The premiere of "Algarabía," a show featuring music, Spanish dance, and Arabic poetry, along with exhibitions by Combarro, Lazkano, and the area : highlights of the new season at the MUN.

The show "Algarabía" is a project and unique project , due to its fusion of artistic disciplines and cultures, an innovative creation that combines Spanish dance and flamenco with the Arab poetic tradition. Co-produced by the University of Navarra Museum and the Emirati Khawla Foundation, in partnership ADMAF (Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation), it will premiere in Pamplona on March 27 and 28 and will be one of the main attractions at the 2026 edition of the Abu Dhabi Festival on April 26. Tickets are now on sale at both venues:

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Co-directed by Ignacio García and Jihad Miahael, it features Borja Quintas and Liuba Cid as musical and artistic directors, respectively, as well as performances by Spanish and Arab artists: Spanish dancers Jesús Carmona and Lucía Campillo, and Arab singer and poet Cynthia Karam and Rafic Ali Ahmad complete the cast. The participation of young people will be very noticeable, as the musical performance will be carried out by the nearly 70 students who are part of the University of Navarra Symphony Orchestra. University students from the Choir and the Performing Arts Production Program promoted by the academic center will also participate. Without a doubt, this experience will be very significant in the training development stagestaff the nearly one hundred students ultimately involved in this great production.

"Algarabía" tells the story of a young Arab botanist (Cynthia Karam) who embarks on a journey of finding Spain, studying the ancient botanical theory of flowers. Her approach contrasts with the instinctive love that a Spanish florist (Jesús Carmona) has for flowers, their aromas, and colors. Other figures appear on stage, such as the dancer Lucía Campillo, who plays the role of a Spanish botanist.

The creative process has been developed over the last year and a half, and has been made possible thanks to the support of the Emirati Khawla Foundation, whose relationship with the University of Navarra Museum was already reflected in 2023 with its entrance board of trustees and is now reinforced in this joint artistic production.

NEW EXHIBITIONS

In addition to the Ortiz-Echagüe space and the rooms dedicated to the MUN Collection, three new exhibitions will be inaugurated:

1. “Can a painting be my friend?", curated by Teresa Barrio and Fernando Echarri, heads of area MUN's area , will open on February 11 and invites us to explore some of the collaborative works created over the last ten years with school groups, families, social organizations, and other groups. The sample develop our perspective and experience everything that can be learned through art.
2. On February 25, Floor -1 will host Floor -1 exhibition entitled "Mirar a otro lado" by Nicolás Combarro (A Coruña, 1979) will occupy meeting . The meeting presents meeting old buildings, architectural remains, or Structures normally go unnoticed, which the artist detects in urban, semi-urban, or rural areas. The sample works from "La subject silencio" (The subject project Silence), his project recent project , in which Combarro managed to capture the locations of the Bram concentration camps, designed by the Spanish and French regimes between 1936 and 1947, a metaphor for the events erased from the report .
3. And in conference room on the Main Floor, starting on March 17, you can visit the exhibition "Natura fugit" by Jesús Mari Lazkano (Bergara, 1960). The project, which arose from the University of Navarra Museum's Tender puentes (Building Bridges) artist residency program, reflects on the effects that climate change, caused largely by human activity, has on the natural environment. To this end, Lazkano analyzes the evolution of the Mer de Glace glacier in Chamonix, resulting in a film and a series of pastel drawings, the main pieces in the sample.

MORE THEATER, MUSIC, AND DANCE AT THE MUN

As framework "Manuel de framework Year" framework , commemorating the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, the MUN will kick off its stage program on Thursday, February 5, with the concert "Falla and Lorca, from the local to the universal," by the Navarre Symphony Orchestra. A creation for aesthetic reflection, where, in balance with the essence of folklore, we will find a multifaceted view of the avant-garde of the 20th century.

On Saturday, February 14, "Himno Vertical" (Vertical Hymn), by Rocío Márquez and Pedro Rojas, will bring flamenco back to the MUN. Márquez, a leading figure in 21st-century flamenco music, will transform the requiem, a song traditionally considered a farewell, into a mass that pays tribute to the dead. A work that honors not only the end, but also the beginning, the flow, and the transformation.

And on Thursday, February 19, the annual theater cycle Los clásicos hoy (Classics Today) will present the play that won two Max Awards in 2025 (Best Adaptation or Version of a Play and Best Theater Show) "Casting Lear," by Andrea Jiménez. As an autobiographical adaptation of William Shakespeare's "King Lear," this play aims to be an open door for reflection on how we relate to our parents, love, and forgiveness.

Following the premiere of "Algarabía" in March, on Thursday, May 21, the proposal "Momentum"by London City Ballet will bring the season to a close. After a 30-year hiatus, the company, now under the direction of Christopher Barney, is resuming its activities by bringing together a group of virtuoso dancers who invite audiences to discover the richness of neoclassical and contemporary ballet.

The season will also feature the University Theater sample March 6, a selection of plays resulting from the Museum's training Plan directed by Liuba Cid, as well as the X of the university contest La Voz de tu School(The Voice of Your School) on March 11 .

During the season from January to June 2026, the MUN will continue to offer daily guided tours, school programs for all ages, family activities, and will make its resources available to social entities in Navarre through the SociARTE program.

FULL CALENDAR FOR THE JAN-JUN 2026 SEASON:

https://museo.unav.edu/documents/d/museo/prog_mun_ene26-02web