Two museums and two films in Valencia, February 2026

What I saw during my week in Valencia:

• Six exhibitions at Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporània (CCCC), Carrer del Museu, 2, Valencia:
  • 12 December 2025 — 22 February 2026: La transformación de Valencia 1866—2026
    Transformation of Valencia as documented by the newspaper Las Provincias and in works of Marta Torres, Ada Sinache, Jaume Mora, Alba García, Laura Pérez, Mario Barrachina, José Miguel Guillén, Virginia Lorente, Juanma Martínez, Ángela Salerno, Raúl Salazar, Fran Parreño, Anneta Santacreu, Dakota Hernández, Ivan Mata, Daniel García, Mario Dubla, Pau Valls, Núria Tamarit, Pablo Caracol, Tomás Ferrer-Dibujador, Jordi Ferrándiz, Sr. García, Elga Lamas, Luna Pan, Laura Castelló, Mar Hernández, Enric Ejarque, Martín Forés and Felip Ariza.

    

  • 21 January — 5 April 2026: El ritual del respawn by Ana Esteve Reig
    Videoinstallations by Ana Esteve Reig (Agres, 1986).

    

  • 21 January — 12 April: Circuito Cerrado (“Closed Circuit”)
    Works and installations by Marta Azparren, Ana Esteve Reig, EXONEMO, Takahiko Iimura, Inma Femenía, Jean Genet, Almudena Lobera, Aya Momose, Arata Mori, Laura Ramírez Palacio, Manuel Saiz, Kentaro Taki and Kei Uruno.

    

  • 5 February — 19 April: Pepe Beas. Los Margenes de lo Real
    Retrospective of works by Pepe Beas (Córdoba, Argentina, 1955). Depressing as hell, apart from the red room.

    

  • 6 February — 17 May: Chema Madoz. Letra y Compás
    Works by Chema Madoz.

    

  • 13 February — 26 April: Paco Camallonga
    Works by Valencian designer, illustrator and sculptor Paco Camallonga.

    

• 6 February — 15 March: Exposición del Ninot 2026, Museu de les Ciències, la Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències
  According to the blurb, “this exciting exhibition showcases over 700 ninots carefully selected by the Falla commissions, each competing for your vote to escape the flames. The two most popular ninots, both in the infant and adult categories, will have the honor of joining the prestigious collection of the Fallero Museum.”

  

I also went to see two films at La Filmoteca Valenciana (Plaça de l’Ajuntament, 17): pretty soporific 1933 silent movie Japanese Girls at the Harbor by Hiroshi Shimizu, somewhat redeemed by the live piano accompaniment (Arcadi Valiente), and A Dry White Season, of which later.