Overview

• On July 28, a ceiling panel detached from the Sala Iturbi during routine cleaning and inspection works by the UTE contractor.
• The incident comes two years after a major refurbishment and follows earlier panel collapses in Sala Iturbi in November 2018 and Sala Rodrigo in 2019.
• The Ayuntamiento de València has commissioned external reports and an expert appraisal to determine whether the recent failure stems from the previous contractor’s work or residual flaws in past reforms.
• The Palau de la Música’s administration has launched a comprehensive technical review of all renovations carried out under the previous legislative term.
• Targeted repairs and broader maintenance to fix the panel damage and inherited leak problems are slated for the coming weeks with around-the-clock work planned.