Matadero Madrid

The old Madrid slaughterhouse, a set of neo-Mudejar style pavilions, built at the beginning of the 20th century on the banks of the Manzanares, is today a small city devoted to culture, where the visitor will find the following spaces:

• Naves Matadero. International Living Arts Centre: A highly flexible theatrical complex which contains three independently functioning interconnected areas (a café-theatre, a large performance area, and a space for training, discussion, reflection and workshops).
• Abierto X Obras: the old cold storage unit is now the setting for a range of artistic events.
• Casa del Lector: a large cultural centre where readers and reading are the focus of attention.
• Central de Diseño: located in unit 17 C. Supported by the Madrid City Council and DIMAD (Madrid Designers' Association), its aim is the promotion and dissemination of design.
• Cineteca: the country's first and only cinema with a programme focusing on non-fiction.
• Plaza y Calle Matadero: an outdoor multipurpose space devoted to a huge range of leisure and cultural activities.
• Intermediae: an initiative of the Madrid City Council Arts Department, intended to provide a space for contemporary creative work and help develop contact between artists and the people of Madrid, with a view to finding and presenting alternative forms of expression, creation and thought.