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Housed within Cibeles Palace, where Madrid City Hall is located, this public contemporary art centre in the Paseo del Arte keeps its finger firmly on the city's living creative pulse, exhibiting work by active artists of all generations and disciplines, providing a meeting place for talented local artists, the general public and cultural agents.

CentroCentro puts on a multidisciplinary programme that includes all manner of artistic expressions (painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, graphic design, performance and more), although exhibitions are the backbone around which all other activity revolves: meetings, guided tours with curators and artists, workshops, artistic residences, as well as music and microtheatre, among other cultural proposals.

In addition, as of December 2022, the Patio de Operaciones courtyard has been home to the Landscape of Light Interpretation Centre. This educational space highlights the treasures of this area, which stretches from Paseo del Prado to the neighbourhood of Jerónimos and El Retiro Park, and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021.

The various exhibitions areas are spread over the first, third, fourth and fifth floors, covering more than 8000 m2.

The Auditorium can be found on a lower ground level. With the capacity of up to 262 people, it's fully accessible and can accommodate all kinds of activities from conferences and presentations to concerts.

There are also three restaurants in Cibeles Palace: Café Cibeles and the Cornamusa Cibeles restaurant, located on the ground floor and the sixth floor of the building, respectively; and on the sixth floor, Azotea Cibeles is a modern rooftop space where you can have a drink, cocktail or a bite to eat while enjoying unbeatable views of the Plaza de Cibeles and the Madrid skyline.

For even more breathtaking vistas, head up to the Mirador Madrid observation deck on the 8th floor.

The Palace, designed by acclaimed architects Antonio Palacios and Joaquín Otamendi, was opened in 1919 and originally served as the Head Post Office. Declared a Cultural Heritage Monument in 1993, it has a Functionalist design and is one of the oldest examples of Modernist architecture in Spain.

Guided tours of the building and Mirador Madrid observation deck

CentroCentro offers free guided tours of both the building and the Mirador Madrid observation deck. The tour of the building (available in English, French and Italian) lasts approximately 1 hour and is for groups of up to 25 people (guide included). The tour of the viewpoint (only conducted in Spanish) lasts 30 minutes and caters for a maximum of 10 people (guide included).

For either tour you must book in advance, by email at info@centrocentro.org, at the information desk (main floor) or by phone at (+34) 914 800 008.