The MULBERRY Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Lleida, joins the project “the Museum is Approaching” a program of artistic activities of the Apropa Cultura network in retirement homes.

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, we became more aware of the number of elderly people living in nursing homes and who have difficulty going out and enjoying cultural life. For this reason, in this project, museums move to nursing homes to organize artistic workshops.

The activities of El Museu s’Apropa generate dynamics to elevate mood, work on cognitive processes, increase interpersonal relationships and live the aesthetic experience to enjoy a healthy life and good mental health.

In the case of MORERA, the contemporary artist Marta Bisbal Torres will be in charge of mediating this activity. She will travel to the centers with an old chest of drawers full of objects, photographs and documents that will allow us to discover the life and work of the artist from Os de Balaguer Leandre Cristòfol.

The activity will facilitate conversation and user participation. The act of touching the materials and objects and Marta’s great capacity for mediation and empathy will help awaken memories and lived experiences.

The Museum is Approaching . Univers Cristòfol: we discover the life and work of the artist from Os de Balaguer

From May 25 to October 30, 2026

• Days: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings
• Duration: 2 hours
• Aimed at: groups of people who are in nursing homes or for people with disabilities who have difficulty leaving the center in which they live.

Applicant centers must be affiliated with the Apropa Cultura program.

• Language: Catalan
• Price: €50 per 2-hour session. With a break in between or adaptable to the needs of the group. This project is designed to be carried out in 3 sessions (3 different days).
• Number of participants per group: between 10 and 15 people.
• Registration and more information: On the Apropa Cultura website https://www.apropacultura.org/ca/event/museu-s-apropa-2
• Activity description:

The contemporary artist Marta Bisbal Torres is in charge of mediating this activity. She will travel to the residence with an old chest of drawers full of objects, photographs and documents that will allow us to discover the life and work of the artist from Os de Balaguer Leandre Cristòfol.

The drawer allows you to work on different areas of knowledge:

• The origins of Cristòfol’s family at the beginning of the century as farmers.
• The biography and context, with photographs of the family, of various places and documents from throughout the 20th century.
• The materials and objects, a series of things from everyday life but which also appear in his works of art due to their meaning in memory.
• Creativity and imagination. A 3-minute animated audiovisual allows us to see where he got his creative ideas from.

The activity facilitates conversation and user participation. The act of touching the materials and objects and Marta’s great capacity for mediation and empathy help to awaken memories and lived experiences.

Link to the activity:

Program of the Museum of Propa