Best exhibitions you can see today (and this month) in Madrid

As we enter the Christmas season, there is traditionally a greater and more interesting range of offers. exhibitions en Madrid.

The exhibitions become one of the main cultural activities for the people of Madrid during this festive season, and an invitation to take a trip to visit the capital.

In this way, in Madrid you not only have the opportunity to visit museums of great interest, but also Temporary exhibitions which greatly expand the cultural offering.

What exhibitions can you see today (and this month) in Madrid

Next, we review the Temporary exhibitions which you can visit today and during the 2025 Christmas season at the main museums and cultural institutions of the capital.

Exhibition of Antonio Muñoz Degrain (1840-1924) at the Prado Museum

Until January 11th you have the opportunity to visit the work of one of the most original artists of his generation through a selection of restored and recently reviewed works.

The exhibition offers an overview of his technique, distinct themes (landscapes, figure, idealism) and his place in 19th century art in Spain.

Matisse exhibition at CaixaForum

Until February 22nd you can visit the exhibition “Chez Matisse. The legacy of a new painting"in which a journey through the figure of Henri Matisse and his influence on 20th century art is proposed."

Through some 46 works of Matisse and many other artists who followed him or engaged in dialogue with him, it shows how his exploration of color, form and space later impacted and made him one of the great artists of Impressionism.

Warhol exhibition at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Until January 25th you can visit the exhibition “Warhol, Pollock and other American spaces"which brings together the work of Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock, as well as other 20th-century American artists.

Its aim is to rethink the usual narrative that contrasts abstract expressionism with pop art, and to show bridges between the two, for which it proposes to see Warhol and Pollock "in dialogue", not as radically opposite poles.

Works by “other” artists who worked during that period with similar strategies are included: exploration of space, crisis of traditional form, etc.

Raimundo de Madrazo exhibition at the Mapfre Foundation

Until January 18th you can visit the exhibitions dedicated to the work of Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta and of Edward Weston, which proposes a dialogue between academic painting of the late 19th century and modern photography of the 20th century.

Raimundo de Madrazo (1841-1920) was a prominent Spanish genre and portrait painter, belonging to the "Madrazo saga" of artists, and his style combines elegant realism with Rococo and Japanese influences in his later period.

Trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, and later in Paris, where he lived his entire life, his work achieved great international recognition, with clients in France, the USA and other parts of Europe and America.

In the exhibition you can also see the influences that his grandfather, José de Madrazo, one of the main exponents of neoclassicism in Spain, and his father, Federico de Madrazo, one of the most outstanding portrait painters of the time in Spain, had on his work.

Cleopatra immersive exhibition at Matadero Nave 16

Until January, at Matadero you can visit the Cleopatra exhibition, a large-scale experience (more than 2.000 m²) that combines 360º projections, holograms, interactive metaverse and immersive environments to immerse yourself in the figure of the last great queen of Egypt: Cleopatra VII.

The tour takes the visitor through his origins in Alexandria, his reign and his historical context, exploring military, political and cultural aspects through advanced technology that transforms space and history into a sensory experience.

It is perfect for those looking for something more than painting or photography, and who want to "experience" the exhibition.

Avatar immersive exhibition, The Experience, at Espacio Ibercaja Delicias

You can visit this until January 11th immersive experience inspired by movie Avatar that recreates Pandora environments: bioluminescent jungles, futuristic laboratories, fantastic creatures and interactive environments.

It is ideal for the whole family, with a spacious facility and technology that allows the visitor to "enter" the fictional and participatory world.

Disney Exhibition: The Exhibition – 100 Years of Magic, at Fundación Canal

At the Canal Foundation, until January 11, you can visit the exhibition celebrating 100 years of The Walt Disney Company, with many interactive installations, original objects, themed galleries and an immersive tour to learn about the creative process, iconic characters and the visual magic of Disney.

Designed to appeal to both fans and families, it combines nostalgia, entertainment, and technology to create an immersive and memorable experience.

Upcoming temporary exhibitions in Madrid

Here you have access to more information about exhibitions in Madrid, with which you can update the situation of each one, as well as see what the future temporary exhibitions that will take place in the main cultural institutions of the capital.

• Exhibitions at the Prado Museum
• Exhibitions at the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum
• Exhibitions in the Reina Sofía Art Center museum
• Exhibitions at CaixaForum in Madrid
• Exhibitions at the Círculo de Bellas Artes
• Exhibitions at the House of America
• Exhibitions at Casa Encendida
• Exhibitions at Fundación Mapfre 
• Exhibitions at Fundación Canal
• Exhibitions in CentroCentro of the Cibeles Palace
• Exhibition at Fundación Telefónica