The Department of Culture, Education and Heritage of the Consell Insular de Eivissa has organised the three new temporary exhibitions 2025 of the Ethnographic Museum of Eivissa Can Ros under the themes ‘Pottery tradition in Eivissa’, ‘Fairies and witches’ and ‘Peasant remedies and traditional medicine’.
The Councillor for Culture, Education, Heritage, Sara Ramon, explained that ‘as every year we inaugurate these exhibitions as part of the festivities of Santa Eulalia, will be this Sunday 16 February at 10. 00 hours in the morning and that put in value millennial trades‘, in this sense the tradition is now a trade that has passed from generation to generation, another sample in children’s key to meet the female mythological characters, fairies and witches and, finally, in parallel to the Days of Popular Culture that deal with traditional herbal medicine, an exhibition on ancient medicinal remedies’. The councillor reminded the audience that on 15th February at 7 p.m., the Auditorium of the Cas Serres Multi-purpose Building will host a talk by the social and cultural anthropologist Marta Torres Ribas, curator of two of the exhibitions, entitled ‘The symbolic efficacy of Ibizan remedies’.
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Pottery tradition’, “Fairies and witches” and “Peasant remedies” feature in the new temporary exhibitions at the Ethnographic Museum of Eivissa
For her part, the director of the Ethnographic Museum, Lina Sansano, stressed that the aim of these exhibitions ‘is not only to show pieces but also the knowledge and popular and traditional expressions that surround these items’. Along these lines, Lina Sansano stressed that of the three exhibitions, they wanted one of them to be aimed at children, ‘we always have a large school audience and we talk about witches and fairies and analyse whether they are so different or not because fairies also get angry and witches also feel sorry for each other’.
About the new temporary exhibitions for 2025
The first exhibition, ‘Pottery Tradition in Ibiza’, curated by Susana Cardona, aims to show a selection of pieces from the museum’s collection of traditional pottery. Through this exhibition, visitors can learn first-hand about the artisanal work processes, from the collection and preparation of the clay to the manufacture and final marketing of the pieces. The aim is to recognise the dedication and skills of generations of Ibizan people who have practised and still practise this age-old craft, as well as to identify and enhance the value of a whole range of functional tools and vessels linked to the everyday activities of traditional Ibizan society. The exhibition is complemented by two murals inspired by photographs from the Image and Sound Archive of the Consell Insular de Eivissa, created by artists Tito Fernández (@elTitoartwork) and Juan Manuel Carrillo (Necko) following a more innovative, urban aesthetic.
It is planned to complement this exhibition with training workshops, which, in collaboration with local artisans, will be held throughout the year in the museum itself and its extensions of ses Païsses in Cala d’Hort and the Molí d’en Simó Cultural Space in Sant Antoni de Portmany.
About the new temporary exhibitions for 2025
The first exhibition, ‘Pottery tradition in Ibiza’, curated by Susana Cardona, aims to show a selection of pieces from the museum’s collection of traditional pottery. Through this exhibition, visitors can learn first-hand about the artisanal work processes, from the collection and preparation of the clay to the manufacture and final marketing of the pieces. The aim is to recognise the dedication and skills of generations of Ibizan people who have practised and still practise this age-old craft, as well as to identify and enhance the value of a whole range of functional tools and vessels linked to the everyday activities of traditional Ibizan society. The exhibition is complemented by two murals inspired by photographs from the Image and Sound Archive of the Consell Insular de Eivissa, created by artists Tito Fernández (@elTitoartwork) and Juan Manuel Carrillo (Necko) following a more innovative, urban aesthetic.
It is planned to complement this exhibition with training workshops, which, in collaboration with local artisans, will be held throughout the year in the museum itself and in its extensions of ses Païsses in Cala d’Hort and the Molí d’en Simó Cultural Space in Sant Antoni de Portmany.
The second exhibition, ‘Fairies and witches’, curated by Marta Torres, reflects on magic and religion and on two antagonistic characters, fairies and witches, present in fables and protagonists of spells, rituals and magical acts that have the power to turn people from their purposes. The exhibition is complemented by a short animated video, made by Júlia Aguiló.
The third exhibition is ‘Peasant remedies and Traditional Medicine’, curated by Marta Torres, and aims to compile a series of natural home remedies, handed down from generation to generation, to prevent and cure various illnesses. Traditional medicine goes beyond the properties of plants and also grants healing powers to different actions, rituals and prayers. This exhibition has been made possible thanks to the collaboration of families and individuals who have contributed their testimonies and temporarily loaned exhibition material. Particularly noteworthy is the collaboration of Elena Colom, the clean of the founder of the Herbolària Colom, which for decades was a reference shop in the popular neighbourhood of La Marina, frequented by generations of Ibizans who came to recover from various ailments.
The three exhibitions can be visited throughout the year, until 19 December from Tuesday to Sunday.