Exhibitions in Madrid in November 2026

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Nada espontáneo. Una mirada a los 90

Casa del Lector (Matadero)

The exhibition Nada espontáneo. Una mirada a los 90 brings together in Madrid a selection of photographic portraits focused on the musical and cinematic culture of that decade.

Other exhibition

Vitrina de Antropología (In)Visible. Cotidiano o extraordinario. Dos formas de mirar

Museo Nacional de Antropología

Starting from 28 July, the Museo Nacional de Antropología presents a series of objects from its collection in the display case of its reception area, through which it reflects on their current meaning

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José Manuel Ballester

Estadio Bernabéu

José Manuel Ballester, National Photography Prize winner, portrays the metamorphosis of the new Estadio Bernabéu as an icon of Madrid.

Contemporary art

Fardo. Andrea Canepa

Palacio de Cristal

Peruvian artist Andrea Canepa has been commissioned to create the second intervention on the canvas temporarily covering the Palacio de Cristal in Parque de El Retiro, part of the Museo Reina Sofí

Science & nature

Insectos al detalle: vecinos urbanos

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

The Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales hosts from 8 May 2026 the exhibition of a photographic and scientific project by Máher Fahim Fernández that uncovers the extraordinary beauty of

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El infierno de Dante. Doré y Rauschenberg

Fundación Canal. Sala Mateo Inurria 2

Opens in 1 day

Fundación Canal's Sala Mateo Inurria 2 is hosting an exhibition from 7 October to 5 January 2027 that brings together in a single space two complete series of 111 prints and lithographs that Gustave Doré

Immersive

Human Universe - The Experience

Espacio Delicias

Espacio Delicias hosts, from Wednesdays to Sundays, the world premiere of the first immersive exhibition that travels to the interior of the human body.

Other exhibition

Belén de la Comunidad de Madrid Real Casa de Correos (Puerta del Sol)

Real Casa de Correos

Opens in 7 weeks

La sede de la Comunidad de Madrid, localizada en plena Puerta del Sol, presenta todos los años su destacado conjunto belenístico.

Other exhibition

Antonio Ballester Moreno. El cielo y la tierra

Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M) / Móstoles

Born in Madrid, Antonio Ballester Moreno takes part in this exhibition organised by the Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M) in Móstoles, in which the centre invites the artist to offer an interpretation of its

Contemporary art

Ciclo de vídeo animado de las colecciones del Museo CA2M

Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M) / Móstoles

The Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M) presents, from 9 July to 10 September, this cycle which focuses on the presence of video within the two collections housed by the centre, the collection

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Adrian Schindler et Collab. Tetuan

Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M) / Móstoles

The Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M) in Móstoles is hosting the exhibition Tetuán, Tetuán, تطوان by Franco-German artist Adrian Schindler from 9 July to 10 January 2027, offering a profound reflection on Sp

Contemporary art

Antidotum tarantulae. Blanca Gracia

Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M) / Móstoles

The CA2M museum is exhibiting, from 9 July to 10 January, this audiovisual installation by the Madrid-born artist Blanca Gracia, which forms part of the museum's collection and was first shown

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Pedro Moreno. Pro domo sua. Arte teatral y cinematográfico

Biblioteca Nacional

From 23 July 2026 to 10 January 2027, the National Library is hosting the exhibition Pedro Moreno.

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Obras de paso. Retrato de Emilia Pardo Bazán

Museo Cerralbo

Museo Cerralbo is exhibiting this portrait of the writer Emilia Pardo Bazán from 8 September to 10 January 2027, framed within the exhibition project Obras de paso.

Contemporary art

Continentes como semillas

La Casa Encendida

The cultural space La Casa Encendida is hosting Continentes como semillas from 10 September 2026 to 10 January 2027, a group exhibition exploring how colonial histories continue to resona

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Juegos de jardín

Real Jardín Botánico

From 16 September to 10 January 2027, the Real Jardín Botánico hosts a photographic exhibition by the artist Sergio de Luz in the Cátedra Cavanilles room, proposing an open game between what we s

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La otra orilla de la vanguardia

Fundación Mapfre Madrid - Sala Recoletos

From 24 September to 10 January 2027, the Sala Recoletos of the Fundación MAPFRE is hosting an exhibition that analyses the relationship between avant-garde art and works created by psychiatric pati

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Prerrafaelismo. Itinerarios femeninos

Fundación Mapfre Madrid - Sala Recoletos

From 24 September to 10 January 2027, the Sala Recoletos of the Fundación MAPFRE presents an exhibition centred on the artistic movement of Pre-Raphaelitism, which arose in Great Britain in opposit

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Thyssen-Bornemisza & Mauritshuis: una historia de amor entre dos museos

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

Opens in 3 days

The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Mauritshuis in The Hague have carried out a simultaneous exchange of twenty-five iconic works from their respective permanent collections.

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Madrid en el Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro

Biblioteca Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid Joaquín Leguina

Opens in 3 days

The Biblioteca Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid Joaquín Leguina is hosting an exhibition from 9 October 2026 to 10 January 2027 dedicated to the capital's pivotal role in the development and dissemination of

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La transición estética. España, 1960-2020

Fundación Juan March

Opens in 10 days

From 16 October 2026 to 10 January 2027, the Fundación Juan March presents to the public an exhibition offering a visual journey through Spanish art from 1960 to the present day This exh

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El último refugio

Real Jardín Botánico

Peruvian artist Héctor Acevedo and his pictorial work are the protagonists of this exhibition that can be visited in the Pabellón Villanueva of the Real Jardín Botánico, from 25 September to 13

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El deber de lo nuevo

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo

The first floor of the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo hosts an exhibition from 4 June to 17 January that establishes a dialogue between the Afundación Art Collection and the MAC's holdings, comp

Science & nature

Arte plumario: naturaleza, identidad y poder

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

The National Museum of Natural Sciences is hosting the exhibition Feather Art: Nature, Identity and Power from 16 July 2026 to 17 January 2027, which demonstrates through a selectio

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Kenny Scharf

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza is hosting an exhibition dedicated to Kenny Scharf from 29 September 2026 to 17 January 2027, featuring a prominent member of the New York East Vi

Science & nature

Seba Calfuqueo. Cautín

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

El Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza y TBA21 presentan la primera exposición individual en Europa de la artista chilena trans Seba Calfuque, en la que se pueden ver una serie de obras nuevas encargada

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Ricardo de Madrazo (1852-1917): dibujos y acuarelas

Museo del Prado

Opens in 7 days

From 13 October 2026 to 17 January 2027, the Museo del Prado is hosting for the first time an exhibition dedicated exclusively to the youngest son of Federico de Madrazo, the least known member of the family

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Manual de un distraído. Chema Madoz (PHotoESPAÑA 2026)

Sala Canal de Isabel II de la Comunidad de Madrid

Opens in 15 days

La Sala Canal de Isabel II de la Comunidad de Madrid acoge del 21 de octubre al 17 de enero de 2027 una exposición que muestra la obra del artista Chema Madoz, como parte de la programación oficial de

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Teatro de grandeza. Arte

Teatro Fernán Gómez. Centro Cultural de la Villa

Opens in 3 weeks

El Teatro Fernán Gómez. Centro Cultural de la Villa acoge del 20 de octubre al 17 de enero un proyecto expositivo que gira en torno al arte, la arquitectura y el urbanismo del Madrid de los siglos XVI a XVIII, momento…

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Centenario Lyceum Club Femenino

Fundación Ortega - Marañón

The Fundación Ortega-Marañón is hosting, from 15 September to 22 January, an exhibition that commemorates the centenary of the Lyceum Club Femenino and champions the legacy of nearly 500 women who, led

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Museo de Memorias Inconstantes

La Casa Encendida

La Casa Encendida hosts from 3 September to 24 January 2027 an exhibition project that arises from the collaboration between the Museo de la Universidad de Navarra in the context of its Master's Degree in Curricular St

Contemporary art

Bailad

Nave 0. Exposiciones

As part of the Abierto x Obras programme comes this site-specific exhibition by the artist Carlos Aires, which can be visited at Nave 0 in Matadero Madrid from 11 September to 24 January.

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Fue de día

Fundación Casa de México en España

Fundación Casa de México en España presents from 29 September to 24 January 2027 an exhibition that pays tribute to one of the least studied episodes in the history of Mexican art in

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Cruz Novillo

CentroCentro

Opens in 2 days

The CentroCentro cultural space is hosting an exhibition from 8 October to 24 January 2027 that offers a non-linear journey through the work of the artist José María Cruz Novillo, better known as Cruz

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El universo freudiano de Dalí

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

Opens in 14 days

El Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza acoge del 20 de octubre de 2026 al 24 de enero de 2027 una exposición, comisariada por Jaime Brihuega, que pretende arrojar una nueva luz a la heterogénea y prolíf

Other exhibition

25 años del Museo de San Isidro. Los Orígenes de Madrid

Museo de San Isidro. Los Orígenes de Madrid

To mark the 25th anniversary of its opening, the Museo de San Isidro presents this exhibition, which can be visited until 31 January.

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Cayetana: Grandee of Spain

Palacio de Liria

The exhibition dedicated to Doña Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, will be on display at the Palacio de Liria from 1 October to 31 January.

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Aqua Mater. Sebastião Salgado

Fundación Canal. Sala Castellana 214

Opens in 3 weeks

La Sala Castellana 214 de la Fundación Canal acoge a partir del 28 de octubre, la primera gran exposición dedicada al artista Sebastião Salgado tras su fallecimiento, en 2025.

Contemporary art

Juan López. Las frecuencias altas

Conde Duque

Opens in 6 weeks

La Sala de Bóvedas del Centro Cultural Conde Duque acoge del 18 de noviembre al 31 de enero de 2027 la exposición del artista Juan López.

Science & nature

De brebajes y serpientes: entre la triaca magna y una emergencia de salud global

Real Academia de Medicina

The Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain (RANME) has extended until 3 February 2027 this unique exhibition bringing together over 100 high-value pieces that reveal the fascinating ancient rel

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Manolo Millares. Personaje caído I

Museo Reina Sofía

The Sabatini Building (Space 1) of the Museo Reina Sofía is hosting, from 9 September to 16 February 2027, an exhibition dedicated to one of the leading representatives of informalism and a fundamen

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Topología de un contraste. Una lectura de Madrid a través de la fotografía (PHotoESPAÑA 2026)

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo

The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo is hosting a group exhibition from 18 June to 21 February 2027 that offers the opportunity to view Madrid and its extraordinary transformation through photography.

Immersive

Somos Naturaleza

CaixaForum Madrid

CaixaForum Madrid presents the exhibition Somos Naturaleza, a contemporary look at biodiversity through a visual and interactive tour.

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Rilke y el arte español

Museo del Prado

Opens in 6 weeks

Con motivo del centenario del fallecimiento del escritor austríaco Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), el Museo del Prado le dedica esta exposición, que se podrá visitar desde el 17 de noviembre de 2026 h

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Hans Baldung Grien

Museo del Prado

Opens in 7 weeks

La Sala D del Edificio Jerónimos del Museo del Prado expone del 24 de noviembre de 2026 al 7 de marzo de 2027 dos cuadros del pintor Hans Baldung Grien (1484/1485 – 1545), una de las figuras centrales

Contemporary art

La Perla Peregrina. Fernando Sánchez Castillo

Palacio de Velázquez

Madrid-born artist Fernando Sánchez Castillo is exhibiting at the Palacio de Velázquez, from 24 June to 8 March 2027, a show that takes its title from the famous jewel whose history encapsulates a cl

Contemporary art

La Menesunda según Marta Minujín

Museo Reina Sofía

Opens in 6 weeks

El Museo Reina Sofía acoge en el Edificio Nouvel (Planta 0) del 18 de noviembre al 8 de marzo de 2027 una exposición que reconstruye una de las obras fundamentales de la argentina Marta Minujín, figur

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Miguel Ángel Rojas. La noche

Museo Reina Sofía

Opens in 5 weeks

El Edificio Sabatini (Planta 0) del Museo Reina Sofía acoge del 11 de noviembre al 15 de marzo de 2027, una exposición que presenta una selección de las principales obras de la carrera de Miguel Ángel

Design & fashion

Radical Rehab. Arquitectura y Patrimonio en España (1975–2025)

La Casa de la Arquitectura (Arquería de Nuevos Ministerios)

La Casa de la Arquitectura (Arquería de Nuevos Ministerios) is hosting an exhibition from 23 April 2026 to 28 March 2027 that explores the decisive role of architecture in the revitali

Design & fashion

El plano flexible

Sala de Exposiciones del Banco de España

From 28 September to 28 March 2027, the Banco de España is hosting a new exhibition in its Exhibition Hall to showcase its textile collection.