Reyes Magos & Other January Events

January (2010) Events in Madrid

FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS

• Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos
  • When? January 5
    
  • Where? Center of Madrid
    
  • What? Huge, elaborate parade to welcome the Three Wise Men. Parades are held throughout Spain's towns and cities, but Madrid's is by far the most elaborate and the only one to be televised nationally.

EXHIBITIONS & CULTURAL EVENTS

• Holandeses en El Prado
  • When? December 3 - April 4 (2010)
    
  • Where? El Prado
    
  • What? A selection of Dutch paintings featuring the most representative works of a variety of genres. Pieces by Rembrandt, Swanevelt, Both and others.
• Un anhelo de infinito
  • When? November 4 - February 25 (2010)
  • Where? Museo Reina Sofía
    
  • What? An exhibition dedicated to Belgian abstract sculptor, painter, architect and theorist Georges Vantongerloo, considered one of the most important artist - thinkers of the 20th century.
• Brillos en bronce. Colecciones de reyes.
  • When? November 12 - January 24 (2010)
    
  • Where? Jardines de Sabatini
    
  • What? An exhibition of over 120 bronze sculptures amassed over the centuries by Spain's monarchs.
• Carlos III. Entre Nápoles y España
  • When? October 28 - January 10 (2010)
    
  • Where? Calcografía Nacional
    
  • What? An exhibition of 48 works (paintings, sculptures, drawings, ceramics, etc.) highlighting the political, cultural and social advances of Carlos III's monarchy during his reign in Naples, Italy (Spanish territory, at the time). It commemorates the 250th anniversary of Carlos III's rise to the thrown. in 1759.
• El mayor espectáculo del mundo: Juguetes de circo
  • When? December 19 - March 7 (2010)
    
  • Where? Museo del Traje
    
  • What? An exhibition based on the world of the circus featuring related objects - toys, posters, dolls, puppets, games, etc. - that recreate tents, animals, acrobats, clowns and other typical circus elements.
• Lágrimas de Eros
  • When? October 20 - January 31 (2010)
    
  • Where? Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Paseo del Prado 8)
    
  • What? A reflection on the evolution of erotism and sexual passion as depicted in art. Exhibition features mainly 19th century painting and sculpture - Rodin, Delacroix, Ingres, Canova, etc. - but also incorporates artwork from before and after.
• Jan van Eyck. Grisallas. Jan van Eyck. Grisailles.
  • When? November 3 - January 31 (2010)
    
  • Where? Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Paseo del Prado 8)
    
  • What? Comparison of grisaille artwork, mainly paintings and drawings, by 15th-century Flemish artist Jan van Eyck.
    
• El Oficio de Mirar The Trade of Looking
  • When? October 16 - January 10 (2010)
    
  • Where? Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
    
  • What? Retrospective of the work of photographer César Lucas, who took many of the most iconic photographs of Spain's transition period (the 1970's and 1980's; the years following the end of Spain's 35-year dictatorship). 120 photographs - photojournalism, portraits, film stars, publicity, society - are on display.
    
• Fantin - Latour
  • When? September 29 - January 10 (2010)
    
  • Where? Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Paseo del Prado 8)
    
  • What? An exhibition of 70 works by French painter Henri Fantin Latour.
• David Maljkovic
  
  • When? September 9 - January 18 (2010)
    
  • Where? Museo Reina Sofía (Santa Isabel 52)
    
  • What? An exhibition of videos, drawings and objects used to reflect upon abandoned buildings and obsolete architecture,all while underlining the importance of remembering the past.
• Maíno
  
  • When? October 20 - January 17 (2010)
    
  • Where? El Prado (Ruiz de Alarcón 23)
    
  • What? An exhibition of works by the very original yet largely unkonwn 16th- and 17- century Spanish painter Juan Bautista Maíno. The exhibition consists of approximately 35 paintings by Maíno, along with those of his Spanish and Italian contemporaries.
• Mantos de la Eternidad
  
  • When? September 24 - February 28 (2010)
    
  • Where? Museo de América (Av. de los Reyes Católicos 6)
    
  • What? An exhibition of elaborate mummycloths and other objects used in burial rituals of ancient Peru. Discovered in 1925, the exhibition's 82 pieces date back to between 100 B.C. and 200 A.D.

THEATRE & DANCE

• Grease
  • When? September 30 - January 31 (2010)
    
  • Where? Nuevo Teatro Alcalá
  • What? A production of the famous musical Grease.
• Drácula
  • When? December 3 - January 10 (2010)
    
  • Where? Centro Drámatico Nacional
    
  • What? A stage production of the famous work Dracula.
• Der Fliegende Holländer
  • When? January 12 - January 28
  • Where? Teatro Real
    
  • What? Opera in three acts by Richard Wagner.
• La Cenicienta
  • When? January 6 - January 17
    
  • Where? Teatro Compac Gran Vía
    
  • What? The Moscow Classical Ballet performs Cinderdella.

CONCERTS & MUSIC

• Run DMC
  • When? January 3
  • Where? Sala Heineken
    
  • What? www.rundmc.com
• Monica Naranjo
  • When? January 8
  • Where? Palacio de Congresos
    
  • What? www.monicanaranjo.com
• Víctor Manuel
  • When? January 14 - January 17
  • Where? Teatro Bellas Artes
    
  • What? www.victormanuelleonline.com
• Stratovarius
  • When? January 15
  • Where? La Riviera
    
  • What? www.stratovarius.com
• Michael Bolton
  • When? January 16
  • Where? Palacio de Congresos
    
  • What? www.michaelbolton.com
• Nacho Vegas
  • When? January 19
  • Where? El Sol
    
  • What? www.limbostarr.com/nachovegas.html
• Europe
  • When? January 22
  • Where? La Riviera
    
  • What? www.europetheband.com
• Dropkick Murphys
  • When? January 22
  • Where? Sala Heineken
  • What? www.dropkickmurphys.com

* Want to see past months' events? Take a look! Madrid Events