Matadero Madrid

The old Madrid slaughterhouse, a set of neo-Mudejar style pavilions built at the beginning of the 20^th century along the banks of the River Manzanares, today it is a small city dedicated to culture where visitors will find the Centro de Creación Contemporánea del Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Centre for Contemporary Creation of Madrid City Council), a lively place for the enjoyment of culture, for artistic experimentation and for the debate of ideas in the fields of visual, performing and performative arts, design, literature, digital culture, architecture and many other creative practices.

The centre, created in 2006, is made up of the following spaces:

• Naves del Español en Matadero: a theatre complex catering for all types of performing and visual arts, as well as literature, philosophy, music and different forms of transmedia. 

• Casa del Lector: a large cultural centre whose programme casts a spotlight on readers and reading.

• Central de Diseño: supported by the Madrid City Council and DIMAD (Madrid Designers' Association), its aim is to promote and spread all things design.

• Cineteca: a modern and lively space that hosts a programme attentive to new audiovisual forms, paying special attention to independent, alternative and non-fiction cinema. .

• Center for Artists in Residence: this space extends and reinforces the city's selection of public residencies and work areas, providing Madrid's creative sector with economic resources, tools and institutional guidance in an environment of creation and co-existence for local, national and international creators. The centre is located in Nave 16, a large, versatile and multi-purpose exhibition space of over 4,000 square metres. It can be used as a big exhibition hall, or a space for installations and activities all relating to the performing arts, as well as a set of smaller, independent spaces divided into up to three halls that can be used at the same time.

• Intermediae: Located in Hall 17, it is a space dedicated to socially committed artistic practices, from the perspective of research and cultural innovation.

• Nave 0. Exhibitions: this former slaughterhouse's cold storage unit now offers a wide range of creative installations, this is demonstrated by the projects displayed by artists inside these very walls.

• Plaza y Calle Matadero: an outdoor multipurpose space devoted to a huge range of leisure and cultural activities.

• MAD (Madrid Digital Arts) Immersive Experience Centre: Inaugurated in 2022, it is a space that combines exhibition with research and the innovative creation of quality content for the tastes and interests of new cultural audiences. It is located in Hall 16.

• Medialab Matadero: Located in Hall 17, it is an institutional platform for research, creation and experimental production driven by the dynamics of the Procomún, where community participation and civic engagement are encouraged through the tools and talent of artists, critical thinkers, designers and scientists, as well as between different disciplines, institutions, organisations and industries

Matadero Madrid also features two gastronomic areas: La Cantina and Café Naves.

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