The Alhambra and the Generalife

Matisse “returns” to the Alhambra 100 years after his visit to the Nasrid monument. Matisse and the Alhambra (1910-2010) is the name of the commemorative exhibition by Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife and the Spanish State Agency for Cultural Commemorations (SECC), in collaboration with the “laCaixa” Foundation. The exhibition commemorates the centenary of the French painter’s visit to the Nasrid monument and recreates his fascination he felt for the Oriental world after his journey to Spain, Andalusia and the Alhambra, where he was on 9, 10 and 11 December 1910.

The exhibition is curated by María del Mar Villafranca, Director of the Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, and Francisco Jarauta, Full Professor of Philosophy, University of Murcia. The exhibition opens on 15 October in rooms 8, 9 and 10 of the Museum of Fine Arts in Granada (in the upper floor of the Palace of Charles V), within the Monumental Complex of the Alhambra, where it will be open until 28 February 2011.

Location: Palace of Charles V

Date: October 15, 2010 – February 28, 2011

Sunday - Thursday: 9:00 am to 6 pm

Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am to 8 pm

Special access schedule for visitors with reduced mobility: everyday, from 11:30 to 12:30 am and from 4:30 to 5:30 pm

Free guided tours for school groups:
Monday - Friday: 9:30 - 10:30 am; 11:00 am - 12:00 pm; 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
December 23, 2010 –  January 9, 2011:
Monday – Sunday, 11:30 am; 1:00 pm
January 10 - February 28, 2011
Monday - Friday: 12:00 pm; 1:30 pm; 3:00 pm; 4:30 pm
Saturday: 9:30 am; 11:00 am; 12:30 pm; 3:00 pm, 4:30 pm
Free guided tours for the general public:
Tuesday and Thursday: 4:00 - 5:00 pm; 5:15 - 6:15 pm
December 23, 2010 –  January 9, 2011:
Monday – Sunday, 11:30 am; 1:00 pm
January 10 - February 28, 2011
Monday - Friday: 12:00 pm; 1:30 pm; 3:00 pm; 4:30 pm
Saturday: 9:30 am; 11:00 am; 12:30 pm; 3:00 pm, 4:30 pm
Information and reservations for guides tours: Corral del Carbón Information Office (Mariana Pineda St., n/n - Corral del Carbón Building) / 958 57 51 26 / alhambraeduca.pag(at)juntadeandalucia.es (Please state your name and telephone number)