THE APROPA MODEL
Three dimensions to transform the cultural experience
Accessibility of the experience
We adapt spaces, stimuli and conditions so that anyone can enjoy culture on equal terms.
Cultural mediation
We design proposals that follow the pace of each group and ease the emotional connection with the content.
Participation and creation
We drive projects where people also take an active part in creative and cultural processes.
CULTURE AND INCLUSION
Our projects
The Museum Comes Closer
We bring culture and art into care homes for older people, to create meaningful experiences and new memories.
Barrier it helps break down: Established and replicable project
Provinces where the project takes place: Barcelona · Girona · Lleida · Tarragona
Rhythms in company
We accompany people living with a severe mental health condition through music and cultural participation.
Barrier it helps break down: Established project
Provinces where the project takes place: Barcelona · Girona · Lleida · Tarragona
Relaxed performances
Performances across different art forms, adapted to create a flexible, welcoming and accessible setting where everyone can experience culture in comfort.
Barrier it helps break down: Established and replicable model
Provinces where the project takes place: Barcelona · Lleida · Tarragona · Girona · Mallorca
A morning at the orchestra
We bring symphonic music closer to groups in vulnerable situations, making access to culture real through participatory experiences.
Barrier it helps break down: Established and replicable project
Provinces where the project takes place: Barcelona · Girona · Lleida · Tarragona
The Band Brings Us Closer
We bring live music closer to groups in vulnerable situations through accessible, participatory morning concerts connected to neighbourhood life.
Barrier it helps break down: Established and replicable project
Provinces where the project takes place: Barcelona · Lleida
Dance Comes Closer
We bring dance into care homes for older people, sharing experiences where movement and expression are at the heart of the session.
Barrier it helps break down: Established and replicable project
Provinces where the project takes place: Barcelona
Every project, a shared process
Cultural co-creation
Projects are built together with venues, professionals from the social field and the participants themselves.
Support
We offer training, cultural mediation and ongoing support to ensure accessible, meaningful experiences.
Assessment and improvement
We review every project to learn from the experience and strengthen its impact on people and the community.
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EXPERIENCES THAT CONNECT AND LEAVE A MARK
“A national project. Apropa brings us all closer, making us all feel equally human, in every possible way.”
Dolors Ricart
Deputy director – Manager of the Fundació Miró
“Our older people were moved by the songs, their faces full of joy. For many it was the first time they had been to a live music concert.”
Fundació Pere Mata
Group of people living at the «Jaume Batlle-Poblenou» residence and day centre
“Thanks to the support of Apropa Cultura, we were able to rethink the visit from another angle. We learned to prioritise the sensory experience, the pace of the activity and emotional participation over information.”
Ainoa Urrutia
Museum educator taking part in Museums and Alzheimer's
“Seeing older people dance, some with small movements, others with unexpected energy, was moving. They were not trying to do it "right", they were simply living the movement.”
Laura Sánchez
Choreographer taking part in la dansa s'Apropa
“This is the second time I have come and it will not be the last. These concerts bring the neighbourhood to life. They get you out of the house, meeting people and feeling that lovely things still happen near you.”
María García
Neighbour taking part in La Banda ens Apropa
TOGETHER WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE
We work with different partners
Cultural venues
We support them to widen audiences and generate real social impact through cultural programming.
Social organisations
We ease access to cultural experiences adapted to the needs of each group.
Public administrations
We jointly design inclusive cultural programmes that can grow and reach further.
Patrons and partners
We make it possible for more people to enjoy culture.
Want to drive a project?
We work with different partners to make culture a more inclusive space, open to everyone.