Maya Deren, in Twenty Minutes

One of the most influential avant-garde filmmakers of the 20th century, with a strong inclination toward audiovisual experimentation, Maya Deren was also a traveler (and dancer, and ethnologist) who spent time in Tahiti between 1947 and 1955. If you’d like to discover this groundbreaking filmmaker you may not yet know, visit the exhibition Maya Deren. A Cadence of Images. Short on time? Take an express guided tour—just twenty minutes—and get to know the artist and traveler. The next session takes place on September 14.

With a poetic and highly visual approach, the exhibition—hosted at the Montcada venue of the Museum of Ethnology and World Cultures—introduces visitors to six unfinished films by the artist, along with other incomplete projects, shown either through screenings or still frames.

The exhibition is open until September 28, so you can explore it at your own pace if you prefer. But during these lightning-fast guided tours, educators from Fragment Serveis Culturals will walk you through the show, focusing on its core ideas and concepts.

The visits are recommended for audiences aged 12 and up, who will appreciate what the exhibition’s title describes as an endless cadence of images—stitched together by a camera weaving concept after concept, not only through moving images but also through written text.

Born in Ukraine in 1917 and later naturalized as an American citizen, Eleanora Derenkowskaia (better known by her artistic name, Maya Deren) is considered the mother of American underground cinema.

If you’d like to discover Maya Deren’s world in just twenty minutes, come to Carrer de Montcada for the express tour of Maya Deren. A Cadence of Images. But before you go, check the museum’s website for full details.