Para el aula: Roman Khimei & Yarema Malashchuk. Pedagogies of War

The temporary exhibition Roman Khimei & Yarema Malashchuk. Pedagogies of War—organized by TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary and the Thyssen Bornemisza National Museum—invites collective thinking about the ways war and armed conflict transform perception, social relationships, and everyday dynamics. During the visit, participants will explore the four video installations that make up the exhibition and reflect on how the artists consider forms of knowledge that emerge only under extreme conditions: ways of observing, waiting, obeying, adapting, and resisting that are learned without language.

Aim of the proposal? To share different ideas for autonomous museum visits with students or for the development of educational activities in the classroom.

Target audience? This visit is aimed at teachers of Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, Baccalaureate, and Vocational Education.

For more information about the artists Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Khimei, please consult the following link.

Marina Avia Estrada is head of exhibitions and public programs at TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary. She is an art historian and curator and holds an MA in Critical and Curatorial Studies from Columbia University (Fulbright Scholar) and an MA in Contemporary Art History and Visual Culture from the Autonomous University of Madrid. She has previously worked at institutions such as IPCNY (International Print Center New York), the Wallach Art Gallery, Tabacalera Promoción del Arte, and AECID (the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation). She recently co-curated for TBA21 the exhibition Moby Dick—The Whale. The Story of a Myth from Antiquity to Contemporary Art (Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, 2025) and is the curator of the upcoming exhibition CAUTÍN by Seba Calfuqueo (Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 2026).

Date and time: April 16, 2026, 5:00 pm

Ubicación: Exhibition space, Floor -1, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Participants: Marina Avia Estrada

Registration: Free. Prior registration required through this link to educaThyssen’s website

Recommended age: Activity aimed at teachers and educators of early childhood education, primary, secondary, high school, universities, and vocational training.

Collaborators: EducaThyssen

Language: Spanish