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Biennial B (Es Baluard + Consell de Mallorca)

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Es Baluard Museu initiative with the Consell de Mallorca that brings together interdisciplinary collaborative projects between contemporary artists and…

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Biennial Image B: lute with Latin sail
Biennial Image B: lute with Latin sail — , © Es Baluard Museu — uso de cita con crédito, Es Baluard Museu

Who is / What is

Es Baluard Museu initiative with the Consell de Mallorca that brings together interdisciplinary collaborative projects between contemporary artists and crafts professionals. Three pillars: creative projects, ecological and cultural connectivity actions, and an International Congress of Art, Culture and Science (Aljub de Es Baluard). Co-direction: David Barro (director of Es Baluard) and Mercedes Martín.

Featured work

  • 1st edition (from July 2025): 20 Mallorcan institutions and natural spaces; projects such as Llatina i Mestral (Alberto Baraya), Pedrada (Marijo Ribas), Breu història manual (Vítor Mejuto).
  • Llata ​​workshop “The arrival of Ses Madones de Capdepera” (8/5/2026), with Ses Madones de Capdepera and the Antic Mallorca school.
  • 2026: expands to Palma and Marratxí (Casal Solleric, La Misericòrdia, Es Baluard, Sa Refinadora); collective exhibition “A media lumbre” (arts + crafts: ceramics, clay, wool, fibers; 7/23-10/18/2026), traveling through Valencia, Mallorca, Aragon and Catalonia.

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History

  • 2025: first edition (Es Baluard + Consell). In January 2025 it was announced for Fitur.
  • 2026: second edition expanded with the municipalities of Palma and Marratxí.

Why is indigenous design

In the contemporary art museum of Palma, it institutionalizes the idea that the craft is contemporary language and not folklore, putting artisans like Ses Madones at the level of the invited artists.

For the project

Natural partner for an exhibition or monographic issue. Propose to Es Baluard a “design” pillar within the Biennial (today art and crafts dominate).

Photos

![](../../../raw/made-in-mallorca/fotos/avui/biennal-b-1.jpg) — Image of Biennal B: llaüt with Latin sail. © Es Baluard Museu (photographer not stated).

![](../../../raw/made-in-mallorca/fotos/avui/biennal-b-2.jpg) — Llata ​​workshop (Antic Mallorca / The artisan school). © Es Baluard Museum.

Frequently asked questions

What is Biennial B (Es Baluard + Consell de Mallorca)?

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Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.

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