📚 Literature
Institute of Cervantes exhibition: "Spain in the World of Ivo Andrić"
📅 19. June – 3. July 2026
The exhibition explores the significance of Spain in the life and work of the writer Ivo Andrić. The author is Krinka Vidaković Petrov.
Structure of the exhibition
The exhibition is organized in three parts.
The first point of departure is Andrić’s stay in Madrid in 1928-1929 as a young diplomat. During that period, Andrić began to become acquainted with Spanish culture, which he later set apart from the European cultural circle. Andrić’s travel writings, notes, essays, and translations form the beginning of this story.
The second segment concerns the Sephardim – Spanish Jews. Andrić first encountered the Sephardim in Bosnia, where they preserved the memory of Spain for four centuries through language and tradition. When he went to Spain, he found there only the memory of a people expelled from the country at the end of the 15th century. Sephardic figures scattered throughout Andrić’s literary work speak of human destiny in the whirlwinds of history.
The third part includes the Spanish painter Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Andrić saw his works at a major exhibition in the Prado Museum on the centenary of Goya’s death. Andrić wrote: “Goya carries you away, astonishes you, frightens you, and delights you.”
Structure of the exhibition
The exhibition is organized in three parts.
The first point of departure is Andrić’s stay in Madrid in 1928-1929 as a young diplomat. During that period, Andrić began to become acquainted with Spanish culture, which he later set apart from the European cultural circle. Andrić’s travel writings, notes, essays, and translations form the beginning of this story.
The second segment concerns the Sephardim – Spanish Jews. Andrić first encountered the Sephardim in Bosnia, where they preserved the memory of Spain for four centuries through language and tradition. When he went to Spain, he found there only the memory of a people expelled from the country at the end of the 15th century. Sephardic figures scattered throughout Andrić’s literary work speak of human destiny in the whirlwinds of history.
The third part includes the Spanish painter Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Andrić saw his works at a major exhibition in the Prado Museum on the centenary of Goya’s death. Andrić wrote: “Goya carries you away, astonishes you, frightens you, and delights you.”
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