After a few quiet days, here are some plans for the last weeks of the term. If you need a break from studying this weekend:
🎬 Original version movie theaters — and you know there are plenty more in Madrid):
- Cine Yelmo Ideal (Metro: Sol / Tirso de Molina)
- Cines Renoir Princesa (Metro: Plaza de España / Ventura Rodríguez)
You can watch Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair or Project Hail Mary. If you feel like a different kind of cinema, you could also go for Hamnet or even cult classics like Léon: The Professional. Remember going to the movies in Madrid is pretty affordable.
🖼️ Exhibitions:
- Free exhibitions listed on the Time Out website: https://www.timeout.es/madrid/es/arte/exposiciones-gratuitas-en-madrid
- Another idea for free exhibitions: the Thyssen Museum at night! Tickets for this special time slot, which allows free access to the Thyssen Museum’s temporary exhibitions, cannot be obtained online. To access floor -1 between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. free of charge, you must queue at the museum itself. Entry will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is reached.
- Discounted admission for students: Exhibition on Helen Levitt, influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson, covering her work from the 1930s to the 1980s and her street photography in New York. Fundación Mapfre Sala Recoletos (Metro: Banco de España).
🌸 Outdoor event (Madrid Río Park):
- Madrid Río (Metro: Príncipe Pío / Puerta del Ángel)
From Friday until April 21: a cultural event about Macao with night light shows and activities (15:00–21:00), including traditional dances (fan and lion dance), music, and Chinese opera… and good food :-)
📚 Next week: Golden Age Week (Barrio de las Letras)
- Starts April 20, 17:00
- Opening: guided tour from Plaza de las Cortes (Metro: Banco de España / Sevilla)
- Closing (April 26): El acero de Madrid at Plaza de Santa Ana (Metro: Antón Martín / Sol)
More info: https://www.esmadrid.com/agenda/semana-siglo-oro-barrio-letras
