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Unicaja Foundation Opens Cultural Centre in Granada's Rey Soler Palace

The restored 16th-century casa-patio will host free public programmes funded by a dedicated €2 million annual budget to bolster Granada's bid for European Capital of Culture 2031.

Overview

  • The Fundación Unicaja has rehabilitated the Rey Soler building after the city ceded the property and invested more than €3 million to convert the 16th-century casa-patio into the new Centro Fundación Unicaja Granada.
  • The centre opens with the exhibition 'La sombra de Goya en el Museo Lázaro Galdiano' and the virtual reality experience 'Los sentidos de Andalucía', plus a slate of concerts, theatre, workshops and family activities offered free to the public.
  • Fundación Unicaja has committed a dedicated annual programme budget of €2 million for the new centre and continues to allocate €1.2 million yearly to other projects in Granada and the province.
  • Architectural work was led by Estudio de Arquitectura Pacheco with direction by Ingenia 4M Málaga and construction by Los Canos Siglo XXI, and the restored building provides exhibition halls, a central patio, a multipurpose auditorium and workshop spaces.
  • The new centre joins Unicaja's Andalusian network of cultural venues and formalises a municipal‑Foundation partnership intended to expand local cultural infrastructure, support social and educational programmes, and leave a lasting asset for Granada's 2031 cultural strategy.