Exhibitions Madrid

A Tale of Two Female Painters: Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana
This exhibition brings together the most important paintings by two of the most outstanding women in the history of western art (Prado Museum. 22 Oct to 2 Feb 2020).

A Tale of Two Female Painters: Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana

December highlights

La máscara dorada de Tutankhamón The golden mask of Tutankhamón

Tutankhamon: La Tumba y sus Tesoros

Travel to ancient Egypt through this exhibition that reconstructs the burial chambers found by Howard Carter in 1922 (Espacio 5.1 - IFEMA - Feria de Madrid. 23 Nov-19 Apr).

Edgar Degas Bailarina basculando (Bailarina verde), 1877-1879

The Impressionists and Photography

Works by the likes of Le Gray, Cuvelier, Manet and Degas invite us to reflect on the similarities and mutual influences between photography and painting in the second half of the 19th century in France (Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum. 15 Oct - 26 Jan).

El baile nupcial, Pieter Brueghel el Joven, 1556

Bruegel: The Fascinating World of Flemish Art

An exhibition comprising almost one hundred works by members of the renowned family of painters (Gaviria Palace. 7 Oct-12 Apr).

Game On. La historia del videojuego 1972-2020

Game On. The history of the videogame 1972-2020

The largest international exhibition on the history and culture of video games (Canal de Isabel II Foundation. Till 31 May).

Giovanni Boldini. Sulla pachina al Bois (En el banco del Bois), 1872 © Colección particular, cortesía de Archivio Dini, Florencia

Boldini and Spanish Painting at the End of the 19th Century

An exhibition on the legacy of one of the most important Italian portrait painters of the turn of the 20th century. (Mapfre Foundation. Recoletos Exhibition Hall. 19 Sept-12 Jan).

Frasco para aceite perfumado. Takht-i Kuwad (Tayikistán). 500-400 a. C. Oro . © The Trustees of the British Museum

Luxury. From the Assyrians to Alexander the Great

A beautiful collection of more than 200 fascinating objects from the British Museum (CaixaForum Madrid. 20 Sep-12 Jan).

Mi mujer y mis hijas en el jardín, 1910, Colección Masaveu © De la reproducción: Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson. Autor: Marcos Morilla.

Masaveu Collection. Spanish 19th Century Painting. From Goya to Modernism

The foundation’s first exhibition presents a selection of 117 works from its extensive and varied collections (Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson. Until 31 December 2020).

Game of Thrones: The Official Exhibition

Step inside Westeros and the lands beyond for an up-close and personal look at authentic props, costumes and set decorations from the hit HBO series. (Espacio 5.1 at IFEMA - Feria de Madrid. Till 15 March).

Eamonn Doyle

An exhibition featuring the work of the Irish photographer, best known for his Dublin Trilogy. (Mapfre Foundation. Bárbara de Braganza Exhibition Hall. 12 Sept-26 Jan).

Julia, by Jaume Plensa

A 12-metre high sculpture by the artist from Barcelona rests on the pedestal on which the statue of the Genoese navigator used to stand (Plaza de Colón. Until the end of December 2020).

Gran disparate. Francisco de Goya. 1824 - 1828. Lápiz sobre papel verjurado, agrisado, 192 x 152 mm.

Goya. Drawings. "Only my Strength of Will Remains"

An exhibition made up of more than three hundred drawings by the painter from Aragon (Prado Museum. Till 16 February).

Paisaje. Agustín de Riancho. h. 1890-1900. Óleo sobre lienzo, 77,5 x 127,5 cm. Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado. Donación Gerstenmaier

Hans Rudolf Gerstenmaier Donation

An exhibition comprising eleven 19th-century works donated to the museum by a German businessman living in Madrid (Prado Museum. Until 12 January).

Self-deceit #1, Rome, Italy. © Courtesy Charles Woodman, The Estate of Francesca Woodman

Francesca Woodman. On being an angel

A monographic exhibition dedicated to the indecipherable American photographer, best known for her black and white pictures of the female form.(Canal de Isabel II Foundation. 3 Oct-5 Jan).

Intangibles. Una experiencia digital de la Colección Telefónica

Intangibles. A digital experience by the Telefónica Collection

A pioneering exhibition in the world that displays works in digital format (Espacio Telefónica Foundation. 11 Oct-23 Feb 2020).

Hassan Khan. Estudio preparatorio para Happy Empire, 2019

The keys to the kingdom - Hassan Khan

Exhibition by the British artist who revolves around populism and his method of intervening in the grotesque (The Glass Palace. 17 Oct-1 Mar 2020).

The Bauhaus in the Thyssen collections

Small format exhibition with works by artists related to the German school, to mark its centenary. (Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum. From 28 October to 12 January).

Ceija Stojka. Sin título. Acrílico sobre cartón. 50 x 70 cm. Colección Hojda y Nuna Stojka, Viena

Ceija Stojka. This has happened

The first monographic exhibition devoted to the Austrian painter of Romany origins (Reina Sofia Museum - Edificio Sabatini. 22 Nov-23 Mar).

Jessica Stockholder, Air-padded Table Haunches, 2015. Instalación. Colección ”la Caixa” de Arte Contemporáneo

Painting. A Permanent Challenge

Exhibition which examines the concept of painting and its ability to be reinvented (CaixaForum Madrid. 23 Oct-1 Mar).

Van Gogh Alive - The Experience

The world’s most visited multimedia exhibition focusing on the work of the Dutch painter returns to the city with new things (Círculo de Bellas Artes. 26 Dec-18 Feb).