Culture

At Iberdrola, we are carrying out various lighting projects in Brazil with the aim of promoting local development and sustainable tourism. Through the Neoenergia Institute – the foundation set up by our subsidiary in Brazil – we have helped to improve the lighting of the country's historic and iconic buildings.

During the years in which the Iberdrola Group operated in Mexico, until 2026, it also carried out important work to protect and promote works of art and historic buildings through its Foundation in the country.

Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) kept her work largely invisible for a long period. In fact, it was not until long after her death, in 1986, that the general public was able to discover some of her paintings, which were filled with forms, colours and symbolism. Now, her enigmatic work is once again in the spotlight. Curated by Lucía Agirre and Tracey Bashkoff, the exhibition ‘Hilma af Klint’ arrived at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in collaboration with Iberdrola to showcase the remarkable story and essence of the Swedish artist’s work, considered a pioneer of abstract art ahead of names such as Kandinsky and Mondrian.

Yayoi Kusama (1929–2026) lived in a psychiatric institution from the 1970s until her death. But none of this prevented her from creating. From a young age, she suffered from hallucinations and panic attacks, which she learnt to channel into creativity through obsession and repetition. She carved out a career spanning painting, sculpture, performance art and installations; she is regarded as a pioneer of the counterculture and one of the world’s most sought-after artists. Her extravagant vision came to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao in 2023 through the exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama: from 1945 to the present day’, sponsored by Iberdrola. In this interview, Lucía Agirre, the exhibition’s curator, helps us rediscover one of Japan’s most prestigious contemporary artists.

At Iberdrola we are supporting the conservation, promotion and modernisation of the Sorolla Museum through our foundation in Spain, bringing the artist's work to new generations.

As part of its commitment to artistic, historic and cultural heritage, Iberdrola group organises different art-related initiatives, undertakes lighting and restoration projects for historic buildings, promotes cultural events and collaborates on worthy publications.