Issue date: 27 Mar, 2017
MUSEUMS
Spain is famous for its art and culture, with magnificent museums conserving and displaying its heritage throughout the country.
Once again, Correos is helping to inform people about these buildings, which contain pieces of incalculable value and a wide variety of themes.
The National Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Cartagena, the Centre Pompidou Málaga, and the Museum of La Rioja are the subjects of three new Premium Sheets, one for each museum. Each sheet includes 12 stamps.
The National Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Cartagena was founded in 1980 to coordinate and direct the study and treatment of artefacts originating from underwater sites. The new museum building was officially opened on 26 November 2008. Designed by the prestigious architect Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra, it is located on the Alfonso XII quay in Cartagena. It contains archaeological material relating to Mediterranean maritime trade, from Phoenician, Punic, Ancient Greek and Roman times.
Centre Pompidou Málaga: in recent years, the city of Málaga has become one of Spain's most important cultural and artistic capitals. This is attested by the increasing number of museums in the city. One of the most recent additions to the Costa del Sol's capital is the Centre Pompidou, the first foreign outpost of this colossus of the Parisian art world. Its permanent collection covers five themes: metamorphosis, the body in pieces, the body politic, self portraits and the man with no face. The stamp and the Premium Sheet are illustrated with Daniel Buren's Incubé.
The Museum of La Rioja: Since 1971, the Museum of La Rioja has been located in the Espartero Palace, Logroño. It exhibits paintings and sculptures from the 12th to the 19th century, although there are also two sections dedicated to ethnography and contemporary art. Exhibits include the Tablas de San Millán, panels from a 14th-century triptych. The stamp shows one of the museum rooms dedicated to the Renaissance period.
Rate A - €0.75. For a “standard” letter or postcard within Spain, up to 20 g.
Rate A2 - €0.85. For a “standard” letter or postcard within Spain, between 20 g and 50 g.
Rate B - €1.65. For a “standard” Ordinary International letter or postcard addressed to Europe (including Greenland), up to 20 g.
Rate C - €1.75. For a “standard” Ordinary International letter or postcard addressed to the rest of the world (except USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand), up to 20 g.
Rate D - €2.10. For a “standard” Ordinary International letter or postcard addressed to the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, up to 20 g.