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The Hayedo de Montejo, one of the most unique forests in the region, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 7th July. It's a singular space that was already declared Natural Site of National Interest in 1974, which forms part of a joint candidacy of 'European Beeches'. Discover it with us!
Alongside the already well-known tourist trains of the Region of Madrid, this summer adds the 'Felipe II Train'. An authentic trip to the past aboard of a historical train, which will take you to explore the Real Sitio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial and the Villa of El Escorial, and get a closer look at its patrimonial, cultural and artistic offer. Do you want to join us?
The Prado Museum hosts until 1st October the exhibition 'The challenge of white. Goya and Esteve, portraitists to the Osuna family', which presents the newly acquired 'Portrait of Manuela Isidra Téllez-Girón', future Duchess of Abrantes, painted by Agustín Esteve y Marqués. Along with this work you can see the most significant works of this artist, as well as some portraits of the same family, painted by Francisco de Goya.
The Royal Theatre has reopened its doors to celebrate the third edition of the 'Universal Music Festival', which, within the celebrations for the commemoration of the bicentennial of this iconic Madrid institution, gives us the chance to be witnesses the best music of the moment in an incomparable setting. You cannot miss!
With the arrival of summer, the Sorolla Museum opens its doors at night. Yes, as you read, every Thursday in July and August you can visit this particular gallery through a nocturnal guided visit. Don't miss the opportunity to explore the rooms and gardens where the famous painter lived.
The genuine neighbourhood of Malasaña, proposes to travel in time until 1808 to get a close look at the events that led to the 'Dos de Mayo Uprising'. It's a historical route created by the trade association of the area 'Vive Malasaña', in collaboration with the Museum of History of Madrid and the Museum of Romanticism. This summer, come to Malasaña!
The new edition of the 'Sierra Musical Festival' is ready, which will one more year bring classical music to different locations in the Sierra de Guadarrama during the months of July and August. With a varied and interesting program also result of the collaboration with the festival 'Clásicos en Verano', don't miss the concerts that will take place in the coming days. This summer, you have a date with the music!
On 16th July, will start the first edition of the 'Gaes Pilgrim Race', a unique test in the world that will go across the Way of St. James through two unusual routes: the Road to Madrid and the Winter Road. Eight stages, and more than 700 kilometres will separate you and your bike from the final destination, are you ready?
The programming of the CaixaForum Madrid cultural centre includes a wide range of proposals, whose ultimate goal is to reach all audiences. This week we present the exhibition made in collaboration with the British Museum 'Agón! Competition in ancient Greece', which, can be visited from 14th July to 15th October. Come and discover first-hand how was the civilization of ancient Greece!
Last 1st July started the 'IX Edition of the Festival of Theatre and Music La Antigua Mina', an authentic meeting with the culture, thanks to the quality of its shows that are developed in a privileged environment, has made itself a niche in the summer programming of the Region of Madrid. Are you going to miss it?
The Courtyard of the Interpretation Centre of the Madrid town of Navalcarnero dresses up to host a new edition of the 'Evenings of Wine & Jazz'. During the month of July, you can vibrate to jazz rhythm while tasting one of the wines of the region. Don't miss this unique proposal, and live your summer without leaving the Region of Madrid!
From 4th July to 15th October, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum will host the temporary exhibition 'Sonia Delaunay. Art, design and fashion'. This is the first solo exhibition of this artist in our country, whose objective is to highlight her important role as avant-garde painter, as well as the successful application of her artistic ideas to daily life.
Discover dron's view the history, gastronomy and traditions of Villar del Olmo, a town located in the Region of Las Vegas, thanks to the initiative of its City Council, with which through eight interactive routes, you will have access to more than twenty points of interest. In addition, lovers of hiking and MTB (mountain bike) will enjoy the beautiful exploring these routes with different levels of difficulty. Do you want to sign up?
The medieval town of Buitrago del Lozoya is preparing to host the 9th edition of its acclaimed music festival 'Marqués de Santillana'. Between 1st July and 5th August, you can enjoy 12 concerts and shows in a unique setting: the Castle Walled Area, the Villa Park and the Church of Santa Maria del Castillo. Come with us!
Little by little we know the plans that you can enjoy over the next few months. This week, we bring you the summer outdoor cinema, another of the great classics of the Madrid summer period, which once again is fully charged of novelties. Pick up the popcorn, and start enjoying the more than 100 titles that will be screened until 10th September.
Located in the Sierra de Guadarrama, is located the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. If during the whole year, well deserves a break, during the summer becomes a must visit for all those who want to know first hand its spectacular historical heritage, seek a complementary cultural offer translated into courses, concerts, theatre, shows and much more. Live your summer in San Lorenzo de El Escorial!
The city of Madrid will become a great festival of culture this summer, since from 30th June to 3rd September we will have a new appointment with the festival 'Veranos de la Villa'. With shows spread all over Madrid with the aim of rediscovering the entire urban territory, below we reveal you the intense agenda of activities. Let's start!
From 27th June 27 to 8th January, 2018, the Queen Sofía Museum will host the exhibition 'NSK from Kapital to Capital. Neue Slowenische Kunst'. A unique opportunity to know the work of the NSK (Neue Slowenische Kunst) group of artists, who starred an unprecedented moment of cultural outbreak in Yugoslavia in the 1980s.
The children are the protagonists this week, because after starting the school holidays they have more free time. If you are in the Region of Madrid and you want to surprise the little ones of the house, we tell you some plans that will surely delight them. Let's start!
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum hosts from 20th June to 24th September, 'Renaissance Venice. The Triumph of Beauty and the Destruction of Painting'. It's an exhibition dedicated to the Venetian art of the sixteenth century, with works by artists such as Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese and Lotto. Discover this period of splendour thanks to the loan of private collections and important galleries!
Take advantage of the good weather to get to know the beauty of the Region of Madrid. With the 'Rutas Verdes' (Green Routes) program, explore the region on foot or by bicycle will become an easy task since you can reach different locations with the routes proposed in the different public transport stations. What? Below, we will tell you!
On the occasion of the celebration of the 'Gay Pride Day', the Prado Museum will present the exhibition 'The other's Wink: spaces of difference' from 14th June to 10th September. It's a set of works by different authors, which reflect the love between people of the same sex.
For the second consecutive year, you will know the town of Miraflores de la Sierra from another perspective. The last month of May a new edition of poetry visits began, which this year under the title 'Aleixandre y las voces cercanas', will allow us to discover the corners and places linked to the Nobel Prize, which so many summers happened in this town of Madrid. Come and see!
Until 15th August, the Canal Foundation hosts the exhibition 'Picasso y el Mediterráneo'. Through a selection of 91 works, including engravings, illustrations and ceramics from the Picasso Foundation-Birthplace Museum in Málaga, we will learn about Picasso's relationship with the Mediterranean, one of the artist's most constant sources of inspiration.
The summer nights in the city will shine again, because from 22nd June to 29th July the Royal Botanical Garden Alfonso XIII of the Complutense University of Madrid will host the second edition of 'Botanical Nights', an essential date with music with a varied program that will bring together important national and international artists. We are waiting for you!
The new program of the Manzanares El Real Castle is now available. During the next few months you can attend dramatized visits, exhibitions, workshops, fairs, and even music festivals. A great variety of activities for all audiences, so that you discover how was formerly the life in this fort, one of the best preserved of Spain. Do you want to join us?
PHotoEspaña, the 'International Festival of Photography and Visual Arts' celebrates its twentieth anniversary presenting from 31st May to 27th August, 100 exhibitions with works by 514 artists and a program of 20 professional activities and for audiences that take place in 62 venues.
During the school summer holidays, the museums and foundations of the Region of Madrid offer a wide range of activities so that the little ones of the house continue learning but in a playful and funny way. Then you can see an advance with the camps and workshops that different galleries have prepared to surprise all audiences. Let's start!
The Reina Sofía Art Centre Museum will host until 25th September the exhibition 'Pulling out the Stops' by the American artist Lee Lozano. The exhibition reflects on the purpose of creating what the artist defined as 'energy paintings' and presents a selection of works from different series and periods ranging from the 60s to the 70s of the last century.
Learn the history through the archaeology with two great exhibitions in the Region of Madrid. On the one hand, the Regional Archaeological Museum hosts until 9th July 'Schulten y el descubrimiento de Nvmantia'; and on the other the National Archaeological Museum shows until 27th August 'José Latova. Cuarenta años de fotografía arqueológica española'. Do you want to come with us?
Until 20th August, the CaixaForum cultural centre will host the exhibition 'Art and cinema. 120 years of exchanges'. A unique chance to know in more detail the history of cinema and its connection with the world of art through works from the collections of the Cinémathèque française and other French and Spanish museum pieces.
The Prado Museum host 'Treasures from the Hispanic Society of America. Visions of the Hispanic World'. It is an exhibition that brings together over two hundred works belonging to the Hispanic Society, an institution headquartered in New York created for the dissemination and study of Spanish culture in the United States of America, which will remain in the Madrid art gallery until the month of September.
The National Museum of Art Reina Sofía hosts two new exhibitions. On the one hand, and until the 4th September, you can know the history of the famous work of Picasso, the 'Guernica', with 'Pity and Terror. Picasso's Path to Guernica'; and on the other the work of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century with the exhibition 'Franz Erhard Walther. A place for the body'.
The fourth edition of ¡Bienvenidos a Palacio! is here now. Guaranteed by the success of the free guided visits that took place last year by different palatial properties of the region, this initiative will start shortly, which on this occasion brings interesting news such as conferences, theatre visits and concerts. Are you going to miss it?
Discover Alcalá de Henares through a new route that will take you to places related to Cardinal Cisneros. Founder of the University of this town of Madrid and a figure of utmost importance, he established the bases to be awarded the title of World Heritage City in 1998.
They say that cooking is an art, because through the constant change in the way to prepare the food, it's possible to awaken the senses of those who taste the creations of the chefs. We propose that you discover for yourself tasting the proposals of the gourmet markets, the starred restaurants, the 'tapas' the route and much more. Are you hungry?
What do you think about explore a large part of the Region of Madrid through old railway tracks? Thanks to the 'Vías Verdes' (Greenways) program this is possible, so lovers of outdoor tourism are in luck, since there are itineraries suitable for all audiences that will allow you to relax, enjoying wonderful landscapes, and why not of the historic heritage of the localities through by which they run.
Between 2nd February and 24th September, the 'Palacio de Gaviria' opens its doors to host the exhibition 'Escher'. The exhibition tries to get closer to the figure of this fascinating Dutch artist through some of his masterpieces. Don't miss this essential meeting of Madrid's cultural agenda!
With the basis of the unique style of the rumba of the successful group Estopa and its fused rock melodies, the Israeli dance and percussion group Mayumana pays tribute to our country with its new show called RUMBA!, that we have the chance to enjoy in Madrid since 12th February. Are you going to miss it?
Once again the Mapfre Foundation fulfils its purpose of bringing art to the general public, with the creation of the Espacio Miró, a permanent exhibition that collects works from different periods of one of our most representative and universal artists of the 20th century, being thus configured as reference point for the study of the work of the famous genius from Barcelona in Madrid.
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