CENTRO BOTÍN IS…
FUNDACIÓN BOTÍN’S MOST IMPORTANT PROJECT
Fundación Marcelino Botín was founded in 1964 by Marcelino Botín Sanz de Sautuola and his wife Carmen Yllera. It develops programmes within the fields of art and culture, education, institution building, science and rural development, and it also encompasses a Water Observatory.
AN INTERNATIONAL ART CENTRE
Centro Botín bridges the gap between the Art Programme developed by the Fundación Botín since the 1980s and the general public with the support of its Art Advisory Board. Focused on training, supporting creation and research, it is a dynamic and innovative programme, developed in collaboration with artists, curators and institutions that inspires and encourages all audiences to engage with art and creativity. The exhibition programme includes individual shows by artists associated with the Foundation’s art workshops, created specifically for the architecture and context of Centro Botín; collective exhibitions by artists awarded grants by the Foundation, showcasing the latest artistic debates; ambitious presentations of research on historical and contemporary drawing; and new perspectives on the work of great artists from throughout history. The Fundación Botín’s collection is a reflection of the Art Programme and is regularly exhibited.
A SPACE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVITY THROUGH THE ARTS
The mission of Centro Botín is to spark people’s creative capacity and attitude by providing access to and engagement with the arts, and using their tremendous potential to develop the emotional intelligence and creativity of everyone who visits us. The research carried out by the Fundación Botín and the Emotional Intelligence Center at Yale University forms the main focus of the educational programme at Centro Botín. This programme consists of putting on artistic and cultural activities suitable for children, young people, families and adults, to awaken their curiosity, imagination and creativity, encouraging them to play and learn through the arts.
AN ARTS AND CULTURE HUB IN SANTANDER
Centro Botín engages with and helps to strengthen the social and cultural fabric of local everyday life. A cultural and artistic hub that, through art, music, film, theatre, literature and dance, brings life to the city. It channels this aspiration through over 300 activities that take place in Centro Botín itself, as well as in its outdoor amphitheatre and in the Pereda Gardens.
