ACAMFE CELEBRATES ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY AT THE RESIDENCIA DE ESTUDIANTES

**ACAMFE CELEBRATES ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY AT THE RESIDENCIA DE ESTUDIANTES**
The Iberian Association of Writers’ Museums and Foundations renews its board of directors during its annual meeting.
The Iberian Association of Writers’ Museums and Foundations (ACAMFE), which brings together 43 house museums and foundations from across the Iberian Peninsula, celebrated its 30th anniversary in Madrid during its annual meeting. The event included an assembly at the Residencia de Estudiantes, where a new board of directors was elected, headed by Uxío Novo, secretary of the Uxío Novoneyra Foundation, who takes over the presidency from Victoria Galán, director of the Benito Pérez Galdós House Museum. The new leadership team will include Marlene Oliveira from the Cupertino de Miranda Foundation (Famaliçao), who will continue serving as vice-president; Antonio Piñeiro from the Curros Enríquez Foundation and Carlos Velo (Celanova), who will serve as secretary; and Raúl Luís García from the Gregorio Prieto Foundation (Valdepeñas), the new treasurer of the institution. Additionally, Eva Jiménez from the Cervantes House Museum (Alcalá de Henares) and Ana Chaguaceda from the Unamuno House Museum at the University of Salamanca will be members of the entity’s board of directors, which, for three decades, has been dedicated to preserving and promoting various legacies and literary houses across the Iberian region.

The new ACAMFE board has outlined key challenges for this new phase, including promoting projects such as the creation of a European network of museums of notable figures, the celebration of the Iberian Languages Day, and the development of training, digital transformation, internationalization, and sustainability initiatives, aligned with the current advances and challenges in literary heritage management.

**Meeting with Yolanda Díaz at the National Library**
A highlight of the event was the reception hosted by the Deputy Prime Minister, Yolanda Díaz, who greeted participants at the National Library during her visit to the exhibition “Unamuno and Politics: From the Pen to the Word.” In her speech, Díaz expressed her gratitude for the commitment of the writers’ house museums and foundations, emphasizing “the value of their work in preserving and promoting artistic and cultural heritage.”

The delegation also had the opportunity to visit the Lope de Vega House Museum and enjoyed a recital dedicated to Vicente Aleixandre, Carmen Conde, and Gloria Fuertes, performed by the singer Ana Cuenca in the Residencia de Estudiantes’ Salon, an emblematic and lively venue associated with the unforgettable poets of the Generation of ’27.

The event also featured the participation of international delegations, including the ICLCM World Committee of Literary, Musical, and Artistic Museums, the Italian Association Casa della Memoria, the Portuguese Association of House Museums, along with the Writers’ Professional Association, the Espais Escrits network promoting the study and reading of Catalan literature, and the RELIGA network of Literary Houses, Museums, Foundations, and Spaces of Galicia.