The Patronato de la Alhambra increases the program of guided tours to the exhibition on Matisse

The Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife (PAG) has increased the program of guided tours to the exhibition Matisse and the Alhambra (1910-2010), for school children as well as for general public. The PAG educational service is offering these tours since November 2010, which was having great acceptance and the limited number of places have been full up. Therefore, the PAG will increase the offer with a special tour hour during Christmas, from 23 December 2010 to 9 January 2011, Mondays to Sundays, at 11:30 am and 13:00.
Furthermore, from 10 January to 28 February 2011, the guided tours will be offered from Mondays to Fridays, at 12:00 noon, 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30. The duration of the tours is of 1 hour. The tours are for free, but it is to make a reservation calling to (+34) 958 575 126 or by sending an e-mail to alhambraeduca.pag@juntadeandalucia.es.
More than 86,000 persons have visited the Exhibition Matisse and the Alhambra (1910-2010) at the Museum of Fine Arts of Granada in the upper floor of the Palace of Charles V, since its opening ceremony on 15 October until yesterday. The exhibition will close on 28 February 2011. It recreates Matisse’s journey to Spain, Andalusia and the Alhambra, where he was on 9, 10 and 11 December 1910, as well as the fascination he felt for the Oriental world after his visit to the Nasrid Monument.
María del Mar Villafranca, PAG Director-General, and Francisco Jarauta, Full Professor of Philosophy, University of Murcia, are the curators of the exhibition.