For the first time ever, outstanding pieces of high symbolic value for the history and culture of our country will be arriving in Galicia for the exhibition. They are currently in prestigious museum collections around the world, such as the Parker Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, the Vatican Apostolic Library, the Library of Arezzo in Italy, and the National Museum of Archaeology in Portugal.

These first-time opportunities include the Lebor Gabála Érenn (Book of Invasions), part of the Book of Leinster, which tells the story of the invasions of Ireland by different peoples, and includes the first known mention of the legendary character Breogán. It will be the first time that this essential work of mediaeval Irish literature has left its country. Also making its first trip to Galicia will be the Sawley Map, considered one of the first European encyclopaedic maps of the world, dating from the period of the Portico of Glory (12th century). It represents the Cathedral of Santiago as the most important building in Europe, among many others of enormous relevance.

Dates: from November 15, 2019 to April 12, 2020

Venue: Museo Centro Gaiás. Cidade da Cultura. Santiago de Compostela

Organizer: Xunta de Galicia and Fundación Cidade da Cultura | Programación del Xacobeo 2021

Colaborator: Consello da Cultura Galega | Secretaría Xeral da Emigración

Sponsor: Estrella Galicia | Gadisa.

Savoring today’s pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James allows travelers to encounter themselves, but also to know other pilgrims, casual companions met along the Way and local residents, and to view the spectacular panorama of a universal and freely available Camino always reverenced as sacred space. At the end of this physical and spiritual adventure, arrival at the eternal city of Santiago de Compostela and its cathedral finds its fulfillment in an intimate pause in the silent tomb crypt of the Apostle and with a hug bestowed on his stature which presides over the high altar. A legendary complement to the Way of Saint James with its own allure is the trail that extends from Santiago to the continental Land’s End, Finisterrae or Cape Fisterra, a trail that intimates another aspiration of medieval travelers. After completing the Camino proper at the stately shrine of St. James, a final confrontation with the boundless sea offers deep emotional significance.

Venue: Cervantes Institute. Chicago (EEUU)
Date: from October 18, 2018 to January 13, 2019
Organize: Xacobeo 2021. Turismo de Galicia. Xunta de Galicia
Collaborate: Cervantes Institute of Chicago
Sponsor: Correos

The title of the show is a reference to the sea of the Atlantic routes which open the exhibition, the sea of the Portuguese and Galician coasts that is so strongly linked to the Portuguese pilgrimage routes to Santiago. And it ends with the open ocean along the Costa da Morte, the physical and symbolic finishing point of the route to Fisterra and Muxía, after reaching Compostela.

Location: Museu Nacional Machado de Castro
Address: Largo Dr. José Rodrigues. Coimbra

Dates: From August 2 to September 2, 2018
Hours: From Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Monday

Organized by: Turismo de Galicia. Xunta de Galicia
In partnership with: Museu Nacional Machado de Castro

The title of the show is a reference to the sea of the Atlantic routes which open the exhibition, the sea of the Portuguese and Galician coasts that is so strongly linked to the Portuguese pilgrimage routes to Santiago. And it ends with the open ocean along the Costa da Morte, the physical and symbolic finishing point of the route to Fisterra and Muxía, after reaching Compostela.

Location: Casa Museo Casares Quiroga
Address: Rúa Panadeiras, 12. A Coruña

Dates: From December 28, 2017 to January 14, 2018
Hours: from Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sundays and holidays from 12:00 to 14:00 h

Organized by: Turismo de Galicia. Xunta de Galicia
In partnership with: A Coruña City Hall

He was born in in 1956 in the Prefecture of Nara, in Japan and in 1988 he presented his first exhibition The Land of Sherpa with photographs hich he took in Serpa, in the Himalayas.

Later he travelled all over the world taking images of Japanese, Romanic and Byzantine art, as well as Buddhist ruins and Chinese cave paintings, the Borobudur, Angkor and Ajanta. These were joined together under the heading Spaces for prayer, forms of prayer in photographic exhibitions and publications.

This exhibition was inaugurated in Paris in 2008 where the artist expressly referred expressly to Vilar de Donas, declaring the deep impression they had caused. Subsequently, he travelled to Wakayama (Japan), to Tokyo, where he exhibited for three months in the Aida Museum, to México D.F. and to Santiago de Compostela.

In 2010, the S.A. de Xestión do Plan Xacobeo, programmed its routes through Galicia, passing through several Town Halls of the Camino de Santiago such as Palas de Rei, Redondela, Dumbría, Bertamiráns, Muxía and Fisterra, showing his view of the experience which the pilgrimage produced in this Japanese photographer. In 2011, thanks to the collaboration of the Spanish Consulate in Hamburg, he exhibited in several cities of Germany, Lübeck, Hamburg, Hannover, Buxtehude and Kiel, with great success among the public and continued his travels in 2012 inaugurating in Regensburg. He then travelled to Malaga and Castuera, and has now arrived in Valencia in collaboration with the Association of Friends of the Camino de Santiago of the Community of Valencia.

Place: San Esteban Chapel
Address: Santa Margarita, nº 2. Astorga (León)

Dates: 7-29 December, 2017
Timetable of visits: from Monday to Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays: from 12:00 to 14:00 h.

Organised by: S.A de Xestión do Plan Xacobeo. Turismo de Galicia. Xunta de Galicia
Collaborators: Association of Friends of the Camino de Santiago de Astorga and Astorga Town Hall

The title of the show is a reference to the sea of the Atlantic routes which open the exhibition, the sea of the Portuguese and Galician coasts that is so strongly linked to the Portuguese pilgrimage routes to Santiago. And it ends with the open ocean along the Costa da Morte, the physical and symbolic finishing point of the route to Fisterra and Muxía, after reaching Compostela.

Location: Lonja de Fisterra
Address: Rúa Fonte Vella 11. Fisterra. A Coruña

Dates: 5–22 December 2017
Hours: Monday–Friday, 4.30–7.00 p.m.

Organized by: Turismo de Galicia. Xunta de Galicia
In partnership with: Nuestra Señora de las Arenas Fishermen’s Guild of Fisterra

A shared area of universal values
Hospitality, the welcoming of the pilgrim is a value which for centuries has been considered the cornerstone of the Camino de Santiago. A form of spirituality poetically depicted in the photographs which Manuel G. Vicente took along the Camino, on the route and in hostels during recent decades. The heart-warming welcome is fused with the experience of the encounter, solidarity, friendship and mutual understanding. Added to this are the values of the landscapes, the shared history and culture.

An experience of communication and affection
As the days pass, communication at several levels occurs on the Camino. In the first place, the pilgrim communicates with himself, the interior language is essential in the pilgrimage experience. Introspection leads to reflexive, personalised self-construction, in which each person recreates his experiences through memory and affection.

In the second place, communication is established with the Camino itself and, finally, with the companions on the route, with the “hospitaleros” and the local people. The mental or spiritual space of the Camino de Santiago, evoked and recreated, is shaped through the affectivity of the person experiencing it; towns, cities, historical places and natural landscapes assume affective values in this spontaneous construction. A sensitive framework in which fertile communication takes place among the pilgrims, their natural environment and other persons.

Venue: Maestro Padilla Auditorium
Addresse: Calle Alfredo Kraus, s/n. Almería

Dates: From December 1 to 21, 2017
Timetable: from Monday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Organiser: S.A. de Xestión do Plan Xacobeo. Turismo de Galicia. Xunta de Galicia
Collaborators: Association of Friends of Almería Camino Mozárabe and Almería City Council.

A shared area of universal values
Hospitality, the welcoming of the pilgrim is a value which for centuries has been considered the cornerstone of the Camino de Santiago. A form of spirituality poetically depicted in the photographs which Manuel G. Vicente took along the Camino, on the route and in hostels during recent decades. The heart-warming welcome is fused with the experience of the encounter, solidarity, friendship and mutual understanding. Added to this are the values of the landscapes, the shared history and culture.

An experience of communication and affection
As the days pass, communication at several levels occurs on the Camino. In the first place, the pilgrim communicates with himself, the interior language is essential in the pilgrimage experience. Introspection leads to reflexive, personalised self-construction, in which each person recreates his experiences through memory and affection.

In the second place, communication is established with the Camino itself and, finally, with the companions on the route, with the “hospitaleros” and the local people. The mental or spiritual space of the Camino de Santiago, evoked and recreated, is shaped through the affectivity of the person experiencing it; towns, cities, historical places and natural landscapes assume affective values in this spontaneous construction. A sensitive framework in which fertile communication takes place among the pilgrims, their natural environment and other persons.

Venue: Exhibition Space, Emily Wilding Davison Building
Addresse: Royal Holloway, University of London

Dates: 6 November – 8 December, 2017
Timetable: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday: from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Organiser: S.A. de Xestión do Plan Xacobeo. Turismo de Galicia. Xunta de Galicia
Collaborators: University of London.

A shared area of universal values
Hospitality, the welcoming of the pilgrim is a value which for centuries has been considered the cornerstone of the Camino de Santiago. A form of spirituality poetically depicted in the photographs which Manuel G. Vicente took along the Camino, on the route and in hostels during recent decades. The heart-warming welcome is fused with the experience of the encounter, solidarity, friendship and mutual understanding. Added to this are the values of the landscapes, the shared history and culture.

An experience of communication and affection
As the days pass, communication at several levels occurs on the Camino. In the first place, the pilgrim communicates with himself, the interior language is essential in the pilgrimage experience. Introspection leads to reflexive, personalised self-construction, in which each person recreates his experiences through memory and affection.

In the second place, communication is established with the Camino itself and, finally, with the companions on the route, with the “hospitaleros” and the local people. The mental or spiritual space of the Camino de Santiago, evoked and recreated, is shaped through the affectivity of the person experiencing it; towns, cities, historical places and natural landscapes assume affective values in this spontaneous construction. A sensitive framework in which fertile communication takes place among the pilgrims, their natural environment and other persons.

Venue: Faculty of Geography and History
Addresse: San Fernando nº 4. Seville

Dates: 3 October – 28 October, 2017
Timetable: from Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Organiser: S.A. de Xestión do Plan Xacobeo. Turismo de Galicia. Xunta de Galicia
Collaborators: Asociación de Amigos del Camino de Santiago Vía de la Plata de Sevilla and Faculty of Geography and History.

Organized by: International Committee of Experts on the Way of St. James and Turismo de Galicia
Director: Paolo Caucci von Saucken, chairman of the International Committee of Experts on the Way of St. James

Aim
The aim of the 10th International Congress on Jacobean Studies is to thoroughly explore the most significant aspects of the patronage of St James. From this perspective, it will analyse the characteristics of the Apostle as the patron saint and protector of nations, cities, hospitaller orders, military orders, confraternities and churches. There will be a special focus on investigating the spiritual, iconographic, symbolic, political and historical aspects of a relationship which has had a profound impact on the culture and mindset of many peoples in Spain and the Americas.

Audience
Students, teachers, scholars of Jacobean culture, members of Friends of the Way of St. James associations and other interested persons.

Registration
Free registration. Space is limited.
Registration period: 12 September 2017 to 3 November 2017
Registration form: https://goo.gl/NZ1Gc5

Grants
The Xunta de Galicia, in partnership with the Way of St. James and Pilgrimages Department of the University of Santiago, is offering two grants for researchers to cover lodging expenses for the duration of the conference.

Accommodation
Students, the unemployed and members of Friends of the Way of St. James associations will be entitled to free lodging at the San Lázaro pilgrim hostel, located in Santiago de Compostela, during the conference.
Those interested in requesting free accommodation will be required to provide proof of their status as a student, unemployed person or member of a Friends of the Way of St. James association when submitting their registration.

Information and contact details
S.A. de Xestión do Plan Xacobeo
Área de Cultura Xacobea
Tel.: 881 996 265
Cultura.xacobea@xacobeo.org

Image: Codex Calixtinus of the University of Salamanca (©Universidad de Salamanca)

PROGRAM

Thursday, 9 November
4.30 Official Opening
5.00 Opening lecture: Santiago patrón de Compostela [Fernando López Alsina, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain]
5.45 Santiago patrón de las Españas [Paolo Caucci von Saucken, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy]
6.30 Break
6.45 Santiago y la Monarquía francesa [Adeline Rucquoi, CNRS, France]
7.30 Santiago y la identidad del Portugal medieval [Paulo Almeida Fernandes, Universidades de Coimbra e Porto, Portugal]
8.30 Welcome Reception

Friday, 10 November
09.30 Santiago patrón de la Orden de Santiago [Hugo O’Donnell y Duque de Estrada, Real Academia de la Historia, Spain]
10.15 Representaciones escultóricas de Santiago en iglesias medievales portuguesas. Patronazgo y modelo de virtudes en la construcción de imágenes de caballeros [Carla Varela Fernandes, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal]
11.00 Coffee break
11.30 La colegiata de Santiago de Coimbra [Maria José Azevedo Santos, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal]
12.15 El apóstol Santiago patrón de las Españas. Iconografía de la Ofrenda Real en la Catedral de Santiago [Miguel Taín Guzmán, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain]
13.00 Round table
13.45 Break
04.00 Il patronato di San Giacomo sul mare [Rosanna Bianco, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy]
04.45 San Giacomo patrono di hospitales: San Giacomo al Colosseo. La decorazione pittorica di un ospedale del Trecento a Roma [Philine Helas, Bibliotheca Hertziana Roma, Germany]
5.30 Break
6.00 Fasti, nefasti e metamorfosi del culto e del patronato di San Giacomo in Sicilia: Capizzi, Messina, Caltagirone [Giuseppe Arlotta, Centro Italiano di Studi Compostellani, Italy]
6.45 Idea y concepto de Patronato [Francisco Puy Muñoz, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain]

Saturday, 11 November
10.00 Santiago patrón de Filipinas y de las Indias orientales [Anna Sulai Capponi, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy]
10.45 Santiago y el virrreinato de Nueva España [Antonio Casasola, Instituto Teológico Pío XII, San Sebastián, Spain]
11.30 Coffee break
12.00 Santiago patrón de Santiago de Cuba [Jorge Catasús Fernández, Archidiócesis de Santiago de Cuba, Cuba]
12.45 Santiago patrón de Santiago de Chile [Eduardo Andrades Rivas, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile]
13.30 Break
4.00 Patronazgo, espiritualidad y religiosidad en las órdenes militares de la península ibérica
[Klaus Herbers, Universität Erlangen, Germany]
4.45 Espiritualidad y sentido del patronato de Santiago [Piotr Roszak, Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika, Poland]
5.30 Break
6.00 Formazione e caratteri del patronato di Santiago a Pistoia [Lucia Gai, Comitato san Jacopo, Pistoia, Italia)
6. 30 Santiago patrón de cofradías actuales [Segundo Pérez López, dean, SAMI Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, Spain]
7.15 Official Closing.