Centro de Arte Alcobendas
Municipal visual arts centre in Alcobendas with temporary exhibitions, an auditorium, a media library and the Alcobendas Photography Collection.
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About the museum
The Centro de Arte Alcobendas presents itself as a reference space for the visual arts, music and literature in the Community of Madrid. It was inaugurated on 16 November 2010 and opened to the public with all its services in January 2011, in a new building constructed on the site of the former Casa Municipal de la Cultura and the Universidad Popular de Alcobendas. The project, by the architects Fernando Parrilla Villafruela and María Isabel Muñoz Parrilla, began construction in 2006.
The building has nine floors and 17,214 m², a façade of coloured louvres and a main entrance that forms a covered square. It is a sustainable building that generates part of its energy with photovoltaic panels set into the large windows, and its roof is a garden planted with native vegetation.
The centre's activity is organised around a programme of temporary exhibitions, a regular music programme in the Auditorio Paco de Lucía, a media library service and educational activities for children and adults. It is also the home of the Alcobendas Photography Collection.
Highlights
- Temporary exhibitions of contemporary art in several rooms
- Home of the Alcobendas Photography Collection
- Paco de Lucía Auditorium with 348 seats
- Media library and the Educarte educational programme
- Sustainable nine-storey building
- Founded
- 2010
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Alcobendas
Admission & discounts
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The website does not publish information on the building's accessibility; the accessibility section refers only to the website.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Educarte organises activities for children and families; the media libraries offer reading-promotion sessions for children aged 3 to 7.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Marqués de la Valdavia
Cercanías line 4 (Alcobendas–San Sebastián de los Reyes); Metro line 10, Marqués de la Valdavia station; buses 151, 152, 153, 153B, 155, 159, 166, 827 and 828.
By car
Paid parking
Public car park in the building with 90 rotation spaces on basement levels 1 and 2, subject to public prices.
Alcobendas is 16 km from Puerta del Sol; by car via the A-1 motorway, exit 17.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi during opening hours (10:00–21:00). Bicycle parking, a nursing room and a media library. The Paco de Lucía Auditorium and other spaces in the centre can be consulted on the website.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The Educarte programme offers guided tours at fixed times and arranged visits for groups, with educational workshops for some exhibitions. Information and bookings Monday to Friday 10:00–14:00 (telephone +34 912 294 940 or centrodearte@alcobendas.org). |
