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Visit the regional center of Humanities "Cardinal Gonzaga" and discover the culture of the Sierra Norte.
LA CABRERA
Regional Humanities Center Sierra NorteThe regional center of Humanities Sierra Norte is located at the foot of the Pico de la Miel.
It has gardens with trees and native plants, Cafe, and a tower viewpoint from which you can see the outstanding scenery of the Sierra de La Cabrera.
Check out the performing arts programming (cinema, Theatre, dance, music), plastic arts, Library and other activities on the Web site of the Center (http://www.comunidad.madrid/centros/centro-comarcal-humanidades-cardenal-gonzaga) or by writing to cchsn@madrid.org or by calling to the 918689530.
SchedulesMonday to Saturday: of 9.30 to 21.30 h.
Sundays: of 9.30 to 15.00 h.Exhibition HallThe temporary exhibition hall and the exhibition space of the lobby of the regional center welcome throughout the year a regular schedule of exhibitions, that it can be known by consulting the website of the Centre or by writing to the email, or by telephone.
Among the programming include meetings of artists of the Sierra Norte (that in 2018 they have held their eleventh edition), displays visible art and woman contest, the exhibitions of the collaborative projects part of Art3, exhibitions selected in the call for art intruder, and some network Itiner exhibition.
SchedulesTuesday to Saturday: of 10.00 to 21.00 h
Sundays: of 10.00 to 14.30 h.Other informationFree entrance
Total accessibility (ramp, rooms located on ground floor)The permanent exhibition you can enjoy Mario Solana and Carlos Manzanares collections.
Art Cabinet of La CabreraThe small museum located in the regional center of Humanities is a space with a charm reminiscent of the early 19th-century museums, where the paintings or sculptures coexisted with the furniture and souvenirs. In 1998 the diplomat Carlos Manzanares and Herrero (1915-1999) his valuable collection of Flemish painting donated to the municipality of La Cabrera, German and Italian from the 16th to the 18th centuries, to which he added a magnificent series of engravings of 1610. In addition to the collection Manzanares, the art cabinet holds the veranda collection, donated to the community of Madrid by Mario Solana (1926-1999). This collection is dominated by Spanish painting from the second half of the 20th century, with works by Joan Ponç, Díaz Caneja, Beulas, Echauri, Grau Santos, Farreras or Hernández Mompo. The most relevant work is, Perhaps, the gouache Alexander Calder, Arabesque Black on green, of 1962, a composition of vibrant color and motion reminiscent of his extraordinary mobile sculptures.
SchedulesTuesday to Saturday: of 10.00 to 21.00 h
Sundays: of 10.00 to 14.30 h.Other informationFree entrance
Total accessibility (ramp, rooms located on ground floor)CONTACT INFORMATION
AddressAvda. Cabrera, 96. 28751 La Cabrera (Madrid)
ContactTel.: 918689530
Email: cchsn@madrid.org
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