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Tears of Eros at the Thyssen-Bornemisza

Lunes, Noviembre 16th, 2009

Madrid Holiday Rentals: Eroticism at the Thyssen-Bornemisza The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and Fundación Caja Madrid present ‘Tears of Eros’. The exhibition takes its name from Les Larmes d’Éros (1961), Georges Bataille’s last book before his death and his final contribution on a theme he had researched in depth in Eroticism. If you visit Madrid between anytime [...]

Francis Bacon returns to El Prado

Sábado, Febrero 7th, 2009

Madrid Holiday Rentals: El Prado Museum shows Francis Bacon’s paintings El Prado Museum hosts one of the most complete retrospective exhibitions of work by Francis Bacon. The exhibition includes works from London’s Tate gallery and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York by Bacon, widely recognized as one of the 20th-century’s most powerful painters. [...]

Zoe Leonard’s photographs in Madrid

Domingo, Enero 11th, 2009

Apartments in Madrid: The first international retrospective of the work of photographer Zoe Leonard in Madrid If you are in Madrid these days, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía has a present for you. It is called ‘Zoe Leonard: Fotografías (Photographs)’ and it is the first international retrospective of the work of photographer [...]

Skiing in Madrid

Viernes, Noviembre 28th, 2008

Madrid Holiday Rentals: Indoors and Outdoors Ski in Madrid Are you in Madrid this weekend? And you want to ski indoors? Then you should head off to Madrid Snow Zone, it is only 23 km away from the city. This place has a ski slope of 250 metres and is open all year round. You can [...]

Madrid flourishes in autumn

Domingo, Octubre 5th, 2008

Madrid apartments: Autumn festival in Madrid Madrid becomes a perfect roost for culture vultures in autumn when more than 50 dance, theatre and musical groups from countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and America participate in a programme of opera, ballet, dance, music and theatre at about 40 venues throughout the city. The varied selection [...]

The Renaissance lives in Madrid

Viernes, Septiembre 5th, 2008

Madrid apartments: The Museo Nacional del Prado shows Renaissance portraiture in Madrid If you are in Madrid this weekend you must go to the Museo Nacional del Prado to see the exhibition ‘The Renaissence Portrait’. The broad time span covered by this exhibition (1400-1600) and its Europe-wide approach make it the first to provide an [...]

Picasso visits Madrid

Jueves, Febrero 7th, 2008

If you are planning a trip to Madrid I have a recommendation for you. Make some time to visit the Reina Sofia Museum because is displaying 430 works by Pablo Picasso on loan from the National Picasso Museum in Paris in what will be one of the biggest ever retrospectives of his art. The Reina [...]

Art and Culture in Madrid for a perfect Autumn weekend

Domingo, Octubre 7th, 2007

Madrid is perfect in Autumn. It isn’t too hot or too cold. The perfect time for a weekend in this city and visits to its museums. The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and Fundación Caja Madrid have organised an exhibition centred on German art from the late 15th to the mid 16th centuries. And the Museo Nacional Centro [...]

Enjoy Madrid with free activities celebrating World Tourism Day

Sábado, Septiembre 22nd, 2007

This is the week to visit Madrid. The city has organized free guided tours, distribution of promotional gifts and audiovisual guides to mark World Tourism Day on Thursday, September 27th. Madrid has been the perfect site for the World Tourism Organization’s headquarters (UNWTO) since 1976, as tourism is one of the city’s major industries, and [...]

Art in movement at the Reina Sofia in Madrid

Domingo, Mayo 20th, 2007

The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia presents ‘Los[s] Cinético[s]‘, a desire to introduce movement as a plastic element, whether in a real way with electrical and mechanical means, or in a virtual way, with optical techniques, has been a constant in 20th-century art. This exhibition will be open until the 20th of August [...]