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Colección SOLO
Espacio Solo – and its accompanying Colección Solo – is a private contemporary art, contemporary art museum in Madrid, founded by Spanish industrialist Ana Gervás and entertainment executive David Cantolla in 2013 and expanded into its current form in 2018. David Cantolla is the founder of Zinkia Entertainment and a BAFTA award winner for the animated series Pocoyo. The collection comprises 948 paintings, sculptures and drawings by an international group of artists, including established and emerging artists working in figurative art, contemporary sculpture, pop surrealism and new media. The art collection forms the core of several museum programs that aim to support artists and art education across Madrid with different art support projects, awards and grants. Exhibitions Colección Solo showcases in its museum Espacio Solo a diverse range of artworks through its rotating temporary exhibitions. * 2018: Mu Pan and other Beasts – First museum retrospective of the Brookly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retiro (Madrid)
Retiro is a Districts of Madrid, district located at the southeast of the city centre of Madrid, Spain. Its area is of , the number of houses is 46,512 and the population, as of 2005, was of 126,058. History Retiro's history has been strongly determined by the presence of the park with the same name and the railway facilities located at the south and west of this District. Parque del Buen Retiro, Retiro Park, together with Paseo del Prado, has given its own personality to the area of Los Jerónimos, while the rest of the District is determined by Madrid Atocha railway station, Atocha Railway Station and previously also by Niño Jesús Station. During the 20th Century, the area consolidated as residential areas for people with a growing economic power. Geography Subdivision The district is administratively divided into six wards (''Barrios''): * Adelfas * Estrella (Madrid), Estrella * Ibiza (Madrid), Ibiza * Jerónimos (Madrid), Jerónimos * Niño Jesús (Madrid), Niño Jesús ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
