Exhibitions in Benidorm

Benidorm hosts a wide range of cultural exhibitions, offering something for everyone: photography, literature, gastronomy history, and interactive science. Discover the exhibitions currently on display in the city 👇

🍽️‘Menjars de la terra. The Gastronomic Legacy of González Pomata’

🗓️ From 4th February to 15th June
📍 Espai d’Art La Casilla (Emilio Ortuño, 25)

An exhibition based on the archives of journalist González Pomata, containing over 13,000 photographs and documents detailing the evolution of Alicante’s gastronomy.

🏆 Awarded the National Silver Emporia Prize for the best ephemeral and travelling exhibition, this display features images from the ‘Menjars de Terra’ Gastronomy Conferences, held in Benidorm in 1990 and 1992.

Exhibition: The Women of Goya

📍 Location: Museu Boca del Calvari

🗓️ Dates: From March 14 to June 22

👀 What you’ll see: 83 etchings by Francisco de Goya

🎟️ Free entry

The Museu Boca del Calvari in Benidorm presents the exhibition The Women of Goya, a fascinating display featuring 83 etchings by the renowned Aragonese painter created between 1799 and 1824. Through four of his iconic series – Los Caprichos, La Tauromaquía, Los Desastres de la Guerra, and Los Disparates – Goya depicts women as the protagonists of the scene, breaking away from the passive roles they were often assigned by many artists of his time.

⏱️ Museum Opening Hours:

Monday to Sunday: 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM | Winter hours
Monday to Sunday: 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM | Summer hours

The Carta de Poblament (1325) Through Historical Documents

An exhibition revealing Benidorm’s origins through unique historical pieces

📍 Museu Boca del Calvari (Luis Duart i Alabarta Hall)
📅 Until October 9

The exhibition ‘La Carta de Poblament de Benidorm (1325) a través dels documents’ offers a fascinating journey through the founding history of Benidorm via original and reproduced historical documents. Curated by emeritus professor Rafael Alemany Ferrer, the exhibition is part of the 700th Anniversary celebrations of the Carta de Poblament’s granting.

Visitors will find reproductions of the original 14th-century parchment, translations, editions, and a comprehensive collection of research conducted by key historical scholars. The exhibition is housed within the Museu Boca del Calvari and will remain open to the public until October 9, alongside the museum’s permanent displays.

‘Luces cruzadas’ ('Crossed lights’), ephemeral urban art

📍El Murtal Bridge in Benidorm

The urban artist from Alicante, Ana Cortes, Bosska, has replaced the design made by Misterpio on the El Murtal bridge in 2019, deteriorated by the passage of time, in an area of approximately 380m².

She is also the author of the mural ‘Homenaje a la Mujer’ (Homage to Women) located next to the old pier at Rincón de Loix.