Exhibitions in Madrid, a city full of art and innovation, are one of the central pillars of its vast cultural offerings. From renowned museums to independent art galleries, as well as other less conventional exhibition spaces, the possibilities in terms of exhibitions -in this case, for the month of November- are practically endless.
That’s why every month we make a selection of the must-see exhibitions you can’t miss in Madrid. Photography, painting, contemporary art, sensory and immersive experiences? There is so much to choose from and so much to discover.
1. Raimundo de Madrazo
Fundación MAPFRE is dedicating its most comprehensive retrospective to date to Raimundo de Madrazo with a clear objective: to give his legacy its rightful place in the history of art. The exhibition features more than 100 works of art, some of them unpublished, which give an account of his artistic career: from his portraits to scenes of instigation or dance, such as the one that accompanies these lines.
📍Location: Fundación MAPFRE (Paseo de Recoletos, 23)
🗓️ Dates: September 19 to January 18, 2026
2. Maruja Mallo: Máscara y compás (Mask and Compass)
The vision of this Galician avant-garde artist is captured in a major retrospective that brings together nearly 200 pieces, including paintings, drawings, writings, photographs and documents. And if with her art she was “capable of endowing the Generation of ’27 with a visual imaginary” -in the words of Manuel Segade, director of the museum-, her very modern personality contributed a new vision of women -and from women-, as well as of their place in society.
📍Location: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (calle de Santa Isabel, 52)
🗓️ Dates: October 8, 2025 to March 16, 2026
3. Robert Capa. Icons
Madrid hosts the largest retrospective of Robert Capa, legend of photojournalism and author of pictures that we have seen a thousand times, but never like this. This exhibition brings together 250 pieces that include the photo of Leon Trotski that launched Capa to fame, breathtaking images of the Spanish Civil War and the controversial photos of D-Day in Omaha Beach (contact sheet and explanation of the enigma included).
In addition to exploring his lesser-known facets (such as his forays into the world of fashion and film), you can also see up close his Leica camera, his typewriter and informal portraits of the photographer we are not used to seeing in front of the camera.
📍Location: Círculo de Bellas Artes (calle Alcalá, 42)
🗓️ Dates: October 2 to January 25, 2026
4. Alfredo Alcain. A Retrospective
One of the free exhibitions not to be missed this fall is the one that Sala Alcalá 31 dedicates to the career of Alfredo Alcain. It brings together hundreds of pieces through which you can learn about the evolution of this artist and his varied production: from his interpretations of Cézanne to still lifes or paintings that immortalize facades and businesses in Madrid.
📍Location: Sala Alcalá 31 (calle Alcalá, 31)
🗓️ Dates: until January 11, 2026
5. Avatar: The Experience (from November 26th)
The history of recent cinema cannot be understood without Avatar, and now its universe takes a step beyond the screen. ‘Avatar: The Experience’ arrives at Espacio Delicias this fall with an immersive tour divided into nine spaces that recreate the essence of Pandora: bioluminescent jungles, futuristic laboratories and creatures that breathe so close they seem alive.
Beyond its technical spectacularity, the exhibition proposes a sensory and narrative experience in which the visitor actively participates. An appointment that connects with the premiere of the third film in the saga and proves that fantasy can also have a physical body.
📍Location: Espacio Delicias (Paseo de las Delicias, 61).
🗓️ Dates: from November 28th
6. Yesterday a tiger stepped on your shadow
A tribute to painting: that’s the spirit in which this exhibition is conceived, in which Madrid-born artist Íñigo Navarro looks to Goya to introduce the unexpected within the classic in his canvases. From small format works to a sculpture, baroque landscapes or a gigantic canvas of more than three meters, all his creations guarantee, if not surprise, a great impact on the observer.
📍Location: Pardo Bazán Hall of the Lázaro Galdiano Museum (122, Serrano Street).
🗓️ Dates: September 26 to November 23, 2025
7. Banksy Museum
After leaving his mark in Barcelona, now opens a second branch of the Banksy Museum in Madrid. Located very close to the Acacias subway stop, this new Madrid museum hosts a permanent exhibition with more than 170 replicas of Banksy’s most iconic works, such as Banksy’s Rage, the flower thrower or the girl with the red balloon. This space serves as a tribute to the figure of one of the most prestigious street art artists in the world.
🗓️ Dates:every day from 10:00 to 20:00 (last access at 19:15).
📍Location:paseo de la Esperanza, 1 (Arganzuela)
8. Levante in calm
The unmistakable stamp of Pepe Baena’s everyday scenes can be enjoyed in Madrid for a very limited time in the exhibition Levante en calma, which brings together a selection of his oil paintings on canvas in which he represents from the iconography of Andalusian culture (with its patios or its fried fish) to the intimacy of the moments he shares with his most intimate circle.
📍Location: María Porto & David Bardia Gallery (40 Villanueva St.)
🗓️ Dates: November 20 to December 4, 2025
9. Jurassic World: The Experience
A life-size tyrannosaurus that roars; a velociraptor that hides, defiantly, behind a big electrified wall; a friendly “baby dino”… All this is part of Jurassic World: The Experience, that is, the official exhibition of the mythical (and Jurassic) film universe. In addition, we will find scenarios of the films, a laboratory where geneticists will explain everything about these incredible beings and nostalgia, yes, nostalgia, of a film like Jurassic Park that marked so many generations.
📍Location:paseo de las Delicias, 61 (Delicias, Arganzuela)
🗓️ Dates: until the end of November 2025
Tickets: starting at 22€.
10. NIKE. Design in motion (from November 12)
On November 12, the TeamLabs/ Madrid space will open its doors to one of the most anticipated exhibitions of the season: NIKE. Design in motion, an exhibition that traces almost six decades of innovation, creativity and culture around one of the most influential brands in the world. Organized by La Fábrica in collaboration with TeamLabs/, the exhibition can be visited until January 25, 2026.
After its run at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany, this exhibition – curated by historian and contemporary art specialist Glenn Adamson – arrives for the first time in Spain to offer an immersive journey through the Nike universe: from the mythical Swoosh, a symbol that transformed the visual culture of the 20th century, to the laboratories where the ideas that redefine sports design are born.
📍Location: TeamLabs/, atPlaza San Martín, 1 (Downtown)
🗓️ Dates: from November 12, 2025 to January 25, 2026.
Tickets: starting at 14€.
11. Las Ferias del Campo. Landscapes and modern architectures in the Casa de Campo.
Between 1950 and 1975 in the Casa de Campo, authentic landmarks of contemporary Spanish architecture were built. Pavilions -such as the Hexagons- that attested to the evolution of this discipline in our country and allowed some of the major references of that time to experiment within the framework of the Fairs of the Countryside: we are talking about architects such as Miguel Fisac, Alejandro de la Sota, José Antonio Corrales and Ramón Vázquez Molezún.
📍Location: Museo ICO (Calle Zorrilla 3, next to Paseo del Prado)
🗓️ Dates: October 14, 2025 to January 11, 2026
12. Sweet Space
10 interactive themed rooms and a world of sweets and color to discover. That is the bet of Sweet Space: to offer an immersive experience that involves all the senses, especially taste. A sense that you can put to the test, for example, in its ice cream laboratory. The different scenarios of the tour have been designed by artists of the stature of Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada to create a unique world and, without a doubt, instagrammable.
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📍Location: ABC Serrano (Serrano Street, 61)
13. Warhol, Pollock and other American spaces
Two great artists brought together in the same exhibition: the works of Pollock and Warhol dialogue in this show that reflects not only on the artistic evolution of both, but also on a common concern in the artists of their time about the changes in the representation of space or their interest in the use of large formats in their pieces. In addition, on Saturday nights you can visit it completely free of charge.
🗓️ Dates:October 21, 2025 to January 25, 2026
📍Location: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (paseo del Prado, 8)
14. Chez Matisse. The legacy of a new painting
Here the public can learn about the techniques and disciplines in which he worked throughout his life through a selection of works that, in addition, come largely from the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
📍Location: CaixaForum Madrid (Paseo del Prado, 36)
🗓️ Dates: October 29, 2025 to February 22, 2026
15. Picasso in the work of Mingote
Leaving a trace in the life and work of another artist. This is a very succinct summary of the influence that Picasso exerted on Mingote, who was always fascinated by the Malaga-born artist. This is reflected not only in his works and the allusions to the painter in his cartoons, but also in the interviews he gave and which he often used to claim him as a revolutionary in drawing, more than in painting.
📍Location: Municipal Exhibition Hall of Buitrago del Lozoya (Calle de la Tahona, 19).
🗓️ Dates: September 10 to December 7, 2025
16. The look of SEE
In a much more local key, the Leganes artist David Cañizares (known as SEE) exhibits a series of 30 canvases with a clear influence of urban art. All of them, made in black and white, are intended as a reflection on the contrasts of life and the appreciation of simplicity.
🗓️ Dates: October 23 to November 28, 2025
📍Location: Julián Besteiro Hall (avenida Rey Juan Carlos I, 30). Leganés
17. Barjola, an apocryphal portrait
More than 30 works make up one of the most groundbreaking exhibitions on the list: the one that the SOLO Collection dedicates to Juan Barjola, an artist who knew how to be ahead of his time and who, precisely for that reason, his work is still considered to be of great relevance today. His pieces dialogue in this exhibition with those of more than 20 international artists ranging from Francis Bacon to David Lynch.
🗓️ Dates: until the end of the year
📍Location: Plaza de la Independencia, 15
18. Celebrating Marilyn. 1926-2026
In the year that marks the 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s birth, Conde Duque dedicates to her an exhibition that, through supports such as photographs, posters, illustrations and artistic reinterpretations of works by contemporary artists from the private collection of José Luis Rupérez, reviews a myth that has influenced generations of artists and cultural movements for decades.
📍Location: Exhibition Hall 1 of the Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Conde Duque (Conde Duque Street, 11).
🗓️ Dates: October 30, 2025 to February 1, 2026
19. Museum of Happiness
From laughter machines to walls where you can share with others the things that make you happy. The Museum of Happiness (MüF) is 20 immersive experiences in one where you can not only know but also experience everything that has to do with happiness throughout its different rooms: a space to de-stress, a magic show and even a hugometer.
🗓️ Dates:all month long
📍Location: Ronda de Valencia, 8 (next to the Casa Encendida).
20. Artist’s stickers
The exhibition Cromos de artista at CentroCentro is nourished by nostalgia in its 500 pieces, where Madrid’s popular culture and classical references are mixed. Luis Pérez Calvo, its author, creates an impossible Madrid where Goya crosses paths with Bazooka chewing gum and the Looney Tunes stroll through Carabanchel. It is a tribute to the stickers, collecting and neighborhoods that defined several generations.
📍Location: CentroCentro, Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid
🗓️ Dates: October 23, 2025 – April 26, 2026
21. I’m asking for it! Toys in the Madrid of our childhood
The toys that marked the Madrilenians of the last century, gathered in the same exhibition. This exhibition is a trip to Christmas and Madrid of yesteryear: to the spinning tops and Scalextric, to the Nancys and the Barriguitas. And also a tribute to the neighborhood stores and manufacturers in the region that made several generations of children dream with their creations.
📍Location: Cristóbal Portillo Hall of the Regional Archive, in the El Águila cultural complex (Calle Ramírez de Prado, 3).
🗓️ Dates: October 14, 2025 to February 8, 2026
And if you prefer to see free exhibitions at night…
Temporary exhibitions at the Thyssen
The Thyssen is another of the museums that offers free night visits on weekends, specifically on Saturdays, to see its temporary exhibitions on the first floor and floor -1 at zero cost from 9pm to 11pm. Access is free until full capacity is reached and this initiative will continue throughout 2025. On the other hand, when there is no temporary exhibition on the ground floor, the Carmen Thyssen Collection will be open.
📍Location:Paseo del Prado, 8 (Cortes/Centro)
🗓️ Dates: every Saturday in 2025
Free nighttime visits to the Prado Museum
The El Prado by night initiative returns in 2025, offering free access to the museum’s temporary exhibitions at night. The first opening was on Saturday, February 1, from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm, with exhibitions such as Shaking Hands. Sculpture and color in the Golden Age and Sigmar Polke. Affinities unveiled. In addition, attendees can enjoy live music by Radio 3 from the Muses room and other complementary activities such as a photocall, the opening of the Café Prado and the museum store.
📍Location:Paseo del Prado, s/n (Cortes/Centro)
🗓️ Dates: as of February 1, 2025