Author: Juan A. Esteban
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Registering a work with the Intellectual Property Registry
Registering a work does not create copyright, but it gives a useful presumption about its existence and ownership. What it certifies, how the process works and how much it costs.
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If your work collects data from the public
If an installation uses cameras, microphones or sensors, it may process personal data. What to decide before exhibiting it and what the GDPR and the AI Act add.
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Easy Read, plain language, simple language and pictograms: what each one is
Easy Read, plain language and simple language are not synonyms, and a pictogram does not make a text accessible. What each tool is and when to use it in an exhibition.
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What Royal Decree 707/2026 requires of museums and cultural centres
From 2 January 2027, certain state and regional cultural centres must offer brochures and panels in Easy Read and accessible signage.
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How to photograph your work for a dossier and catalogue: documentation and presentation
How to document and present a work through photography: usage matrix, lighting, colour, sculpture, installation and technological work, condition, file naming, rights, and delivery.
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How to write an understandable label
What information a label must include, in what order, and how to write and design a short text that can be understood in front of the work.
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How to ship or transport a work
What to check when moving a work within Spain, to another European Union country or outside it: cultural permits, customs, ATA carnet, insurance and packing.
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How to donate a work to a museum and what you can deduct
How to propose donating a work to a museum, which entities allow tax incentives to be applied, how the base is calculated, and what happens if the artist donates their own work.
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How to insure a work of art
Qué revisar al asegurar una obra de arte, cómo funciona la cobertura «clavo a clavo», cómo se declara el valor y cuándo puede intervenir la Garantía del Estado.
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How to join the Youth Culture Voucher scheme if you teach courses or workshops
Since 2026, the Youth Culture Voucher has permitted payment for specific cultural courses and workshops. Requirements for joining, modalities, obligations, and excluded activities.