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Ella Cisneros Donates Collection to Spanish Government for Americas Art Center in Madrid

institutional · 2026-04-23

During the opening week of ARCOmadrid, Cuban art collector Ella Cisneros revealed her intention to donate pieces from her private collection to Spain's Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. This initiative will lead to the establishment of The Contemporary Art Collection of the Americas within the historic Tabacalera building in Madrid, which has been vacant since 2009. At ARCOmadrid, Cisneros was honored with the "A" award for her collection. Earlier in January, she announced the closure of the Cisneros-Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) permanent exhibition in Miami, shifting towards an international model. The collaboration will also focus on research into Latin American culture, with Spain serving as a link to Europe. Cisneros expressed her joy at finding a public home for her collection, referring to Spain as her second home.

Key facts

  • Ella Cisneros announced donation during ARCOmadrid opening week
  • Works will go to Spain's Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
  • New space called The Contemporary Art Collection of the Americas
  • Located in Tabacalera building's second floor in Madrid
  • Tabacalera abandoned since 2009, planned as National Center of Visual Arts
  • Cisneros received "A" award at ARCOmadrid
  • CIFO Miami permanent space closed in January after operating since 2006
  • Partnership includes research pact for Latin American culture

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • ARCOmadrid
  • Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain
  • Cisneros-Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO)
  • Fundação de Arte Cisneros-Fontanals
  • National Center of Visual Arts
  • Tabacalera
  • ARTE!Brasileiros
  • SP-Arte
  • Museu Nacional de Belas Artes de Cuba
  • 12ª Bienal de Havana
  • Arquivo Veiga
  • Conselho Nacional de Artes Plásticas (CNAP)
  • El Almacén
  • Galeria Galatea Salvador
  • Nara Roesler
  • Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
  • Movimento Grevista Negro
  • Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Sesc Sorocaba
  • Frestas – Trienal de Artes
  • Capela João de Camargo
  • Clube 28 de Setembro
  • CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
  • Phi Projetos
  • Cinnamon
  • CAIXA
  • Governo do Brasil
  • Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
  • Ateliê Marlene Barros
  • Ponto de Cultura Coletivo ZBM
  • Universidade de Aveiro
  • MASP
  • Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
  • Janaina Torres Galeria
  • FAMA Museu
  • Museu FAMA
  • IMS
  • Instituto Moreira Salles
  • Biblioteca de Fotografia
  • 10×10 Photobooks
  • Getty Research Institute
  • Museo Reina Sofía
  • Rijksmuseum
  • New York Public Library
  • Paris Photo
  • Livraria da Travessa
  • Simões de Assis
  • Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
  • El Espacio 23
  • Galeria Estúdio Reverso
  • NND|Azeco
  • NONADA SP
  • DAN Galeria
  • Casa de Cultura do Parque
  • Projeto 280X1020
  • Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
  • Lei Rouanet
  • Ministério da Cultura
  • banco BV
  • Laranjinha
  • Banco Itaú
  • Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
  • BBM-USP
  • Instituto Hercule Florence
  • Documenta Pantanal
  • Centro Maria Antônia da USP
  • Império Russo
  • Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
  • coleção Cyrillo Hercules Florence
  • Galeria Nara Roesler - SP
  • Roesler Hotel
  • Fonte
  • Carmo Johnson Projects
  • Itaú Cultural
  • Ilê Asipá
  • Pina Luz
  • Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
  • Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO)
  • Museo Reina Sofia
  • ARTnews

Locations

  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Miami
  • USA
  • Cuba
  • São Paulo
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Brazil
  • Salvador
  • Bahia
  • Recife
  • Pernambuco
  • Olinda
  • Vitória
  • Espírito Santo
  • Sorocaba
  • Belo Horizonte
  • Minas Gerais
  • Argentina
  • La Puntana
  • Gran Chaco
  • Paraguay
  • Campo Grande
  • Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Itu
  • New York
  • Los Angeles
  • Amsterdã
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Santiago
  • Algarve
  • Porto Feliz
  • Mato Grosso
  • Grão-Pará
  • Amazônia
  • Pantanal
  • Santo Antônio da Patrulha
  • Rio Grande do Sul
  • Fortaleza
  • Ceará
  • Tóquio
  • Japan
  • Mumbai
  • India
  • Pequim
  • China
  • Jacarta
  • Indonesia
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Cameroon
  • Yanomami
  • Venezuela
  • Lorena
  • Jardim Paulista
  • Vila Nova Conceição
  • Boaçava
  • Alto de Pinheiros
  • Bela Vista
  • Bom Retiro
  • Cidade Universitária
  • Vila Madalena
  • Funcionários
  • Centro
  • Jardim Faculdade
  • Ilha de Itaparica
  • Recôncavo Baiano
  • Zona Leste
  • subúrbio ferroviário soteropolitano
  • Alameda Lorena
  • Rua Domingos Fernandes
  • Praça da Bandeira
  • Rua Estados Unidos
  • Av. Prof. Fonseca Rodrigues
  • Rua da Biblioteca
  • Avenida Europa
  • Rua Mourato Coelho
  • Rua Anunze
  • Avenida Paulista
  • Praça da Luz
  • Rua Dr. Plínio Barreto
  • R. Chile
  • R. Barão de Piratininga
  • Praça da Sé
  • Praça da Liberdade
  • Rua Vitorino Carmilo
  • Barra Funda
  • Rua Padre Bartolomeu Tadei
  • Tabacalera
  • Matadero
  • Torino
  • Florida

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