CaixaForum Madrid is a
cultural center
A cultural center or cultural centre is an organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts. Cultural centers can be neighborhood community arts organizations, private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist-run.
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in
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
,
Spain
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. Located in
Paseo del Prado
The Paseo del Prado is one of the main boulevards in Madrid, Spain. It runs north–south between the Plaza de Cibeles and the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V (also known as Plaza de Atocha), with the Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo (the locati ...
in a former power station, it is owned by the not-for-profit banking foundation "
la Caixa
La Caixa, also known as the "La Caixa" Foundation ( es, Fundación ”la Caixa”), is a not-for-profit banking foundation based in Catalonia. Originally a savings bank (''caja''), it reorganized in the 2000s and 2010s: Its commercial assets are ...
". The art center opened its doors in 2008 and it hosts temporary art exhibitions and cultural events.
It was designed by the Swiss architects
Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd.,
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and built by
Ferrovial
Ferrovial, S.A. (), previously Grupo Ferrovial, is a Spanish multinational company involved in the design, construction, financing, operation (DBFO) and maintenance of transport infrastructure and urban services. It is a publicly traded company ...
between 2001 and 2007.
It was an old power station called Central Del Mediodía, from the 1900s. The ''Vertical Garden'' by
Patrick Blanc
Patrick Blanc (born June 3, 1953, Paris) is a French botanist who works at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, where he specializes in plants from tropical forests. He is the modern innovator of the green wall, specifically, ...
at the square is also well-known.
Gallery
File:Caixa Forum2.JPG, Central stairway.
File:CaixaForum Madrid 1.jpg, The vertical garden in 2007.
File:Vertical - Taken from Paseo de Prado.jpg, The vertical garden in 2009.
File:Jardín vertical de CaixaForum Madrid.jpg, Détail of the vertical garden in 2011.
File:El pensador-Rodin-Caixaforum-2.jpg, ''The Thinker
''The Thinker'' (french: Le Penseur) is a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin
François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled tradi ...
'', temporary exhibition.
File:Pierre de Wissant-Rodin-Caixaforum-3.jpg, ''Pierre de Wissant'', one of ''The Burghers of Calais
''The Burghers of Calais'' (french: Les Bourgeois de Calais) is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin in twelve original castings and numerous copies. It commemorates an event during the Hundred Years' War, when Calais, a French port on the English Cha ...
'', by Auguste Rodin
François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a uniqu ...
See also
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CaixaForum Lleida
CaixaForum is a cultural centre managed by Fundación “La Caixa” located in 3 Avinguda de Blondel, in the city of Lleida, cornering Avinguda de Madrid, in the building popularly known as ''Montepío'' after the former name of a bank located ...
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CaixaForum Barcelona
CaixaForum Barcelona is a cultural center in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Located in the Montjuïc area in a former Modernist textile factory designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, it is owned by the not-for-profit banking foundation "la Caixa". Aft ...
References
External links
Official CaixaForum Madrid websiteStudiobanana.tv: Interview with Jacques Herzog— ''on the design of CaixcaForum''.
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Art museums and galleries in Madrid
Paseo del Prado
Modern art museums in Spain
Contemporary art galleries in Spain
Cultural centers in Spain
Museums established in 2001
2001 establishments in Spain
Buildings and structures in Cortes neighborhood, Madrid
Buildings and structures completed in 2007
Herzog & de Meuron buildings
La Caixa