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{{Short description|Former slaughterhouse turned arts centre in Madrid, Spain}} |
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=== Slaughterhouse === |
=== Slaughterhouse === |
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Architect {{Interlanguage link|Luis Bellido y González|es}} was commissioned by the [[City Council of Madrid]] to design the complex. The slaughterhouse (in Spanish: matadero) and cattle market were built from 1911 and 1925.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Berlinches Acín |first=Amparo |date=2003 |title=Antiguos matadero y mercado municipal de ganados |journal=Arquitectura de Madrid: Ensanches |volume=2 |pages=126–127}}</ref> The project |
Architect {{Interlanguage link|Luis Bellido y González|es}} was commissioned by the [[City Council of Madrid]] to design the complex. The slaughterhouse (in Spanish: matadero) and cattle market were built from 1911 and 1925.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Berlinches Acín |first=Amparo |date=2003 |title=Antiguos matadero y mercado municipal de ganados |journal=Arquitectura de Madrid: Ensanches |volume=2 |pages=126–127}}</ref> The project was structured around a complex of pavilions characterized by functionality, constructive rationality, and conceptual simplicity. There is, however, a [[Historicism (art)|historicist]] element to the architecture, which incorporates [[Neo-Mudéjar]] features, such as tiles with abstract designs.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} The facilities began to be used in 1924 and 1925 and continued operation until the slaughterhouse closed in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2005 |title=Memoria histórica para el proyecto de rehabilitación del antiguo Matadero Municipal de Madrid |url=http://212.145.146.10/ejercicio/concursos/concursos_ocam/130606_ecotop/documentacion/matadero_madrid_memoria_historica.pdf |publisher=Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid |page=50 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927080250/http://212.145.146.10/ejercicio/concursos/concursos_ocam/130606_ecotop/documentacion/matadero_madrid_memoria_historica.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2005 |title=Memoria histórica para el proyecto de rehabilitación del antiguo Matadero Municipal de Madrid |url=http://212.145.146.10/ejercicio/concursos/concursos_ocam/130606_ecotop/documentacion/matadero_madrid_memoria_historica.pdf |publisher=Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid |page=62 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927080250/http://212.145.146.10/ejercicio/concursos/concursos_ocam/130606_ecotop/documentacion/matadero_madrid_memoria_historica.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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=== Arts centre === |
=== Arts centre === |
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[[File:Madrid - Matadero Madrid (36176923985).jpg|180px|thumb|right|Water tower of Matadero]] |
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[[File:La última entrega de La Plaza en Verano ofrecerá conciertos gratuitos de Baywaves, Our Girl, Bigott, Jonston, Fino Oyonarte y Lorena Álvarez 01.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Summer concerts in Matadero ]] |
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[[File:Madrid - Matadero Madrid (36176923785).jpg|180px|thumb|right|Street inside Matadero complex]] |
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At the turn of the 21st century, Madrid City Council decided to turn this space into an arts centre.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} The Matadero Madrid opened in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ABOUT US |url=https://www.mataderomadrid.org/en/about-us |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=Matadero Madrid |language=en}}</ref> |
At the turn of the 21st century, Madrid City Council decided to turn this space into an arts centre.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} The Matadero Madrid opened in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ABOUT US |url=https://www.mataderomadrid.org/en/about-us |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=Matadero Madrid |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Management== |
==Management== |
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Matadero Madrid is a project promoted by Madrid City Council's |
Matadero Madrid is a project promoted by Madrid City Council's Department of the Arts and managed by the Directorate General for Cultural Projects through Matadero Madrid's coordination team, in collaboration with other public and private organizations. |
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==Facilities== |
==Facilities== |
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===Abierto X Obras=== |
===Abierto X Obras=== |
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The refurbished refrigeration room in the former slaughterhouse is a unique space for "site-specific" artistic work. |
The refurbished refrigeration room in the former slaughterhouse is a unique space for "site-specific" artistic work. |
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===Archivo Matadero=== |
===Archivo Matadero=== |
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===El Taller=== |
===El Taller=== |
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The facility is designed especially for meetings between artists and the public. |
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===Extensión Avam=== |
===Extensión Avam=== |
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Through its satellite office, the |
Through its satellite office, the Associated Visual Artists of Madrid (AVAM) will offer specialised services to professionals in the contemporary art sector, operating in a network with the AVAM Workshops in [[Pradolongo]]. |
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===Calle y Plaza Matadero=== |
===Calle y Plaza Matadero=== |
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===Cineteca=== |
===Cineteca=== |
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The Cineteca will be dedicated to the documentary film genre. It is the permanent headquarters of the Documenta Madrid film festival |
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The Cineteca aims to become the Mecca of the documentary film genre in Madrid. In addition to the RafaelAzcona Theatre, which will be open to exploring all kinds of visual content for all types of audiences, other spaces will be coordinated to take in a wide array of screenings in different formats and styles while always committed to formal and narrative risks. Aside from screenings, its other lines of work also deal with artistic creation thanks to the film set, training and memory conservation open to all through the Archivo Documenta. It is the permanent headquarters of the Documenta Madrid film festival |
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===Depósito de Especies=== |
===Depósito de Especies=== |
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The [[water tank]] of the old Legazpi slaughterhouse has been turned into a plant memorial and archive |
The [[water tank]] of the old Legazpi slaughterhouse has been turned into a plant memorial and archive. A public garden that can be visited through the new access point at the {{ill|Plaza de Legazpi|es|lt=Legazpi}} roundabout. |
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===Avant Garden=== |
===Avant Garden=== |
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The Avant Garden offers ecological and participatory activities. |
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===Intermediæ=== |
===Intermediæ=== |
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Intermediæ is a public, experimental programme. |
Intermediæ is a public, experimental programme. The programme works with the community in the following areas: ecology, art and activism; games as a form of exploration; visual culture; archival processes and memory; and the Creative Arts Grants programme. |
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===Naves del Español=== |
===Naves del Español=== |
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This staging centre is managed by Teatro Español. It is composed of three buildings joined with a main hall, which can be configured as needed and is unique in Madrid due to its formal characteristics and technical features; a theatre-café, which also functions as a foyer or lobby to the performance space; and Room 2, for small-format shows, next to spaces for rehearsal and training. |
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===Central de Diseño=== |
===Central de Diseño=== |
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Central de Diseño is a space intended to promote graphic design, product design and space design.. The centre is promoted by the Association of Designers from Madrid (DIMAD) and is run by its own |
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foundation (Fundación DIMAD). |
foundation (Fundación DIMAD). |
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===Nave 16=== |
===Nave 16=== |
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Nave 16 is an expository space covering more than four thousand square metres. |
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Due to its singularity and size, Nave 16 is a unique space in the city of Madrid that can also host all kinds of events thanks to the versatility of its architecture: presentations, major exhibitions, concerts, work production workshops, performances and social activities. It also allows the institutions that make up Matadero Madrid, as well as other national and international ones, to carry out more ambitious projects. |
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===Nave de Música=== |
===Nave de Música=== |
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The Nave de Música was a space occupied by the [[Red Bull Music Academy]] until November 2011 and now hosts the centre's entire musical programme. |
The Nave de Música was a space occupied by the [[Red Bull Music Academy]] until November 2011 and now hosts the centre's entire musical programme. The space includes a radio studio and a recording studio, a small stage for concerts, nine rehearsal rooms and other facilities. Covering over 4,000 m2, this space is an example of the new architecture that works with recycled and pre-existing elements, using limited resources. |
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Covering over 4,000 m2, this space is probably the best known example in Madrid of the new architecture that works with recycled and pre-existing elements, using limited resources but bringing exquisite attention to detail. It was designed by the young architects Langarita and Navarro in collaboration with Mexican designer Jerónimo Hagerman. |
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[[File:Casa del Lector (Matadero Madrid) - diciembre 2012 14.JPG|thumb|200px|Casa del Lector]] |
[[File:Casa del Lector (Matadero Madrid) - diciembre 2012 14.JPG|thumb|200px|Casa del Lector]] |
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===La Casa del Lector=== |
===La Casa del Lector=== |
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This large cultural space is an initiative of the Germán Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation, which mainly focuses on readers and books |
This large cultural space is an initiative of the Germán Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation, which mainly focuses on readers and books. It is open to the general public and professionals. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Established | 2006 |
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Location | Arganzuela, Madrid, Spain |
Coordinates | 40°23.513′N 3°41.910′W / 40.391883°N 3.698500°W |
Type | Arts centre |
Website | www |
Matadero Madrid is the site of a former slaughterhouse, the El Matadero y Mercado Municipal de Ganados (English: Municipal Slaughterhouse and Cattle Market) in the Arganzuela district of Madrid. Today, it is a contemporary arts centre.[1]
History[edit]
Slaughterhouse[edit]
Architect Luis Bellido y González was commissioned by the City Council of Madrid to design the complex. The slaughterhouse (in Spanish: matadero) and cattle market were built from 1911 and 1925.[2] The project was structured around a complex of pavilions characterized by functionality, constructive rationality, and conceptual simplicity. There is, however, a historicist element to the architecture, which incorporates Neo-Mudéjar features, such as tiles with abstract designs.[citation needed] The facilities began to be used in 1924 and 1925 and continued operation until the slaughterhouse closed in 1996.[3][4]
Arts centre[edit]
At the turn of the 21st century, Madrid City Council decided to turn this space into an arts centre.[citation needed] The Matadero Madrid opened in 2006.[5]
Management[edit]
Matadero Madrid is a project promoted by Madrid City Council's Department of the Arts and managed by the Directorate General for Cultural Projects through Matadero Madrid's coordination team, in collaboration with other public and private organizations.
Facilities[edit]
Abierto X Obras[edit]
The refurbished refrigeration room in the former slaughterhouse is a unique space for "site-specific" artistic work.
Archivo Matadero[edit]
Archivo Matadero is a space for consultation and research for accessing physical and online documentation in the four archives that compose it: Archivo de Creadores de Madrid, artea, FreshMadrid and Madrid Abierto. This is a point of access to a wide array of documents on the different disciplines in which each of the archives works: the visual arts, the performing arts, architecture and urban planning and public art.
El Taller[edit]
The facility is designed especially for meetings between artists and the public.
Extensión Avam[edit]
Through its satellite office, the Associated Visual Artists of Madrid (AVAM) will offer specialised services to professionals in the contemporary art sector, operating in a network with the AVAM Workshops in Pradolongo.
Calle y Plaza Matadero[edit]
Both individually and together, these spaces are used to accommodate large art events: dance, theatrical and circus performances, concerts and big art interventions in the open air. They are also the complex's main area for meeting and socialising.
Cineteca[edit]
The Cineteca will be dedicated to the documentary film genre. It is the permanent headquarters of the Documenta Madrid film festival
Depósito de Especies[edit]
The water tank of the old Legazpi slaughterhouse has been turned into a plant memorial and archive. A public garden that can be visited through the new access point at the Legazpi roundabout.
Avant Garden[edit]
The Avant Garden offers ecological and participatory activities.
Intermediæ[edit]
Intermediæ is a public, experimental programme. The programme works with the community in the following areas: ecology, art and activism; games as a form of exploration; visual culture; archival processes and memory; and the Creative Arts Grants programme.
[edit]
This staging centre is managed by Teatro Español. It is composed of three buildings joined with a main hall, which can be configured as needed and is unique in Madrid due to its formal characteristics and technical features; a theatre-café, which also functions as a foyer or lobby to the performance space; and Room 2, for small-format shows, next to spaces for rehearsal and training.
Central de Diseño[edit]
Central de Diseño is a space intended to promote graphic design, product design and space design.. The centre is promoted by the Association of Designers from Madrid (DIMAD) and is run by its own foundation (Fundación DIMAD).
[edit]
Nave 16 is an expository space covering more than four thousand square metres.
[edit]
The Nave de Música was a space occupied by the Red Bull Music Academy until November 2011 and now hosts the centre's entire musical programme. The space includes a radio studio and a recording studio, a small stage for concerts, nine rehearsal rooms and other facilities. Covering over 4,000 m2, this space is an example of the new architecture that works with recycled and pre-existing elements, using limited resources.
La Casa del Lector[edit]
This large cultural space is an initiative of the Germán Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation, which mainly focuses on readers and books. It is open to the general public and professionals.
References[edit]
- ^ "Visit Matadero Madrid on your trip to Madrid or Spain • Inspirock". www.inspirock.com. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ Berlinches Acín, Amparo (2003). "Antiguos matadero y mercado municipal de ganados". Arquitectura de Madrid: Ensanches. 2: 126–127.
- ^ "Memoria histórica para el proyecto de rehabilitación del antiguo Matadero Municipal de Madrid" (PDF). Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid. January 2005. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013.
- ^ "Memoria histórica para el proyecto de rehabilitación del antiguo Matadero Municipal de Madrid" (PDF). Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid. January 2005. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013.
- ^ "ABOUT US". Matadero Madrid. Retrieved 2022-05-01.