The Foundation
Welcome
As mayor of Mislata, but above all as a neighbor and friend of Miquel, it was an honor for me to be part of the beginnings of this Fundació Miquel Navarro, which safeguards the future of his memory. The future workshop museum, headquarters of this entity, will protect his recognition, consolidate his work within the cultural heritage of Valencians, guaranteeing its dissemination and knowledge to future generations.
It should be noted that Miquel perhaps would not have been the artist he is today without taking into account the history and ethnological roots of Mislata. The ditches that surrounded his house, the mud, the bricks, the vegetation, the insects and the silhouettes of the industrial landscape, were elements that drew the environment of our city throughout the 20th century, and also configured the poetic ideology and the enormous visual culture of Miquel Navarro.
With an entire life dedicated to art, Miquel is already a bastion of cultural prestige and his presence in international museums is reinforced by the affection of those who recognize his works in public squares around the world.
In that sense, this Foundation aspires to consolidate all the values that surround its career, promoting the conservation and dissemination of its art and its own workshop in Mislata; city in which he always lived, and in which he still works today. Thus, we will remain firmly committed to defending his legacy in the international cultural sphere.
Carlos Fernández Bielsa
Mayor of Mislata
The Fundació Miquel Navarro of the Valencian Community is a private, non-profit entity. It was created by the Mislatero artist to preserve and disseminate his work, in addition to promoting artistic creation, intercultural dialogue and training through art.
To fulfill these purposes, the Foundation has the support of the Mislata City Council, the Valencia Provincial Council, the Generalitat Valenciana and the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
About us
The Fundació Miquel Navarro of the Valencian Community was established in July 2020 as a private, non-profit entity.
At that time, the renowned artist, with work in the most important museums in the world and public sculptures in more than fifty cities, saw the dream of creating his own foundation fulfilled and preserving a large part of his artistic legacy in his hometown, Mislata, where he lives and works, and for which he feels strong roots.
To achieve this project, Miquel Navarro has had the close cooperation of the Mislata City Council, an institution that has always
has promoted the work of his “favorite son” and managed the collaboration agreement between the Fundació and the council itself, together with the Provincial Council of Valencia, the Generalitat Valenciana and the Ministry of Culture and Sports, in October 2020.
The Fundació Miquel Navarro of the Valencian Community has an artistic heritage of more than 500 works donated by the artist and a unique space in which the author of “L’Almassil”, “Fuente Pública” (Pink Panther) or “Ciudad “vigía” has his workshop. These facilities will soon be adapted to house the future Miquel Navarro Museum.
Purposes
The statutes of the Fundació Miquel Navarro of the Valencian Community establish the following purposes for it:
- Promote knowledge and dissemination of the work and figure of Miquel Navarro Navarro.
- Promote, through the Fundació Miquel Navarro of the Valencian Community, intergenerational education and training through art.
- Promote and encourage artistic creation, research and teaching of artistic expressions, the conservation of cultural heritage and the study of art.
- Promote intercultural understanding and dialogue through art, contributing to the social development of culture and instilling care for cultural heritage.
Governing bodies
The Board of Trustees is the highest governing body of the Fundació Miquel Navarro of the Valencian Community and is responsible for fulfilling the purposes of the Foundation, as well as for diligently managing the assets and rights that make up its assets, maintaining its performance and utility.
Composition of the Board of Trustees
President:
Don Carlos Fernández Bielsa,
in his capacity as Mayor of Mislata.
Secretary:
Mr. Juan Manuel Pérez Mira.
Members:
Mr. Miquel Navarro Navarro (life patron).
Mr. Rafael Marí Sancho (life patron).
Valencia Provincial Council.
Mrs. Maria Luisa Martínez Mora.
Mr. Jose Maria Meseguer Rico.
Mr. Francisco Guillermo Álvarez Dromant.
Mrs. Maria Dolores Durán Úcar.
Valencian generalitat.
Museum
The activities of the Fundació Miquel Navarro of the Valencian Community will be carried out, mainly, in the homonymous museum that will be located in the artist’s current workshop.
It is an architectural complex featuring a large warehouse located in the Morería de Mislata neighborhood, in the historic center of this municipality in the Valencian region of L’Horta Sud.
The project to adapt the facilities, which will turn the workshop, the patio and the historic studio of Miquel Navarro into a museum space, has been developed by the prestigious studio Nebot Arquitectos. The works, financed by the Valencia Provincial Council, are expected to begin in the coming months.
The Miquel Navarro Museum is conceived as a living space, from where the legacy of the Mislatero sculptor, National Prize for Fine Arts, will be put at the service of society and from where both dynamic exhibitions and different events will be organized that establish synergies between education , culture and art.
