La fundación magazine
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Here you can find, free of charge, the online version of La Fundación, the previous edition of the ‘La Fundación’ magazine from 2008 to 2022, with interesting articles on the initiatives implemented by Fundación MAPFRE. Its varied content on culture, health and road safety, amongst other topics of interest, makes this publication a highly enjoyable and educational read. Back copies are available in three languages, click here to see the current issue: Spanish, English and Portuguese.
In its current phase, the ‘La Fundación’ magazine is published exclusively in hard copy and focuses on current affairs with open and cross-cutting content, interviews and reports on the world in which we live, for an audience interested in culture and the challenges of our society. If you would like a copy, you can purchase it in our exhibition halls.
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Issue 59 - June 2022
How to be disruptive and, at the same time, supportive: we talk to representatives from the three winning projects from the fifth edition of the Fundación MAPFRE Social Innovation Awards.
Bleda and Rosa: we retrace the career of this artistic couple over three decades in an exhibition that can be seen until September 4, 2022, at the KBr Photography Center in Barcelona.
Pérez Siquier: a retrospective dedicated to the work of Carlos Pérez Siquier can be enjoyed at the Sala Recoletos in Madrid until August 28.
The keys to enjoying a motorhome: so that the adventure of driving a motorhome does not turn into a nightmare, it is advisable to take a series of precautions and follow some basic tips.
Issue 58 - March 2022
María Blasco. We talk to the scientific director of the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), who, together with her team, researches the causes underlying the body’s ageing process.
Jorge Ribalta. Everything is true. Fictions and documents (1987-2020). We give you the details of this exhibition, which can be seen until 8 May, 2022, in our Sala Recoletos, in Madrid.
Adolf Mas. The eyes of Barcelona. We invite you to take a journey through the work of this Catalan photographer, until 8 May, 2022, at the KBr photography centre in Barcelona.
The results of an extraordinary effort. Throughout the pandemic, we have been working in 18 countries to combat social exclusion. Learn more about our projects.
Issue 57 - December 2021
Fundación MAPFRE Social Awards 2020. Grupo Social ONCE, Fundación Juanfe, the university professor Abel Veiga, and the singer Raphael were the winners of this year’s edition.
We tell you everything about the exhibition “The French Taste”.
The work of Lee Friedlander will be on display at the KBr Fundación MAPFRE photography centre in Barcelona until 15 May, 2022.
When drought and misery are everyday life. The NGO Amigos do Bem (Friends of Good) provides water and food to thousands of people suffering from hunger and thirst in Brazil.
The risks of being, and not being, on the internet. Digital technologies should be a right for children, but only if they are used in a healthy way.
Issue 56 - September 2021
Morandi. Infinite Resonance. We give you the keys to this exhibition that offers a retrospective tour through the work of one of the most significant and unclassifiable artists in the history of 20th century art.
We commemorate the centenary of the birth of Ignacio Hernando de Larramendi, the architect of modern insurance.
Paolo Gasparini. We accompany you on a journey through the work of the Italian artist, responsible for the best portrayal of the cultural tensions and contradictions of South America.
25 years saving lives. We celebrate the 25th anniversary of the MAPFRE Institute for Road Safety, today Fundación MAPFRE’s Road Safety and Prevention Area.
Issue 55 - June 2021
Miró Poem. In this exhibition, which can be enjoyed until August 29 at our Sala Recoletos, in Madrid, we take a look at the role of poetic writing in Miró’s career.
We interview Adela Cortina to talk about the “rejuvenation” of our societies.
The “other” pandemic that is raging in Latin America. We launch more than 60 projects in 17 countries to help fight the financial effects of COVID-19.
Safer motorcyclists. Did you know that the risk of death for the user of a two-wheeled motorised vehicle per kilometre travelled is 17 times higher than for someone in a car?
Issue 54 - March 2021
Tomoko Yoneda. History and Memory: we tell you the keys to the exhibition. You can enjoy it until May 9 at Sala Recoletos in Madrid.
The Captive Gaze: the KBr Photography Center receives the daguerreotype collection from the Centre de Recerca i Difusió de la Imatge de Girona (Image Research and Dissemination Center of Gerona) (CRDI) until May 23.
Prevention and education against childhood injuries: so you can prevent child accidents.
Having a birthday isn’t what it used to be: the Ageingnomics Research Center has organized a seminar on aging, economics and COVID-19. Enjoy it online.
Issue 53 - December 2020
Jawlensky. Face landscape. Fundación MAPFRE’s Recoletos Hall in Madrid, from February 9 through May 9, 2021.
Claudia Andujar: The force of the Yanomami. Between February 26 and May 23, 2021 at our KBr Photography Center in Barcelona.
Almost zero cities. We analyze what mobility will be like in the Zero Cities, in particular in Boston, Bogotá and Móstoles.
Ageing as an economic opportunity. Here we introduce our Ageingnomics Research Center.
Issue 52 - September 2020
We interview Andrés Conde, director of Save the Children Spain.
The world of Lee Friedlander. In Madrid, from October 1st 2020 to January 10th 2021.
A journey of hope. We present the social exhibition about the Fundación Kalipay.
Bill Brandt and Paul Strand. Our new photography center in Barcelona opens its doors with two major exhibitions.
Issue 51 - June 2020
Three voices in times of crisis. We talked to the psychologist Alejandra Vallejo-Nágera, the writer Marta Sanz and the philosopher Victoria Camps.
Barcelona, the capital of photography. Get to know our new cultural project, the KBr.
The important thing is to take action. Here we tell you about our initiatives to fight against the pandemic.
An ecosystem to promote social entrepreneurship. Our Red Innova grows with each edition of our innovation awards.
Issue 50 - March 2020
This special edition, which celebrates the magazine’s 50th anniversary, is published during the state of alert due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. With its contents we want to be a window to the world during the confinement at home.
Rodin-Giacometti. Despite being separated by more than a generation, the creative paths of these two great sculptors show significant parallels that we would like to show you.
Companies, committed to road safety. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have made companies key social actors in building a world in which road safety is at the forefront.
Veganism or vegetarianism. It may due to fashion, health matters or the awareness of taking care of the planet, but vegetarian diets have spread all over the world. Here we explain their differences and break down some of the myths about them.
Issue 49 - December 2019
Carlos Pérez Siquier: closing in black and white, opening in color. Our Barcelona Exhibition hall is holding a retrospective of the work of the photographer Carlos Pérez Siquier, from Almeria, an artist who is fundamental to our understanding of how photographic modernism and the professionalization of the medium took shape.
We interview Luis Rojas Marcos. The latest research by Rojas Marcos, one of the world’s most renowned psychiatrists, puts the spotlight on words. He tells us about it first hand.
Millennials and Health. A study reveals that millennials, the most well-prepared generation in history, are also actively involved in taking care of their own health.
Issue 48 - September 2019
Sensitivity in gallant portraiture. We give you key information on the Boldini exhibition and Spanish painting at the end of the 19th century. The spirit of an era.
Empowering students to find employment. Best Buddies International provides an integrated employment program for people with intellectual disabilities in the United States.
No more invisible cyclists. A Fundación MAPFRE report highlights the importance of paying full attention to the road when driving.
We talk to Jaume Sanllorente, a writer, journalist and founder of the Sonrisas de Bombay NGO.
Issue 47 - June 2019
Interview. We talk to Rebeca Grynspan, Ibero-American Secretary General, about future challenges for the region.
Richard Learoyd. The silence of the camera obscura. From 5 June to 8 September 2019, in the Fundación MAPFRE Garriga Nogués Exhibition Hall in Barcelona.
So many years of sharing art with society. We take a look over the last three decades in which fifteen million people have visited our exhibitions.
Neighborhood Superheroes. We introduce you to our Neighborhood Superheroes, ordinary people who devote their time and effort to improving the lives of others.
Hope for spinal cord injury patients. After many years of research supported by Fundación MAPFRE, NC1, the first advanced therapy drug for the treatment of spinal cord injuries, has been approved for hospital use.
Issue 46 - March 2019
We interview Pere Navarro, head of the Spanish Traffic Directorate. His objective is to stop traffic accidents and make Spain the benchmark for road safety worldwide. Pere Navarro returns to head up the DGT.
Berenice Abbott. You can enjoy the captivating work of the American photographer Berenice Abbott until 19 May at the Fundación MAPFRE Casa Garriga Nogués Exhibition Hall.
Optimism reigns among women in the third sector. We discuss the future of the third sector with women taking part in the forum Foro Demos.
Teaching how to teach. The objective of this project is to is to develop inclusive education by providing the teachers we support in the Dominican Republic with the appropriate tools.
Investing with sustainability in mind. Do you know what Socially Responsible Investments are? We explain them to you here.
Conference entitled From Vision Zero to Goal Zero? Leadership in improving road safety. We join national and international road safety experts to analyze the achievements of Goal Zero Fatalities in Road Accidents and the policies needed to achieve it.
Issue 45 - December 2018
Winners of the Fundación MAPFRE Social Innovation Awards. We introduce you to the three winning projects, unparalleled examples of commitment and talent applied to improving our society.
From Chagall to Malevich: Art in Revolution. At the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, Russian artists were forerunners of modernity in a way never before seen in Russia. Find out more at our Recoletos Exhibition Hall in Madrid, until 5 May 2019.
All that the ADAS can do for your safety behind the wheel. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are here to increase our safety on the road. More and more makes of car are including them as standard.
Turkey, setting the educational benchmark for underprivileged children. Dreaming about becoming a doctor out of a small village in Turkey is possible thanks to the Darüşşafaka Society.
Eating well as children to become healthy adults. Learning to cook helps us to eat more healthy foods. Let’s bring the little ones into the kitchen.
Issue 44 - September 2018
Fundación MAPFRE Awards 2017. We tell you everything that happened at the award ceremony and speak to the winners of this edition.
Humberto Rivas.A journey through the career of this artist, esential for spanish fotography, which can be seen in Madrid from September 21 through January 6, 2019.
Social Innovation Awards. Discover the winners of the Latin America and Brazil semifinals of our Fundación MAPFRE Social Innovation Awards.
Drownings can be avoided. Rescue and first aid are much needed measures, but prevention stands as the main tool for reducing the number of deaths for this reason.
Equality starts with education. The Teach For America organization seeks out and trains teachers of excellence to teach deprived children.
Issue 43 - June 2018
Fundación MAPFRE Awards 2017. We present the prizewinners from this year’s edition.
Shomei Tomatsu. The impactful and groundbreaking work of this Japanese photographer can be seen at our Sala de Barcelona Exhibition Hall. From 5 June to 16 September.
Innovation. Social innovation projects are emerging as a force for change in the world. By launching our Social Innovation Awards we wish to reflect this growing trend.
Stop cyberbullying. How do we combat the dangers of cyberbullying in a world that is ever more dependent on new technologies?
Women, the driving force for changing the world. We present our projects to promote the development and the rights of women around the world.
Issue 42 - March 2018
The Jobs of the Future: Will social skills possibly be a key to success in a work environment dominated by technology?
Brassaï: We give you the key to enjoy the exhibition of the famous Bulgarian photographer’s work that can be visited at our Barcelona hall until May 13 and, in Madrid, from May 31.
Educational Innovation is indeed necessary: In this society of the Internet and instant information, pupils need other tools.
Fundación MAPFRE Awards for Social Innovation: An opportunity to discover projects capable of transforming the world.
Working Diet: Healthy eating is increasingly at the center of our working lives. And also in the health prevention strategies of companies.
Volunteers on the ground: Help others in Argentina.
Issue 41 - December 2017
Assessment of a decade: Over the last 10 years, Fundación MAPFRE has contributed to improving the lives of more than one hundred million people. Find out how they’ve done it.
In the first person: Interview with Jerónimo Saiz and Julio Bobes to find out what the current situation is in Spain regarding mental health.
Our upcoming exhibitions in Madrid: the Dutch photographer Ed van der Elsken and the friendship between Derain, Balthus and Giacometti, great artists of the 20th century.
Health:To breakfast or not to breakfast, that is the question.
Road Safety: Today’s youngsters are taking safety at the wheel seriously.
Volunteers on the ground: Help others in Turkey.
Issue 40 - September 2017
A conversation with the American photographer Nicholas Nixon.
Our exhibitions in Madrid and Barcelona: Nicholas Nixon, Zuloaga in the Paris of the Belle Epoque and Hell according to Rodin.
The sinking of the Titanic, the most famous, commented on and recreated disaster: insurance secrets.
Social Action we use love to combat violence in São Paulo’s second largest favela.
Essential steps to take in the event of a stroke and how to recognize the symptoms immediately.
Slow Down Campaign: how our lives can be affected by obeying or ignoring the speed limit.
Social Awards 2016: presentation ceremony and interviews with the winners.“The challenge we have set ourselves is to leave the world a better place than the one we were born into”, Paco Arango.
Issue 39 - June 2017
Interview with Ramón Larramendi: “The windsled is the first windpowered vehicle driven by efficient, zero-emission energy”.
Photography: Duane Michals and Albert Renger-Patzsch.
Road Safety: Life-saving gestures.
The insurance of slaves: The fire at grandes almacenes El Siglo in 1932.
Solidarity, a field in which Real Madrid and Barcelona also play.
Know the winners of the Fundación MAPFRE Awards.
Issue 38 - March 2017
Interview with Luis Bassat: “In order to improve you have to question everything“.
Return to beauty. Masterpieces of Italian art from between the wars.
Road Safety: The Motorbike Boom takes its toll in Latin America.
Insurance Secrets: The Insurance of Slaves.
Learn to take care of your heart.
Research: projects that improve the environment.
Issue 37 - December 2016
Interview with Dr Jesús Vaquero: “We have created a living medicine that is restoring hope to many people“.
The exhibition: The Fauves. Passion for Color.
How to reduce childhood accidents.
Insurance Do young people save?
Road Safety: analyzing Child Restraint Systems.
Integration from all sides.
Issue 36 -September 2016
Fundación MAPFRE Special Report Awards 2015.
Sample: Renoir among women. Modern Ideal to Ideal Classic.
Danger: vehicles in poor condition.
A pending: financial education and insurance.
Prevent possible drownings.
Red Nose school, quality education for children with cancer.
Issue 35 - June 2016
Interview with Miquel Navarro.
The exhibit: Hiroshi Sugimoto. Black Box.
Road Safety: the appropriate speed.
Heat stroke, a grave danger in the car.
When someone is choking, act decisively.
Ecuador: solidarity with the earthquake victims.
Issue 34 - March 2016
Interview with José Antonio Marina.
Online ADHD Support Group.
The Exhibit: From Divisionism to Futurism.
Keys to a Happy Retirement.
Spanish Eating Habits: b-grade pass.
Music Therapy to Deal with Pain.
Issue 33 - December 2015
Interview with Mario Sandoval.
The exhibition: The Triumph of Color.
Road Safety: Objetive Zero.
Health: Exercise, the best medicine.
Social Action: Soy Cappaz APP.
Issue 31 - June 2015
Interview with Luis Figo.
MAPFRE Volunteers program in 2014.
The Exhibit: Paul Strand.
Presentation of Fundación MAPFRE’s photography collection in Mexico.
Report on Traffic Accidents in Ibero-American Countries.
Healthy Companies.
Study on drowning in aquatic/marine environments.
Issue 30 - March 2015
Interview with Bernt Aasen.
Sport schools for the integration of people with disabilities.
The exhibit: The Swan Song.
“Insurance Education in Schools” Teacher’s Training Course.
Road Safety in Latin America.
Issue 29 - December 2014
Interview with Elena Ochoa.
Paths for Life and Work.
The exhibit: Alvin Langdon Coburn.
Insurance: Guide to your retirement.
Health: Women for the Heart.
Road Safety: Vans.
Prevention: Health in the Company.
Issue 28 - September 2014
Interview with Javier Martín Cavanna.
Program: Let’s access youth employment.
The exhibition: Sorolla and the United States.
Report: Traffic accidents of the elderly.
The social perception of insurance.
Fire detectors in the home.
Prevention of labor road accidents.
Issue 27 - June 2014
Interview with William Kentridge.
Social Awards Special.
Program Recapacita.
The Exhibition: Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Road Safety Measures to reduce accidents.
Addiction to new technologies.
Evaluation system for road accidents.
Issue 26 - March 2014
Interview with Javier Nadal.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Exhibition: Lynne Cohen.
How to improve road safety for the eldery.
Insurance, an ally for life.
Issue 25 - December 2013
Interview with Antonio Bonet.
Music therapy for disabled people.
The Exhibition: Picasso in the workshop.
Latin America: Safety of motorcyclists.
Women: Healthy lifestyles and personal wellness.
Viability of patents insurance.
Issue 24 - September 2013
Interview with Leila Guerriero.
Accedemos youth employment program.
The exhibit: Macchiaioli, the italian impresionists.
Principles of sustainability in insurance .
Survey on climate change.
The victims of traffic accidents.
Issue 23 - June 2013
Interview with Carlos Cruz-Díez.
Learning about neurological diseases.
The exhibit: Giacometti, fields of play.
How the price of insurance is calculated.
Fewer forest fires in Spain.
The helmet, a safety element for cyclists.
Issue 22 - March 2013
Interview with Elsa Punset, writer and philosopher.
Presentation of Activities 2013 – Fundación MAPFRE.
Promotion project of professional youth development.
Fundación Juan Felipe Gómez Escobar.
A look back at the work of Manuel Álvarez Bravo.
Impressionists and Post-impressionists.
Heritage: Femme vue de dos, à demi-vêtue, by Auguste Rodin.
Evaluation of the claims rate in Spain: Road Safety.
Four research projects backed by Fundación MAPFRE.
Issue 21 - December 2012
Interview with Eduardo Mendoza and Félix de Axúa.
Sailing school for the disabled.
Exhibition Imogen Cunningham.
Drugs, alcohol and driving.
Healthy eating at school.
Today’s entrepreneur, a challenge and a solution.
Issue 20 - September 2012
Interview with Gregorio Marañón, President of Fundación El Greco 2014.
People with Down Syndrome School for families.
Jean Paul Gaultier Exhibition.
Road safety Cyclists, a vulnerable group ROAD SAFETY.
Towards an energy model change.
Insurance, an essential activity in today’s society.
Issue 19 - June 2012
Interview with José Manuel Blecua, director of La Real Academia Española.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Exhibition.
Spanish schools pass in safety.
Swimming for the disabled.
Children’s road safety in Latin America.
Insurance for Everyone.
Issue 18 - February 2012
Interview with Miquel Barceló.
Odilon Redon Exhibition.
Physical Activities for a Healthy Lifestyle.
Issue 17 - December 2011
Interview with Jorge Edwards.
Gotthard Schuh Exhibition.
Social perception of insurance.
Issue 16 - October 2011
Interview with Eduard Punset.
YSL Exhibition.
How do young drivers behave behind the steering wheel?
Issue 15 - July 2011
Leisure for the disabled.
The Heritage of Óscar Domínguez.
Climate change.
Issue 14 - May 2011
Interview with Mikel Sánchez.
Eugène Atget Exhibition, Old París.
The Water Footprint.
Issue 13 - February 2011
Interview with Pascual Maragall.
Exhibition The Splendour of Romanesque Art.
Inclusive education.
Issue 12 - December 2010
Interview with Antonio López.
John Gutmann Exhibition.
Grants with International Vocation.
Issue 11 - October 2010
Interview with Mijail Gorbachov.
American Art of the Phillips Collection.
Safety at school.
Issue 10 - July 2010
Corporate Volunteering.
Interview with José Luis Borau.
Surrealism, Photography and Cinema Exhibition.
Issue 9 - May 2010
Sustainable mobility.
Interview with Valentín Fuster.
Anna Malagrida Exhibition.
Issue 8 - February 2010
Disabled university students.
Interview with Guy Cogeval.
Survey: Glasses and driving.
Issue 7 - December 2009
Impressionism Exhibition A new Renaissance.
Interview with Victor García de la Concha.
Microinsurance, a market with a heart.
Issue 6 - October 2009
Exhibition To see Italy and Die.
Interview with Carlos Fuentes.
Employment and Disability in times of crisis.
Issue 5 - July 2009
Exhibition Forgetting Rodin?
Interview with Nicholas Nixon.
Health and the Environment.
Issue 4 - April 2009
New image of Fundación MAPFRE.
Interview with José Saramago.
Society facing climate change.
Issue 3 - February 2009
Max Ernst Une Semaine de bonté.
Road Safety Meeting.
Interview with Rosa Conde.
Issue 2 - December 2008
To see and be seen: portraits by Masp.
Medicine of the future.
Report on the Disabled and companies.
Issue 1 - October 2008
Degas, the process of creation.
Interview with Josep Carreras.
Living more than a hundred years?