The auditorium of the Ministry of Culture with the new name, during an act of recognition to the figure of Jorge Semprún, at the headquarters of his Ministry, on July 11, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The figure of Jorge Semprún will henceforth give his name to the auditorium of the Ministry of Culture. With this gesture, the Ministry faces the final stretch of the celebration of the centenary of the birth of Jorge Semprún, Spanish writer, screenwriter and intellectual, as well as holder of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Spain between 1988 and 1991. 11 JULY 2024 Alberto Ortega / Europa Press 07/11/2024 (Europa Press via AP)