Allison of Guiri Guide chats to Us

Allison writes for the Guiri Guide to Madrid, an online guide of honest views and thorough insight to help you successfully navigate through your move to Madrid. She landed in Madrid about 8 months ago with her husband. The reason for their move from California is that her husband is earning an MBA here in [...]

Exhibit of Hungarian Master Photographer

On the occasion of the Hungarian Presidency of the European Union, Hungarian curator Peter Baki has organised an exposition of over 100 of André Kertész’s most iconic photographs. These classic works offer a chronological journey through the three most important stages of this pioneering artist’s career: Hungary, France and the United States.

“Eugeni Forcano-Mi Barcelona” Photo Exposition

A new exhibit of 650 photos of Barcelona from the 1960s has just opened. The extraordinary photos were donated to the Photographic Archive of Barcelona by the talented photographer Eugeni Forcani. His vivid photographs focus on the people of Barcelona at a very specific time in its history. Of all the photographers who have portrayed [...]

2 Free Art Exhibits

“Vórtices” is an exhibition with six newly created installations. The artist Canogar Daniel reflects on the water, the water cycle, sustainability and recycling. The title of this exhibition refers to the “huge whirlpool of garbage in the Pacific Ocean”- the largest landfill on Earth formed by debris floating on water.

World’s Museums Offer Amazing Artifacts for Alexander the Great Exhibit

Nearly 2,500 years after he conquered a giant tract of territory from Turkey to India, Alexander the Great has made it to Madrid. Until the 2nd of May, the Centro de Exposiciones Arte Canal will showcase more than 300 Alexander-related artifacts, films and tales from 40 prestigious museums around the world. The ancient treasures — [...]

Free Indian Photography Exhibit

Renowned Indian photographer Dayanita Singh made her Spanish debut last week at Fundación Mapfre’s Sala de Exposiciones with stirring photos that reveal the realities of life in India, a country of more than one billion people. Singh’s photographs focus on various themes, most notably the struggles of a transgender person in Delhi and the role of women in [...]

7 African Looks at Spain

Seven African photographers have photographed seven Spanish cities for the “7 miradas africanas sobre España” exhibit. Photographers Mamadou Gomis (Senegal), Patrick Wokmeni (Cameroon), Nii Obodai (Ghana), Arturo Bibang (Equatorial Guinea), Emeka Okereke (Nigeria), Zanele Muholi (South Africa) and Mohamed Konate (Mali) have photographed seven Spanish cities, each in their own unique creative style.

Free Alternative Living Spaces Expo Stuffed with Activities and Exhibits

The Exposition EFÍMERAS: Alternativas Habitables arrived in Madrid last week packed with more than three-months-worth of stimulating activities, full-scale exhibits and impressive ideas about unique, low-cost/high-efficiency living spaces. The exposition, which will be housed in the exposition room at La Arquería of Nuevos Ministerios until May 29th, features four main concepts: Low-cost living, “Make it [...]

Latin American Art Exhibit and Concert

This Friday, February 11 the Juan March Foundation inaugurates its “América Fría” exhibition, which is an exploration of Latin American geometric abstraction from 1934 to 1973. Painting, photography, sculpture and architecture are represented in the nearly 300 pieces (including artworks and documents), some of which have never been seen outside their home countries.

Free Graphic Design Exposition Chronicles 200 Years of Latin American History

Check out silhouettes of famous facial hair and infamous weapons, learn about the United Fruit Co.’s grip on life in Central America and experience the cult of Che at the fantastic Casa de las Américas exposition 200 años re-diseñados. The two-floor exhibit, on display until the 27th of February, uses graphic design and multimedia art [...]