https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en Blog about Madrid Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:50:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.1 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2017/05/30/inclusive-love-at-the-thyssen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2017/05/30/inclusive-love-at-the-thyssen/#respond Tue, 30 May 2017 11:20:44 +0000 Ignacio Vleming https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1770

In a month’s time the city centre will probably be bursting at the seams… the seams of the rainbow flag, a symbol of the LGBT community. Roughly three million visitors are expected to arrive in Madrid to celebrate WorldPride, a huge party that draws massive crowds demanding the right to love without labels. Further to […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2017/05/30/inclusive-love-at-the-thyssen/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/09/16/architecture-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/09/16/architecture-month/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2016 10:24:27 +0000 Ignacio Vleming http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1609

Exhibitions, conferences, guided tours and, in particular, the opening of some of the city’s most interesting buildings are activities that form part of Architecture Week, Open House and MOM, three initiatives that throughout October give people the opportunity to discover part of Madrid’s secret heritage. The 13th edition of Architecture Week (29 September – 9 October) will welcome New […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/09/16/architecture-month/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/10/08/abello-collection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/10/08/abello-collection/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:13:26 +0000 Ignacio Vleming http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1026

Juan Abelló and his wife Ana Gamazo paint an exceptionally revealing picture of themselves through the works that comprise this collection, which can be viewed at CentroCentro Cibeles until 1 March. If I had to choose three words to sum up the spirit of this exhibition, they would be coherence, recovery and intimacy. “Coherence”, because even though many works […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/10/08/abello-collection/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/08/29/el-greco-and-modern-painting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/08/29/el-greco-and-modern-painting/#respond Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:38:19 +0000 Ignacio Vleming http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1020

The Prado Museum joins in to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of El Greco with a large exhibition that points to a connection between the artist’s work and the avant-garde. We often use the cliché of the “painter ahead of his time”, as if the history of art were a linear series of discoveries. This […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/08/29/el-greco-and-modern-painting/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/06/13/my-guide-to-photoespana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/06/13/my-guide-to-photoespana/#respond Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:08:34 +0000 Ignacio Vleming http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=765

Once again this June PHotoEspaña returns to Madrid with so many fascinating exhibitions it’s hard not to fall prey to Stendhal’s syndrome. Dates: 5 June to 28 July. Place: all over the city. Here’s a list of 10 shows I’ll be sure not to miss. Avant-garde classics: The Fine Arts Circle is hosting two exhibitions that best […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/06/13/my-guide-to-photoespana/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/04/27/dali-on-a-plate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/04/27/dali-on-a-plate/#respond Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:05:01 +0000 Carlos Menéndez http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=732

Salvador Dalí returns to Madrid from 27 April, with full honours. That day, the Reina Sofía Museum opens its major retrospective of the artist. Coinciding with this very comprehensive exhibition, the city is preparing to pay tribute to him. The Hotel Palace was one of his favourite places in the city, which is why those in charge of […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/04/27/dali-on-a-plate/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/04/01/dalis-madrid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/04/01/dalis-madrid/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:05:56 +0000 Ignacio Vleming http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=652

From 27 April to 2 September, the Reina Sofía Museum is holding a fantastic exhibition on Salvador Dalí. That is why I’ve been asked to write a post on the adventures of this eccentric and concentric genius, as he would often describe himself, in Madrid, where he lived from 1922 to 1926. At first I […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/04/01/dalis-madrid/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/27/the-legacy-of-the-house-of-alba-exhibition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/27/the-legacy-of-the-house-of-alba-exhibition/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:26:06 +0000 Ignacio Vleming http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/es/?p=382

There’s always a huge amount of work behind any exhibition, as you can see in this video about the The Legacy of the House of Alba exhibition. The paintings, which are on display at CentroCentro Palacio de Cibeles and have already been seen by over 135,000 people, will be showcased till 21 April. Many of […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/27/the-legacy-of-the-house-of-alba-exhibition/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/02/13/the-return-journey-of-impressionism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/02/13/the-return-journey-of-impressionism/#respond Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:38:20 +0000 Ignacio Vleming http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=567

The media have recently highlighted a marvelous coincidence: three exhibitions along the Prado-Recoletos cultural hub which mark the before and after of the Impressionist movement. It is a unique journey which brings to Madrid some of the most significant works by Monet, Renoir and Gauguin and which can be made in one day or over the course […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/02/13/the-return-journey-of-impressionism/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/22/arcomadrid-whats-new/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/22/arcomadrid-whats-new/#respond Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:34:24 +0000 Carlos Urroz http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=478

The 32nd edition of ARCOmadrid will soon be upon us, a yearly Contemporary Art Fair which attracts thousands of art professionals and experts to our city from all over the world. This international outlook has been the driving force behind all our work for this latest edition, in which participation from overseas galleries exceeds 66% […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/22/arcomadrid-whats-new/feed/ 0