Exhibitions Madrid

Leonardo da Vinci. The Faces of the Genius
A tribute to the Renaissance genius to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his death (National Library / Palacio de las Alhajas. 29 Nov-19 May).

Leonardo da Vinci. The Faces of the Genius

December highlights

Tamara de Lempicka, The young girls, 1930 ca. © Tamara Art Heritage

Tamara of Lempicka. Queen of Art Déco

A solo exhibition dedicated to the Polish painter, best-known for her polished Art Deco portraits (Gaviria Palace. 5 Oct-24 Feb).

Auschwitz

More than 600 original objects are displayed in an incredible travelling exhibition about the infamous Nazi extermination camp (Canal Art Centre. Till 3 February).

Max Beckmann. Quappi con suéter rosa. 1932 - 1934. ©VEGAP, Madrid

Beckmann. Exile Figures

A display of more than 50 works painted by the German artist in his home country and during his years of exile (Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. 25 Oct-27 Jan 2019).

Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil, Artist: Bartolome Bermejo, 1468

Bartolomé Bermejo

Exhibition focusing one of the most fascinating figures within Spanish art of the second half of the 15th century (Prado Museum. 9 Oct-27 Jan).

Roy Lichtenstein. Posters

Over 70 works by the Dutch post-Impressionist painter illustrate his 30-year-long career (Canal de Isabel II Foundation. 4 Oct-5 Jan).

Ushebti del faraón Seti I, fayenza azul, c. 1294-1279 a. C. Tumba de Seti I, Valle de los Reyes, Tebas, Egipto © Trustees of the British Museum

Pharaoh. King of Egypt

A collection of objects on loan from the British Museum illustrate the life of the Pharaohs in the Nile Valley (CaixaForum Madrid. 17 Oct-20 Jan).

Dorothea Tanning. Behind the door, another invisible door

A journey through the different periods in the work of one of the most important and multifaceted female artists of the 20th century (Reina Sofia Museum. Until 7 January).

Claude Monet . La Mediterranée, (Cap d´Antibes), 1888

Rediscovering the Mediterranean

An exhibition revisiting the reasons why Spanish and French artists have fallen in love with the Mediterranean Sea (Mapfre Foundation. Recoletos Exhibition Hall. 10 Oct-13 Jan 2019).

Jurassic World - The Exhibition

Spain’s one and only official film exhibition including animatronic dinosaurs up to 7 meters tall (Feria de Madrid. 17 Nov-17 Feb).

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Banksy: Genius or Vandal?

First Spanish show dedicated to the world's most famous -and mysterious- street artist (Feria de Madrid. 6 Dec-10 Mar).

Us, Robots

A selection of around fifty robots serves to reflect on the challenges facing humanity (Espacio Telefónica Foundation. 4 Oct-3 Feb).

París pese a todo. Artistas extranjeros 1944-1968.

Lost, Loose and Loved: Foreign Artists in Paris 1944-1968

A collective exhibition of the artistic atmosphere and creative trends in the city during the Cold War (Reina Sofia Museum. 21 Nov-22 Apr).

Humberto Rivas

An exhibition dedicated to an artist essential for the recognition of photography (Mapfre Foundation. Bárbara de Braganza Exhibition Hall. 21 Sept-5 Jan 2019).

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Madrid, a City Full of Magic

Life-sized props from the Harry Potter films adorn the streets of Madrid (Five locations. Until 15 December).

Psicodelia en la cultura visual de la era beat 1962 – 1972

Psychedelia in the visual culture of the beat era 1962 – 1972

An exhibition that examines the influences of beat and rock music on graphic design (Círculo de Bellas Artes - Sala Picasso. 17 Oct-20 Jan).

Untitled (Human Remains in Berlin) [Sin título (Restos humanos en Berlín)], 2014-2015, Óleo sobre cristal © Dierk Schmidt, VEGAP, Madrid, 2018

Dierk Schmidt. Guilt and debts

A retrospective exhibition that shows the essence of the German artist's political and social art (Reina Sofia Museum. 9 Oct-10 Mar).

Lina Bo Bardi. Estudio preliminar. Esculturas practicables del Belvedere en el Museu Arte Trianon, 1968

Lina Bo Bardi: Tupi or not tupi. Brazil 1946-1992

First exhibition in Spain dedicated to the Italian-born modernist architect (Juan March Foundation. 5 Oct-13 Jan).

Jaume Plensa. Invisible

One of the biggest names on the sculpture scene today exhibits a group of steel mesh sculptures (The Glass Palace. 16 Nov-3 Mar).

Alberto García-Alix © Fundación Amigos del Museo del Prado, Madrid, 2018

Twelve Photographers

Twelve different ways to look at the pieces of art and the museum that holds them (Prado Museum. 21 Sept-13 Jan 2019).

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Elizabeth Taylor y Michael Wilding. 1953. Fondo fotográfico Gerardo Contreras. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid

MAD about Hollywood

A photographic exhibition dedicated to the impact of the Hollywood actors that lived and worked in Madrid in the 50s and 60s (El Águila Complex. 4 Dec-13 Jan).