Eduardo Costantini to be honored in New York

Eduardo Costantini to be honored in New York by the Hispanic Society of America
The founder of MALBA will receive the Sorolla Medal during the prestigious institution’s annual gala on Thursday, October 29.
He will be recognized as a “visionary” of Latin American art, alongside other cultural figures such as Gloria and Emilio Estefan.
Through an agreement with the New York-based institution, MALBA will bring its writers’ residency program, REM, to the city.
The Hispanic Society Museum & Library—a century-old institution that celebrates Ibero-American culture in New York—has announced that it will honor Eduardo Costantini, the “visionary” founder of the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA). The tribute will take place on Thursday, October 29, during the 2026 Annual Gala, to be held at the Metropolitan Club in New York.

“The Hispanic Society of America is proud to award the Sorolla Medal to Eduardo Costantini, whose vision and generosity have transformed the landscape of Latin American art,” Guillaume Kientz, the institution’s director, told *Clarín*. “As the founder of MALBA, Costantini has built one of the most prominent cultural institutions in the region, bringing Latin American art to audiences in Buenos Aires and across the globe,” he added, explaining the reasons for the honor.
Named in honor of the prolific Joaquín Sorolla—the “painter of light”—the medal, which Costantini is set to receive, has been awarded by the Hispanic Society Museum & Library since 1924. It recognizes the contributions of notable figures to art, philanthropy, literature, and Hispanic culture in general. Past recipients include Queen Sofía of Spain, collector Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, and Nobel Prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa, among others.