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Contemporary Art History

Research in Contemporary Art History in Spain: Image, Memory and Modernity.

Intercultural relations between Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities in medieval and modern times

A study from the point of view of art history of the interaction between the Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities in the Valencian area, with special attention to cultural practices related to images and architecture.

Modern architecture

Study of architecture and architectural culture between the 16th and 18th centuries, with special emphasis on the Valencian sphere and its derivations in the Spanish and Mediterranean spheres.

Modern figurative culture

Study of figurative culture from the 15th to the 18th centuries with special emphasis on the Valencian sphere and its connections with the Spanish and Mediterranean spheres. Study of collecting and the mobility of works of art and of nobles, bishops, viceroys and their impact on figurative culture.

To analyse actions and attitudes towards the material elements of the past

To analyse actions and attitudes towards the material elements of the past, such as destruction, restoration, reuse, actions with historically documentable intentions, according to the changeable nature of the evaluation of the past and its vestiges.