Conferencias y presentaciones

MASKS Partners Present the Project at the XII Mask Biennial – MASCARTE (Bragança, February 12-18, 2026)

With great satisfaction, on February 15th, various partners from the European MASKS project participated in the official presentation during the XII Mask Biennial - MASCARTE. Prof. Pilar Panero (University of […]

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MASKS, the University of Valladolid and the Museo do Pobo Galego join forces to highlight the symbolic and social value of masks. The prestigious Galician institution is hosting the exhibition “MASKS. The Alas y Viento Collection. Nacho Rovira II”

The Museo do Pobo Galego opened the exhibition MASKS. Alas y Viento Collection. Nacho Rovira II yesterday, Thursday, 29 January. This exhibition invites visitors to approach the world of masks […]

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MASKS invited to participate in the 9th Meeting of Historic Ensembles (Urueña, Valladolid)

The 9th Meeting of Historic Ensembles (Urueña, Valladolid), held from October 22–24, 2025, and organized by theNetwork of Historic Ensembles of Castilla y León and the Urueña City Council at […]

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Carmen Morán from the University of Valladolid speaks about masking in different arts at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Salamanca

The paper “Nostalgia for the Animal in Contemporary Hispanic Literature” is the result of collaboration between the Antropolit Project (Project PID2023-147092OB-I00 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by FEDER, EU) and MASKS. […]

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MASKS Reaches Its Midpoint and the Consortium Holds the Mid-Term Meeting in Bragança

The Erasmus+ Project Unveiling the Arts and Works behind the MASKS, led by the University of Valladolid, has reached its halfway point and held its mid-term review in Bragança on […]

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MASKS will take part in the #VIIIForoCulturayRuralidades, which will be held from June 10 to 12 in Estella-Lizarra (Navarra)

Under the theme ‘Polyphonies. The cultural diversity of the territory’, this edition will explore the richness of cultural diversity in rural areas from multiple perspectives. An open and plural approach […]

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International Gathering of Anthropological Masks: in Tricarico, the MASKS project unveils the art behind the traditions

The 14th edition of the International Gathering of Anthropological Masks, held on Sunday 1 June 2025 in Tricarico, Basilicata (Italy), combined spectacle and reflection. In the villetta comunale, the talk […]

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Five professors who are members of MASKS are participating in the the Conference “La cultura figurativa popolare. Storie, ambiti, percorsi di ricerca” (May 27-28, 2025, Palermo). In memory of Antonino Buttitta

The Fondazione Ignazio Buttitta is organizing this event in the Sala delle Capriate of the Steri Monumental Complex (Università degli Studi di Palermo) and at the Museo internazionale delle marionette […]

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Carmen Morán from the University of Valladolid talks about masks in contemporary times and MASKS at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Granada

Professor Carmen Morán, a member of the MASKS team, delivered a keynote lecture at the prestigious University of Granada on the occasion of the celebration of their patron saint, Saint […]

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Three members of MASKS are participating in a round table at the 5th International Meeting on Ancestral Rituals taking place this Saturday in Bemposta

“Masks, ancestral rituals, and the path to recognition” is the title of the round table featuring Georgiana Vlahbei (National Museum of the Romanian Peasant), M.ª Pilar Panero (University of Valladolid), […]

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The exhibition “Ritos y rituales de invierno. Colección privada de máscaras de Nuno Jorge Rodrigues Gonçalves” (“Rites and Winter Rituals. Private Collection of Masks by Nuno Jorge Rodrigues Gonçalves”) showcases in Lugo more than eighty masks from the Portuguese Entroido of Trás-os-Montes, with the involvement of members and collaborators of MASKS

The exhibition, which opened on Thursday, March 13, at El Viejo Cárcel, is organized by AECT Duero-Douro, the Municipal Chamber of Torre de Moncorvo, the Iberian Mask Academy, and the […]

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Round Table ‘Tradition and innovation of contemporary Lucanian masks: the Teana Carnival’

On Saturday 1st March 2025, the Sala Marino in Teana (PZ) hosted the Round Table ‘Tradition and innovation of contemporary Lucanian masks: the Teana Carnival’, organised by the Pro Loco […]

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The MUVa exhibition ‘MASKS. The Alas y Viento Collection. Nacho Rovira’ end with the donation of two masks from Zamora.

The exhibition, organised by the Chair of Studies on Tradition of the UVa, is part of the European project ‘Unveiling the Arts and Works behind the MASKS’.  The private collection […]

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Round table "Tradition and innovation of Lucanian masks and masking practices in the contemporary world: the Cucibocca of Montescaglioso" - 3 january 2025

On Friday 3 January, the round table ‘Tradition and innovation of Lucanian masks and masking practices in the contemporary world: the Cucibocca of Montescaglioso’ was held in the Chapter House […]

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The Alas y Viento Collection - 12 Dec. 2024 - 21 Feb. 2025

Museo de la Universidad de Valladolid (MUVa) 12 de diciembre de 2024-21 de febrero de 2025 El próximo día 12 de diciembre inauguramos esta exposición de 38 máscaras procedentes de […]

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Ritos e Rituais de Inverno - 5 Nov. - 7 Dec. 2024

Dos miembros de MASKS imparten sendas conferencias invitados por la Universidad de Extremadura y la Diputación de Cáceres con motivo de la exposición “Ritos y rituales de invierno / Ritos […]

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The 20th edition of the The Romanian Association of Ethnological Sciences (ASER) Annual National Conference

The 20th edition of the The Romanian Association of Ethnological Sciences (ASER) Annual National Conference: The Dynamics of Tradition: Cultural Realities and Theoretical Reflections. Panel: Masks Unveiled: An Examination of […]

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Conferințele de la Șosea - 19 Nov. 2024

The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant invites you on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 6:00 PM, to Sala Media, for a new edition of Conferințele de la Șosea. Hands. […]

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Les variations du carnavalesque entre les âges du temps et les âges de l'homme. Avatars cérémoniaux du calendrier et des rites de passage - Cluj-Napoca - 6/7 november 2024

The conference, held on November 6-7, 2024, at the Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Branch, organized by PhD. Ileana Benga and PhD. Bogdan Neagota, brought together experts to explore masks and carnivalesque […]

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V Jornadas de Estudios Locales por el IEZ “Florián de Ocampo”

Nuestras máscaras son parte de las V Jornadas de Estudios Locales organizadas por el IEZ “Florián de Ocampo” El sábado 9 de noviembre el Instituto de Estudios Zamoranos “Florián de […]

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Las mascaradas zamoranas, ritos fundamentales para MASKS, se ven reconocidas en nuestro proyecto. MASKS participa en la divulgación de la cultura de la máscara

El pasado 19 de octubre se celebró en San Vicente de la Cabeza, municipio de la comarca de Aliste en la provincia de Zamora, la primera jornada de exaltación de […]

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Se presenta MASKS en una mesa redonda en Llano de Brujas (Murcia) con la colaboración de la Universidad de Murcia

“Carnaval: el rito tras la máscara" es el nombre la actividad organizada el pasado 18 de octubre por el Ayuntamiento de Murcia en colaboración con el Área de Antropología Social […]

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Seminario “A vida é un carnaval” - Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Se presenta MASKS en el seminario “A vida é un carnaval” celebrado en la Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Campus de Lugo) “Reciclar la cultura. Una travesía estética a través […]

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Coloquio international - Procesos creativos y estrategias discursivas Pro-equidad

Los valores de las mascaradas forman parte de la temática del Coloquio Internacional Procesos Creativos y Estrategias Discursivas Pro-equidad celebrado en la equidad la UAM Unidad Xochimilco (México) del 29 […]

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Presentación Panero curso verano UAL

Nuestra investigadora principal, Pilar Panero, participa en uno de los cursos de verano de la Universidad de Almería con dos conferencias sobre mascaradas El curso “El Patrimonio como vector de […]

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MASKS se presenta en las Bemposta

MASKS se presenta en las 'Jornadas dos Encontros de Rituais Ancestrais' en Bemposta (Mogadouro, Portugal) durante uno de los desfiles de máscaras más importantes de la Península Ibérica organizado por […]

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MASKS participa en la Conferencia Internacional «Animal Masquerades in European Satirical and Carnival Traditions» (Palermo, 8 - 9 de febrero de 2024)

La Fundación Ignazio Buttitta (Palermo), la Asociación para la Preservación de las Tradiciones Populares - Museo Internacional del Títere Antonio Pasqualino (Palermo) y el Centro Internacional de Investigación y Estudios […]

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