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Prado gift from Várez Fiza collection
The Prado Museum in Madrid has received a donation of 13th-15th century Spanish art from the Várez Fiza collection. The 12 pieces will be added to the Prado’s already important Spanish Me...
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Architecture week in Madrid
Architecture week in Madrid from 1-7 Oct offers the chance to see some of Madrid’s most distinctive buildings, as well as some that are not usually open to the public.
Throughout the week arc...
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Thyssen-Bornemisza sells Constable masterpiece
The sale by Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza of John Constable’s painting “The Lock” in London at the beginning of July not only raised less money than had been expected (£22.4 millio...
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Spain’s National Library celebrates 300 years
The Spanish National Library celebrates the tri-centenary of its foundation by King Philip V in 1711 with a programme of exhibitions, concerts, drama, meetings and conferences.
The main exhibition...
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The Prado reveals early Mona Lisa copy
The Prado Museum has announced that its copy of Leonardo da Vinci
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Madrid monuments databased
Visitors and inhabitants of Madrid can now access information about Madrid
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Arts outreach programme in Madrid.
The Madrid city council has announced the fourth edition of the annual Distrito Artes programme which extends theatre, dance, cinema and music events away from the city centre and out into the capital
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?White Night
Madrid hosts a long night of free cultural events and activities from 21.00 on 22 September till 07.00 next morning, with the city
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Castillo de Barajas excavations to be opened to the public.
The excavations at the ruins of the 15th-century Castillo de Barajas adjacent to Madrid
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Madrid Christmas Gospel festival.
Now in its 12th edition, the annual festival of traditional black music from the US at the Centro Cultural de la Villa this year opens with the Philadelphia Black Gospel Choir in New Spirit (13 Dec 20...
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Guided tours of Madrid.
The Madrid municipal tourist board has increased the number of guided walking tours of city sights on offer, at the same time more than doubling the number of tours available in foreign languages. Ele...
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Off to the theatre.
A two-week campaign to get people back to the theatre is underway in Madrid sponsored by the town council. Over 1,500 banners will be hung in the busiest parts of the city to promote the 23 privately-...
