During July 2026, the Picasso Museum Málaga, in collaboration with ACS Foundation, is offering various summer workshops and activities for children under the title When the Heat Arrives…

Through fun and innovative proposals, children can explore different artistic disciplines from an open and flexible perspective, where curiosity and creativity take center stage. Working with the concept of Picasso and other artists regarding the "found object" or "objet trouvé," children will experiment freely with a wide range of artistic techniques and materials.

The activity is organized into three weekly sessions from June 29 to July 17 and will take place in the Education Classroom of the Picasso Museum Málaga.

Photo: Museo Picasso Málaga

On June 13, the 16th Edition of the Organ Music Festival "Music in the Cathedral" was inaugurated at the Cuenca Cathedral. The festival includes eleven concerts and two educational workshops, and has become a national and European reference in the performance and study of the Iberian organ.

The opening day featured the presentation of the book Secretum: A Journey through the Organs of the Cathedrals of Spain by Carmen Díaz Baruque, as well as a concert by Montserrat Torrent with the program This Year…ONE HUNDRED.

The programming will continue with concerts by Wolfgang Zerer on August 19, Victor Baena on August 21, participants of the Baroque Organ course on August 22, Victor Perea and Héctor Guerrero on August 26, Javier Artigas on August 28, participants of the Online Organ Academy on August 29, Lionel Avot and Mineko Kojima on September 12, A2 Duo on September 26, Petra Žďárská and Lucie Žáková on October 17, and Carlos Arturo Guerra Parra and Llorenç Barber on October 24.

The academic activities complementing the programming are the Baroque Organ Interpretation course from August 19 to 22, taught by Wolfgang Zerer, and the Online Organ Academy course from August 26 to 30 with Carlos Arturo Guerra Parra and Lucie Žáková.

This annual event is promoted by the Cuenca Cathedral and designed by the titular organist Carlos Arturo Guerra Parra and the harpsichordist and organist Lucie Žáková, and is supported by ACS Foundation.

The College of Civil Engineers, Canals and Ports has hosted the presentation of the book and the inauguration of the exhibition dedicated to Heinz Hossdorf, a pioneering Swiss civil engineer and a key figure in 20th-century engineering, with the aim of showcasing his legacy on the anniversary of his birth.

Hossdorf, who skillfully combined efficiency, beauty, and innovation in his profession, is recognized as one of the great protagonists of the Third Industrial Revolution thanks to his early use of computing in structural design. Among his most notable contributions are:

-      Hybrid Testing: He pioneered the integration of physical models with computational analysis, drastically reducing data processing times.

-      Mastery of Models: Unlike other engineers who focused solely on concrete, Hossdorf applied models to an unusual range of materials, including steel, wood, stone, and plastic.

-      Innovation in Prestressing: He was among the first to use external post-tensioning (placing cables outside the concrete mass) and even prestressed materials as diverse as natural stone and plastic.

Hossdorf’s relationship with Spain arose from his admiration for Eduardo Torroja, whom he considered his scientific father in the field of models, and was strengthened through architect Fernando Casinello.

The exhibition brings together models, plans, photographs, and documents bequeathed by Hossdorf himself to Pepa Casinello. The book, meanwhile, is presented not only as a technical biography but as a work designed to disseminate the legacy of an engineer who, despite his immense international relevance—having exhibited at MoMA in New York—remains relatively little known.

The event featured the participation of Miguel Ángel Carrillo, President of the College of Civil Engineers, Canals and Ports; Rafael Fernández Sánchez, President of the Eduardo Torroja Foundation; Antonio García Ferrer, President of the ACS Foundation; Laureano Matas, Vice President of the CSCAE; Luis Fernández-Galiano, academician of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando; and Pepa Cassinello, the book’s author, among others.

The book and exhibition, which will remain open for one month at the College of Civil Engineers, Canals and Ports, have been promoted by the Eduardo Torroja Foundation and supported by ACS Foundation.

On May 25, the awards ceremony for the 8th edition of the school contest "What is Numancia to You?" took place at the facilities of the Numancia Early Childhood and Primary Education School in the city of Soria. During the event, diplomas and gifts were handed out to the contest winners. Nearly one thousand students from schools across the province took part in the contest, creatively expressing the value of Numancia's historical and cultural heritage.

The aim of this competition is for students to learn about the history of Numancia, its meaning and significance, as well as its legacy, dimension, and global projection. According to the contest rules, the works submitted consisted of a literary piece (with a maximum length of 400 words) or an artwork using any technique (drawing, collage, photography, painting, etc.).

The contest, promoted by the Forum Soria 21 for Sustainable Development, is organized in collaboration with the Caja Rural de Soria Scientific Foundation, the Federation of Sorian Business Organizations, the Provincial Council of Soria, the Regional Government of Castilla y León — through the Provincial Education Directorate of Soria — and ACS Foundation.

The winning students will tour various museums and cultural centers in the province, such as the Numantine Museum and the Roman Villa in Cuevas de Soria, to continue discovering the past and present of Sorian Celtiberia.

Photo: Diputación de Soria

The restoration work on the walls of the Capilla del Sagrario at the Collegiate Church of Briviesca (Burgos) can be visited between May 14 and September 30, in groups of four people, with prior reservation.

In 2025, urgent stabilization work was carried out on the walls, consisting of the consolidation of renderings and plasters, fixing of the polychromy, cleaning of gold leaf, application of renderings in the most weakened areas (pendentives), sealing of cracks and fissures, filling of cavities, and replacement of mortars in joints and volumes. In May 2026, work began on the pictorial restoration of the walls, restoration of doors and wooden elements, as well as the stained glass and windows of the lantern, following the guidelines of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Junta of Castile and León, and thanks to the collaboration of ACS Foundation.

"Open for Works" allows visitors to tour the installed scaffolding in small groups and observe the progress of the work, accompanied by restoration technicians.

Registration here