The collaboration between the Teruel Provincial Council and the Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín has led to an expanded exhibition programme for the Museum of Sacred Art in 2026, with financial backing of €20,000 from the provincial institution. A total of five exhibitions will take place throughout the year, exploring a range of topics including the stars, medieval iconography, and liturgical objects.
The agreement was signed at the Diocese of Teruel, where Joaquín Juste, president of the Teruel Provincial Council, announced the details alongside diocesan administrator Alfonso Belenguer and the museum's director, Pedro Luis Hernando. Juste emphasised the significance of this agreement, which has been renewed for the third consecutive year, highlighting the museum's role in the "maintenance, recovery, and enhancement" of the province's artistic heritage. "The €20,000 from this agreement is aimed at maintaining, showcasing, and recovering the vast heritage we have in the province, so that the general public can also enjoy it," he stated.
Hernando also underscored the importance of the partnership between the institutions and their commitment to the culture and heritage of the province. "Thanks to this collaboration, which marks the third year of this agreement, we can undertake projects that we otherwise could not," he remarked.
Exhibition details
Throughout 2026, the Museum of Sacred Art in Teruel will host various exhibitions. The programme commenced in March with the workshop "La Peana," led by Ernesto Artillo, serving as a space for artistic reflection and experimentation. This was followed in April and May by "Firmamento: the iconography of the stars in art," focusing on the symbolism of the sun, moon, and stars in religious art, and "Cuerpos etéreos" by Estela Ferrer Peraire, which combines contemporary alabaster sculpture with medieval iconography.
In June, the exhibition "Belleza y devoción en cada detalle" invited visitors to reflect on the artistic, symbolic, and spiritual value of liturgical objects. This was succeeded by "Esencia. The mystique of the contemporary," developed in collaboration with the MACVAC (Museum of Contemporary Art Vicente Aguilera Cerni) in Vilafamés, which proposed a dialogue between contemporary art and diocesan religious heritage, featuring works by artists such as Picasso, Miró, Renau, and Cartier-Bresson.
Belenguer expressed the importance of the Church's heritage, stating, "The heritage of the Church is significant because it has been created by the holy people of God, that is, all the faithful Christians throughout history. It is a heritage that belongs to everyone and is for everyone, which is why the main function of the museum is to exhibit those works of art inspired, created, and sponsored by all parishes and faithful Christians."
