{"id":9933,"date":"2019-11-07T13:23:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T12:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=9933"},"modified":"2019-11-07T11:23:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T10:23:53","slug":"exhibitions-madrid-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/exhibitions-madrid-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibitions in Madrid in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madrid is Spain\u2019s capital, and therefore the city has many different types of cultural events to offer. Whether it concerns concerts, performing arts or photographic, sculptural or other exhibitions, Madrid is the capital of Spanish culture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, this article on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShMadrid<\/strong><\/a> blog will focus on some of the <strong>exhibitions in the city that you can still enjoy in 2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/permanent-exhibitions-at-the-prado-museum\/\">Permanent Exhibitions At The Prado Museum<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/exhibitions-madrid-2019\/#interesting-exhibitions-in-the-spanish-capital\" title=\"Interesting exhibitions in the Spanish capital\">Interesting exhibitions in the Spanish capital<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/exhibitions-madrid-2019\/#meninas-madrid-gallery\" title=\"Meninas Madrid Gallery\">Meninas Madrid Gallery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/exhibitions-madrid-2019\/#mas-que-humanas\" title=\"M\u00e1s que humanas\">M\u00e1s que humanas<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/exhibitions-madrid-2019\/#the-masaveu-collection-19th-century-spanish-paintings\" title=\"The Masaveu Collection &#8211; 19th century Spanish paintings\">The Masaveu Collection &#8211; 19th century Spanish paintings<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/exhibitions-madrid-2019\/#boldini-and-19th-century-spanish-painting\" title=\"Boldini and 19th century Spanish painting\">Boldini and 19th century Spanish painting<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"interesting-exhibitions-in-the-spanish-capital\"><\/span>Interesting exhibitions in the Spanish capital<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"meninas-madrid-gallery\"><\/span>Meninas Madrid Gallery<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_9934\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/expo_opt-300x200.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9934\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9934\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/expo_opt-300x200-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"lady sitting on bench in front of paintings\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Vel\u00e1zquez&#8217;s <em>Las Meninas<\/em><\/strong> (or The Ladies-in-waiting) have come to Madrid\u2019s streets. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/madrid-exhibition-plastihistoria-humanidad\/\"><strong>exhibition<\/strong><\/a> includes more than 50 original 1.80 metre high art works, and they have been created by artists, actors and actresses, chefs, sportsmen and sportswomen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sculptures really invite you to take a photograph with them, and figures are designed by, for example, people like <strong>Rosana<\/strong>, <strong>Rafael Nadal<\/strong>, <strong>Dani Rovira<\/strong>, <strong>Ouka Leele<\/strong>, <strong>Samantha Vallejo-N\u00e1jera<\/strong>, <strong>Mar\u00eda Pombo<\/strong>, <strong>Quique Dacosta<\/strong> and <strong>Minerva Piquero<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Las Meninas, the Infant Margarita\u2019s maids of honour pictured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/velazquez-palace\/\"><strong>Vel\u00e1zquez&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>s famous <strong>painting<\/strong>, are reinvented once again, and they have been executed in different ways, but also with the <strong>latest trends<\/strong> in mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each sculpture, for example, has a <strong>QR code<\/strong> that you can scan with your mobile device, and then you don\u2019t just get an explanation of the art work\u2019s concept, you also get a virtual <em>menina<\/em> on your screen. Artist <strong>Domingo Zapata<\/strong> will sometimes do live appearances at some of the art sculptures.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"mas-que-humanas\"><\/span>M\u00e1s que humanas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>M<\/em><em>\u00e1s que humanas<\/em> (or More than human) is a collaboration between artists <strong>Dominique<\/strong> <strong>Gonzalez-Foerster<\/strong> and <strong>Tom\u00e1s Saraceno<\/strong>, and they have come up with a series of works that explore well-known parallel universes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The third phase of their cooperation is called <strong>M<\/strong><strong>\u00e1s que humanas<\/strong>, and it can be seen at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/thyssen-bornemisza\/\"><strong>Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum<\/strong><\/a> until December 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/uncommon-museums-of-madrid\/\">Uncommon Museums of Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-masaveu-collection-19th-century-spanish-paintings\"><\/span>The Masaveu Collection &#8211; 19th century Spanish paintings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_9935\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/expo-I_opt-300x200.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9935\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9935\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/expo-I_opt-300x200-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"inside science museum\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new headquarters of the Spanish <strong>Mar\u00eda Cristina Masaveu Peterson foundation<\/strong> is located in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/long-term-rental\"><strong>district of Chamber\u00ed<\/strong><\/a>, and &#8211; close to the <strong>Paseo del Arte<\/strong> &#8211; it now hosts an exhibition that includes a selection of 117 art works from its large and varied collections of 19th century Spanish paintings (Goya, Madrazo, Fortuny).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exhibition rooms 01-13 can be visited free of charge, and this includes a free audio guide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Masaveu Collection<\/strong> grew because of the interest of several generations within this outstanding family of businessmen, and it is one of the most important art collections in Spain due to quality and a large number of art works.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A foundation has continued the family Masaveu\u2019s dedication to art and culture by promoting, collecting and researching art works since 2006.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tour starts with works from <strong>Francisco de Goya<\/strong> and ends with <strong>modernism<\/strong> <strong>and Catalan<\/strong> <strong>postmodernism<\/strong>, and it shows the richness and variety of the paintings that have been collected. You can also see its evolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most famous Spanish painters are included in the collection, with two great works by <strong>Francisco de Goya<\/strong> and <strong>Agust\u00edn Esteve<\/strong>, a neoclassical portrait by <strong>Zacar\u00edas Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> <strong>Vel\u00e1zquez<\/strong> and several paintings by <strong>Vicente L\u00f3pez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madrid&#8217;s painters are also well-known for its portraits, as you can see in the three works of youth and early maturity of the great artist Federico de Madrazo.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"boldini-and-19th-century-spanish-painting\"><\/span>Boldini and 19<sup>th<\/sup> century Spanish painting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can visit the exhibition \u2018Boldini and late 19<sup>th<\/sup> Century Spanish Painting. The spirit of an Age\u2019 <strong>from 19 September 2019 to 12 January 2020<\/strong> at <strong>Fundaci\u00f3n MAPFRE Recoletos Exhibition Hall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Boldini was one of the most important Italian portrait artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Besides Boldini\u2019s works, the <strong>exhibition<\/strong> also includes works by other Spanish painters who lived and worked in Paris at that time. The exhibition establishes a dialogue between these paintings and the ones of the Italian master.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Will you be visiting any of these exhibitions in Madrid?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"9933\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\"><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madrid is Spain\u2019s capital, and therefore the city has many different types of cultural events to offer. 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