MADRID DESTINO TURISTICO( EN INGLÉS)

MADRID IS CULTURE  To find out about the most important exhibitions being held in Madrid’s main museums, cultural spaces and art galleries during the last quarter of the year you can download the new version of Madrid is Culture. The publication, available in Spanish and English and produced by municipal company Madrid Destino, includes a well-chosen selection of 44 exhibitions covering various themes with interesting information about each one.  In addition to the must-see exhibitions in the galleries on the Paseo del Arte (Art Walk), including Ribera at the Prado, Bvlgari and Rome at the Thyssen-Bornemisza, and Marcel Broodthaers: A Retrospective at the Reina Sofía, there are new, irresistible offerings from other museums and cultural spaces. For example, the Lázaro Galdiano Museum brings us Rehabitar el espacio: presente, pasado y future (Reinhabiting Space: Present, Past and Future); the National Museum of Anthropology is hosting De la fotografía al azulejo (From Photography to Tiles); the Naval Museum El galeón de Manila (The Manila Galleon); and the Sorolla Museum Sorolla en París (Sorolla in Paris). The Espacio Fundación Telefónica has a treat in store with Hitchcock, Beyond Suspense and 1, 2, 3… Recording!, while Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa offers the exhibition The Art of the Brick: DC Super Heroes. More info    Theatre programme for municipal venues This September the city’s cultural spaces start the new theatre season with a highly varied programme. Teatro Español opens with Una mujer en la ventana (Sala Margarita Xirgú, from the 22nd); Serlo o no-Para acabar con la cuestión judía (Sala Principal, from the 28th); and La comedia de los enredos (Sala Max Aub at Naves del Español, from the 29th). Meanwhile, Fernán Gómez kicks things off with the classic La venganza de Don Mendo (from the 8th) and the more contemporary production NATHALIE X (from the 7th). Conde Duque will also be putting on theatre shows (Tratos, at Sala de Bóvedas, from the 14th). More info  Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend This event has become one of the biggest art events in both Madrid and Europe. Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend is back for the seventh year running to bring contemporary creation to the general public and to promote the Madrid art scene internationally. This unique event takes place between 15 and 17 September and gives visitors access to the simultaneous exhibition openings at over 40 art galleries, who offer extended opening hours. The programme is accompanied by free activities in museums and cultural spaces open to all audiences. More info      Hotel Tapa Tour Madrid’s star gastronomic offering this month is the first edition of the Hotel Tapa Tour, from 15 to 25 September. It’s a tapas route competition featuring signature dishes, which aims to demonstrate the culinary quality of the city’s hotels and promote it among locals and visitors alike. Each of the 24 four- or five-star hotels participating in this initiative must prepare one tapa for the event, which will be assessed by a judging panel (comprising professionals and non-professionals), and a solidarity tapa, the proceeds of which will go to social or environmental causes. The itinerary can be done at random or by following any of the eight separate routes proposed by the organisers. More info        Dcode Festival 2016 Madrid rounds off the summer season on 10 September with Dcode, an outdoor festival held at Madrid’s Complutense University Campus, which offers 18 hours of indie and rock music performed by the top national and international artists in both genres. This edition’s lineup includes leading acts like Eagles of Death Metal, Zara Larsson, Bunbury and Jimmy Eat World. The festival also welcomes young emerging talents and caters for family audiences with a special area for the kids. More info            Architecture Week The rich architectural and urban heritage of the capital is highlighted in Semana de la Arquitectura (Architecture Week). This latest edition of the cultural event, organised by the Madrid Association of Architects (COAM) through the COAM Architecture Foundation, offers a wide-ranging calendar of events, tours, itineraries, exhibitions and other activities which will take place between 29 September and 9 October. On this occasion, New York will be the guest city. More info  esMADRIDmagazine Madrid’s leading cultural and tourism magazine dedicates the first few pages of its 114th edition to the two main events being held in the city this September: Apertura 2016 and the Dcode music festival. esMADRIDmagazine also invites its readers to discover the best art exhibitions at the city’s museums and art spaces, premieres and new theatre shows, and events including Japan Weekend, the Flamenco Joven season at Conde Duque, Vogue Fashion's Night Out Madrid and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid. Its Food and Drink section talks about the initiative Restaurantes contra el hambre (Restaurants Against Hunger). More info