La Arquería de Nuevos Ministerios of Madrid !!

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The newer space in the City of Madrid and its wonderful, It is house in the building of Nuevos Ministerios, the transport hub that takes you to the airport, A wonderful opportunity to see and art and architecture showings for free before leaving, This is all in the nice Chamberídistrict , and located right on Paseo de la Castellana, A perfect spot indeed ! Let me tell you a bit on the La Arqueria de Nuevos Ministerios of Madrid !! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The La Arquería de Nuevos Ministerios located at Paseo de la Castellana, 67 is a new space of 2,400 square meters dedicated to art and architecture. The rehabilitation of the Arqueria, carried out between 2019 and 2023, has sought to preserve the aesthetics of the room, enhancing its versatility and usefulness. You will be able to see different temporary art exhibitions in this space. Not only will artistic exhibitions be scheduled, it will continue to host initiatives that encourage the dissemination, promotion and research of architectural heritage.

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In October 1983, the La Arquería’ Exhibition Hall, of the then Ministry of Housing, was inaugurated with the exhibition Nordic Classicism. 1910-1930. In its more than three decades of history, La Arquería has exhibited the most relevant architecture of the 20C and 21C, with the aim of disseminating architectural culture in Spain through which eminent figures of world architecture such as Lewerentz, Asplund Scarpa, Morris, Saarinen, Piano, Tadao Ando, Barragán, Rietveld, Jacobsen, Terragni, Melnikov, or Eisenman have passed. It has also shown the work of some of the most important Spanish architects of the 20C Coderch, Jujol, Fisac, Oíza, Candela, Alas-Casariego, Corrales-Molezún, MBM, Alejandro de la Sota, Cano Lasso, Calatrava; and some important single-thematic exhibitions such as New York Architecture or One Hundred Plans of Havana.  In 2020, rehabilitation tasks have been carried out so that, after its reopening in the first quarter of 2023. La Arquería thus becomes the headquarters of the ENAIRE Collection of Contemporary Art in Madrid, with the homonymous Foundation being in charge of launching a specific program that will accommodate both art and architecture, recovering the ancient cultural tradition of La Arquería.

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La Arquería has three exhibition spaces inside. The first of them is the mezzanine, which is minimalist in nature and connects with the Ministry garden through the arches. It will serve to show complete exhibition projects or as a complementary space that acts as a link between the other two. The second is the Zuazo Room, located on floor -1 and named in honor of the architect who designed the building. It respects the original architecture and maintains a floating metal staircase. Finally, the first floor acts like a transparent box, from which you can see the Paseo de la Castellana and a special perspective of La Arqueria (archery). In addition, the Aulario, paradigm of architectural brutalism, has been preserved.  In the permanent exhibition, for its part, we can admire many of the pieces that make up the ENAIRE Foundation’s art collection. The Foundation, which already has another exhibition space in Santander, has more than 1,200 works by renowned Spanish artists such as Tapies, Arroyo, Barceló, Picasso and Eduardo Úrculo. This building was designed around 1930 and was completed in 1958.

The official Ministry of Transport et al of Spain on La Arqueria : https://www.mitma.gob.es/arquitectura-vivienda-y-suelo/arquitectura-y-edificacion/exposiciones/la-arqueria

The Fundacion Enaire on La Arqueria : https://fundacionenaire.es/sede/la-arqueria-de-nuevos-ministerios/

The Madrid tourist office on La Arqueria : https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/arqueria-nuevos-ministerios

There you go folks, a wonderful newer space in my dear Madrid,and very nicely done, Very near the transport hub of Nuevos Ministerios and free admission ! Sublime to walk on paseo de la Castellana and have time before going to the airport for this beauty, Again, hope you enjoy the post on La Arqueria de Nuevos Ministerios of Madrid !! as I

And remember, happy travels good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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