Congratulations to our photo contest winner!

Thank you to all 21 students who participated in this year's photo contest. Getting an inside look at your abroad experience thus far was a real treat! Here is the winning photo and the photographer, Daniela Pittman. 

 

Christmas market at El Corte Inglés Castellana

The traditional El Corte Inglés Christmas market is back, a unique space where you can find everything you need to celebrate these holidays from tree decorations to special gifts, as well as artisanal products and typical Christmas sweets. They have everything you need to make these holidays even more special.

This year, you can enjoy a wide variety of stalls, such as Flores + Velas, Nativity Scene, Luces, Adornos para el Árbol, Ocio y Cultura, as well as more classic options such as Disney, Lego, Vicens and Migueláñez. And if you fancy trying something new, there are several gastronomic options, such as the food trucks from La Cocreta, La Romana, Rodilla, and more. Don't forget to enjoy the traditional Garrapiñada or the delicious sweets from Sán Gines.

To enhance your visit, there will be a music and light show, creating a magical atmosphere that will make you feel the Christmas spirit in every corner.

 

Special hours and closing days: 

- Opening hours: 12:00 to 23:00.

Sundays 17th and 24th November

- Booths open from 12:00 to 21:00.

How to get there: 
By metro: Nuevos Ministerios (Lines 6, 8 and 10)
By train: Nuevos Ministerios (Lines C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-7, C-8 and C-10)
By bus: 27-40-126-147-150-C1-C2

Art and culture this week

FERIARTE is an essential commercial, social, and cultural event in Madrid. It is a meeting of the best art of the past as an excellent platform to support all antique dealers and gallery owners. 
The leading Spanish and most prestigious international antique dealers and gallery owners will all be present. With the participation of more than 80 antique dealers and art galleries, they will exhibit pieces that are more than 100 years old from diverse styles, eras and specialties. From furniture, decoration objects, collections and jewelry, including the Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Alphonsine styles, painting and sculpture, archaeology, Tribal, Pre-Colombian, and Oriental Art.

When: 23 November to 1 December 2024 

Where: IFEMA MADRID (Hall 8).

Price: general admission is 12 euros 

Fall Farmers Market

Small traders sell different food products, ecological and local. Come and enjoy the great food potential that the Community of Madrid has, respecting all the safety and hygiene measures established by the authorities.
The initiative promotes conscious, responsible, and sustainable consumption. This market welcomes 36 small producers from Madrid, all of them with farms located at a distance of no more than 120 km from the capital and with a common denominator, artisanal and/or ecological production.

You can buy, among other products, oils, meats, vegetables and fruits, natural fruits and juices, cheeses, eggs, honey, sweets, preserves, fresh pasta and appetizers. There are also other complementary activities for the whole family.

When: First and third Sunday of the month. 10:00 - 16:00 h

Next edition: November 17
Where: From the Planetarium corner to C/ Meneses, Madrid (Metro: Mendez Alvaro)

Going inside Plaza Mayor, with a gallery treat

Sala de Bóvedas at the Casa de la Panadería is hosting an exhibition on the multi-award-winning film costume designer Yvonne Blake, winner of an Oscar, four Goya Awards, the National Film Award, and former president of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. It offers a global look at the legacy of Yvonne Blake (Manchester, 1940 – Madrid, 2018), an experience in which to get to know the British designer better, whose life was closely linked to the city of Madrid. She stood out as a pioneering figure within the film industry, being a defender of gender equality in cinema.

The exhibition has been organized by the Association of Plastic, Performing and Audiovisual Artists of Spain (AAPEE) and is sponsored by Madrid City Council through the General Coordination area of ​​the Mayor's Office and with the collaboration of Madrid Film Office , attached to the Delegated Area of ​​Tourism.

It is the largest collection of Blake's original pieces ever exhibited, thanks to the support of one of Spain's leading costume companies, Peris Costumes, and contributions from private collectors, organizations and the designer's family. This brings together a wide variety of costumes, original sketches, and work photographs, as well as previously unseen projections. 

When: Now until December 8 

Where: Plaza Mayor, 27 - Sala de Bóvedas 

Price: Free admission with limited capacity. Tickets can be purchased free of charge through the website of the Association of Plastic, Performing and Audiovisual Artists of Spain

Celebration of history and culture at the old slaughter house

100 Years of Matadero Madrid

The birthday party will consist of around twenty activities for all audiences.

To commemorate this anniversary, Matadero Madrid has designed a series of free activities aimed at all audiences that will be held between October 24 and November 17. The program includes exhibitions on the history of the site, round tables on architecture and urban planning, commemorative concerts, performances with the space as the protagonist, workshops with architecture as the leitmotiv, and film screenings that used the old slaughterhouse as a location.

For more info on specific events: LINK