will host the exhibition “Quino. Mafalda y mucho más”, an exhibition that traces the career of the cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavador Tejón, Quino, father of Mafalda and of an acid and biting humour that often delves into the misery and absurdity of the human condition. The exhibition will open on 4 May and will remain open until 30 June, free of charge, and can be visited from Monday to Saturday between 9.00 am and 9.00 pm.
An opportunity to enjoy and discover the most current human condition on issues such as the environment, equality, injustice, solidarity and politics through Mafalda and her friends Felipe, Manolito, Susanita, Libertad, Guille….. An unforgettable exhibition that has already visited Valencia, Gandia and Alcalá de Henares and now arrives in Sagunto.
“Quino. Mafalda and much more” is organised by the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) in collaboration with the Quevedo Institute of Humour of the University of Alcalá de Henares and the Sagunto City Council. In this way, the APV reinforces its commitment to the city and contributes to actions that promote its culture and develop its critical spirit.
The exhibition will take a look at Quino’s career through more than 200 cartoons, advertising posters, audiovisuals and publications in several languages that will give an account of the international projection of the Argentinean artist’s work. Together with Mafalda and her friends, visitors to this free exhibition will be able to enjoy one of the world icons of graphic humour and her non-conformist and restless vision of society in the cartoons produced between 1964 and 1973.
The exhibition will be a unique opportunity for visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in the universe of Mafalda, the little girl who cannot stand the injustices of the world and who worries about the future of the planet. “Quino. Mafalda and much more” will highlight the creations of one of the most influential cartoonists of the 20th century, and will serve to appreciate the importance and relevance of Mafalda in the cultural and social context of her time and today.
For all audiences
The exhibition is divided into different sections, such as Quino’s Humour, where his technique and the meaning of his works will be explained. In the section dedicated to Mafalda, whose comic strips were published between 1964 and 1973, visitors will be able to learn about the universe surrounding this world icon of comic strips. In the Homage to Quino section, the awards received by the Argentinian cartoonist and the recognition of society will be on display.
Visitors to the exhibition “Quino. Mafalda y mucho más” will be able to download explanatory audios to their mobile phones via QR code. There will also be a Braille corner for the blind and visually impaired, and a section for children where they can take part in various activities.
The exhibition dedicated to Mafalda and her friends has already been on display at the Clock Building of the Port of Valencia where it was visited by more than 25,000 people, at the facilities of the University of Alcalá de Henares where 16,000 visitors came and at the Casa de Cultura Marqués de González de Quirós in Gandia which received 12,000 lovers of the iconic character created by Quino.