Antonio Huertas: “We are a socially committed company and therefore the Fundación MAPFRE Awards for Social Innovation have focused on society right from the outset.” • The winners were chosen from among more than 200 projects submitted by researchers and entrepreneurs from Latin America and Europe. • The 27 semi-finalists received a mentoring program to boost [...]

William Degouve de Nuncques Intérieur de forêt, 1894 [Forest Interior] Pastel on paper 28 × 58 cm Musée de l’École de Nancy, Nancy (inv. L02) © Nancy, musée de l'Ecole de Nancy. Photo Studio Image Press kit Images Touch of color is an unprecedented opportunity to enjoy a collection of works which rarely go on tour [...]

Giovanni Boldini Place Clichy, 1874 Oil on canvas 60 × 98 cm Particular collection Press kit Images This exhibition focuses for the first time on this Italian artist's painting while also establishing a dialogue with that of other Spanish painters who were part of the Paris of the Belle Époque, such as Mariano Fortuny y Marsal, Raimundo de [...]

Press kit Images Fundación MAPFRE has unveiled the first exhibition in Spain devoted to the work of Eamonn Doyle This exhibition explores the latest work of this Irish photographer, known for his «Dublin trilogy». The exhibition features 153 photographs, 5 photo-books and a 9-screen video installation. On display in our Bárbara de Braganza Exhibition Hall until [...]

A cyclist wearing a reflective vest helps the driver to be more aware of them, to be more careful and to leave a greater safety distance Should we be wearing a reflective vest when riding a bike? If a cyclist takes this safety precaution the driver will be more aware of their presence on the road [...]

13.2% of freelancers opt for private savings and pensions because they will rely on these benefits to supplement their public pension One in two freelancers (54.9%) feels they do not know enough about the benefits that their contributions to Social Security generate for them. Six out of 10 freelancers (62.5%) believe that the Spanish system is [...]

Emilio Aragón wins the Lifetime Achievement Award The international organization Mary's Meals which works to combat childhood malnutrition has also received an award, along with the Surgery in Turkana project, which provides surgical services to almost a million Africans, and the Brazilian organization Agrindus, which produces easily digestible cow's milk. Her Majesty Queen Sofia will preside [...]

Fundación MAPFRE has made a new call for applications for grants for a total of 315,000 Euros, open to academic and professional researchers and research teams that wish to develop research programs independently or within the scope of universities, hospitals, companies or research centers that they belong to. The Foundation offers its Ignacio H. Larramendi research [...]

“Both hands on the wheel” and “90 km/h, better to go more slowly” are the two messages with which ALSA, the Department of Traffic and Fundación MAPFRE are using to promote road safety and contribute to reducing the number of road accidents. The first message is aimed at making drivers aware of the importance of not [...]

From left to right: Ignacio Baeza, Vice Chairman of Fundación MAPFRE; Elena Mendía, from Cirugía en Turkana; Roberto Jank, Head of AGRINDUS; ; Elena de Borbón, Projects Manager at Fundación MAPFRE; Nadia Calviño, Minister for Economy and Business; Her Majesty Queen Sofía; Antonio Huertas, President of Fundación MAPFRE; Emilio Aragón; Elisalex Löwenstein, President of Mary’s Meals [...]