Spain's Ministry of Culture Acquires 123 Photographs from Juana de Aizpuru Gallery for €726,000

Key facts

• The Spanish Ministry of Culture acquired 123 photographs for €726,000 from the Juana de Aizpuru gallery.
• The photographs will be housed at the National Photography Center (CNF).
• The acquisition includes works by ten artists: Ana Laura Aláez, Cristina Lucas, Carmela García, Cristina García Rodero, Cristina de Middel, Dora García, Jordi Colomer, Virxilio Vieitez, Pierre Gonnord, and Alberto García-Alix.
• More than half of the photographs are by National Photography Award winners: Carmela García (2025), Alberto García-Alix (1999), Cristina García Rodero (1996), and Cristina de Middel (2017).
• Cristina García Rodero and Cristina de Middel are also members of Magnum Agency.
• Dora García received the National Plastic Arts Award in 2021.
• The selection is organized into three main axes: documentary and autobiographical photography, staged and performative photography, and conceptual and narrative photography.
• The works come from the collection of Seville-based gallerist Juana de Aizpuru, who has supported photography since the 1970s.