2026 has begun with changes in the Culture Department of the Consell de Mallorca, headed by the island's vice-president, Antònia Roca. The appointment of Guillem Ginard as Tourism Councillor, previously in charge of the island's Culture Department, has led to Roca's chief of staff, Andreu Ferrer, taking over the position. "It's a change that seeks continuity," says the councillor, who opens the conversation by stating that in 2026 "it's time to reap the rewards we've sown since 2023."

Another voice has joined the chorus of criticism regarding the changes to the syllabus for the call for applications for a position as an Artistic Heritage Technician at the Consell de Mallorca (Island Council of Mallorca). After The letter addressed to the island institution, signed by the rector of the UIB, Jaume CarotAfter demanding that specific training in art history be a requirement for the position, the Spanish Committee of Art Historians (CEHA) has now questioned the changes made to the syllabus for this post compared to previous calls for applications. "We wish to publicly express our deep concern and firm disagreement with the approach taken in this call for applications," stated sources from the organization, founded in 1977, adding, regarding the approved syllabus: "It has almost entirely relegated the content specific to our discipline and replaced it with a predominantly focused program." In the same statement, CEHA sources emphasized that "it is especially serious that a position intended to oversee the protection of movable property, painting and sculpture collections, and cultural assets of an artistic nature should disregard the knowledge necessary for their correct identification, interpretation, and historical assessment." Among others, topics such as 'Pre-Talayotic Culture in Mallorca through Archaeological Remains' and 'Mallorcan Gothic Painting' have disappeared, replaced by legal and administrative issues such as 'The Role of UNESCO and Advisory Bodies' and 'Unique Aspects of the Awarding Process'.