23 Sep 2020
The exhibition ‘Ferdinand III Rex Hispaniae in Burgos. History, memory and image’ (‘Fernando III Rex Hispaniae en Burgos. Historia, memoria e imagen’) recalls the role played by the monarch in Burgos. The exhibition, which can be visited in the exhibition hall of the Forum Evolución until March 7th 2021, is organized by the Cathedral VIII…
18 Sep 2020
The Cathedral VIII Centenary Foundation Burgos 2021 presented the book ‘Mateo Cerezo el joven (1637-1666): Materia y espíritu’. This is the catalog of the exhibition of the same name which can be seen at the Valentín Palencia Hall of the Burgos Cathedral until November 2. It is, from now on, a reference work in the…
05 Aug 2020
The Santa María façade of Burgos Cathedral will change its wooden doors for bronze ones made by the artist Antonio López. This is the project that the Cathedral VIII Centenary Foundation. Burgos 2021 presented to the media in July, although the sculptor is still working on this work and its final appearance will be known…
05 Aug 2020
The vice-president of the Cathedral VIII Centenary Foundation. Burgos 2021, Antonio Miguel Méndez Pozo, and the dean of the Cathedral, Pablo González Cámara, representing these institutions, have signed this morning an agreement for the cleaning of the main altarpiece of Burgos Cathedral. Thus, the Foundation will contribute a maximum of 93,000 euros for the deep…
04 Aug 2020
The Cathedral VIII Centenary Foundation. Burgos 2021 organizes the exhibition ‘Mateo Cerezo el joven (1637-1666): materia y espíritu’, sponsored by the Council of Culture and Tourism of the Junta de Castilla y León. This is the first monographic exhibition about the figure of the brilliant baroque painter from Burgos who died when he was only…
04 Aug 2020
The Cathedral VIII Centenary Foundation. Burgos 2021 signed in July in the chapel of the Condestables of the Burgos Cathedral an agreement for the restoration of the altarpiece of the church of Santa Eulalia de Mérida, in Cardeñuela Riopico, with the Pro retablo Felipe Bigarny de Cardeñuela Riopico Association, the parish of Santa Eulalia de Mérida and…
03 Aug 2020
The tourism magazine in digital format ‘Burgos, sin ir más lejos’ was created to promote the tourist and heritage resources of Burgos and its province in an agile, interactive and up-to-date way. It is a new initiative of the Cathedral VIII Centenary Foundation Burgos 2021 as part of its commitment to inland tourism and its desire…
03 Aug 2020
The viola da gamba player Jordi Savall conducted the medieval music concert organised by the Cathedral VIII Centenary Foundation Burgos 2021 last Sunday, 12th July, as part of the events to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the Burgos temple in 2021. La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Hespèrion XXI also participated. Music from the 12th…
03 Jul 2020
The exhibition ‘Sementera de esperanza. La Iglesia en Burgos en el VIII centenario de su Catedral’ opens its doors at the Church of the Assumption in Melgar de Fernamental. This exhibition of sacred art is organized by the Cathedral VIII Centenary Foundation Burgos 2021 is divided into five chapters with an introduction and an epilogue,…
30 Jun 2020
The Cathedral VIII Centenary Foundation Burgos 2021 encourages the people of Burgos to walk the Way of St. James as it passes through the province of Burgos, to discover the 29 towns and villages that the Way of St. James crosses and to achieve the Burgos ‘Compostela’. This activity is part of one of the projects…