More than 180 works chart Madrid’s rise from a settlement of 7,000 to a court capital of over 90,000. The exhibition runs at Teatro Fernán Gómez. Centro Cultural de la Villa from 20 October to 17 January.
Former Telediario presenters return for a 45-minute anniversary special. Pepa Bueno calls it the largest presenter line-up in the programme’s history.
A 2009 gathering in Cervera de Pisuerga recreated a photograph Isla had made decades earlier. Her archive records a rural world in transition across more than 130,000 documents.
Around 2003, a selection of negatives from Piedad Isla’s archive revealed images that surprised the foundation bearing her name. RTVE’s documentary on the photographer airs Sunday at 21:30 on La 2.
The Instituto de Estudios Riojanos is printing 1,000 DIN A2 copies of an illustrated auca about Rafael Azcona. Schools across La Rioja will receive copies, and the publication will also be sold through the institute’s bookshop.
Pepa Bueno will host a 45-minute Telediario 2 special on 19 October, bringing familiar faces back to Torrespaña. It starts at 20:55 on La 1 and Canal 24 horas, with a stream on RTVE Play.
Granada’s Réquiem por Lorca runs from Thursday to Sunday, marking the 90th anniversary of the poet’s killing and remembering victims of Francoist repression. Eleven performances will take place across the city.
The Prado has opened the first exhibition devoted solely to Ricardo de Madrazo. It brings 29 sketchbooks and rarely seen works into public view, with material supplied by his descendants.
Estopa will release La Maketa on 20 November, revisiting songs from the demo that launched the Muñoz brothers’ career. Their 2027 tour includes a Barcelona stadium concert on 18 June.
At the Paris Motor Show 2026, Citroën showed an electric study of its 2CV work van, first launched in 1951. The passenger-car 2CV Concept is planned for 2028; the van has no confirmed production plan.
Ken Russell’s The Devils returns in a director-approved 4K restoration. The missing crucifix sequence and censored ending will screen in the United States on 16 October 2026, followed by UK and Ireland cinemas on 30 October.
After 29 years away, Mari Carmen García Vela returned to Informe Semanal for a one-off edition marking TVE’s 70th anniversary and the programmes that shaped Spanish television.
A Supreme Court review has cast doubt on the 29 November vote for thousands who gained Spanish nationality through the ley de nietos. Their registration remains under scrutiny.
Spain’s leap from carts to car keys started with five breakthrough models. These vehicles put millions behind the wheel and reshaped the country’s daily rhythm and economy.
More than 2,400 people died in Mallorca's 1820 outbreak. Historical records now suggest that respiratory spread and human ectoparasites may have joined the usual rat-and-flea pathway.
His life moved between factory management and social poetry. Engineering shaped his work. War and love followed his path into rebellion.
Spanish cinemas brace for a rare double act as Andrew Garfield headlines two sharply different films this October. One plunges into medieval rebellion, the other whisks families into fantasy. Both arrive within weeks, putting Garfield’s range under the spotlight.
A rare chance to lead the Lamborghini Murciélago LP650-4 Roadster shows how much character and raw emotion today’s supercars have left behind. The 25th anniversary is a reminder of what made this icon unforgettable.
Spain’s first officially registered car was a Clement quadricycle with a De Dion Bouton engine. It received the PM-1 plate in Palma de Mallorca in 1900, marking the start of the country’s motoring story.
Fifty years ago, the Seat 1200 Sport Bocanegra hit Spanish roads with a look and attitude all its own. Developed in Martorell, this lightweight coupé marked a turning point for Seat, showing the world what Spanish engineering could do.
TVE will reunite historic news presenters for its 70th anniversary. Two commemorative bulletins will bring familiar faces back to its broadcasts and revisit seven decades of broadcasting.
Televisión Española marks seventy years on air with special programming. Legendary presenters will return to the screen, while a small Madrid village takes center stage in the festivities.
Room 74 now displays 17 sculptures from Cristina de Suecia's collection, up from nine. The Prado has also made the Room of the Muses a permanent focus for the queen's collecting life in Rome.
Margarita de Borbón y Parma, once erased from Spain’s royal narrative, takes center stage in a new novel that frames Madrid as a city of ambition and ability to recover. The book challenges the silence around her legacy.
Turin’s Heritage Hub marks the Fiat 124’s 60th anniversary with a rare exhibition. Five historic models and original brochures show how the Italian sedan became a worldwide phenomenon and shaped mobility for decades.
The sixth Día del cine español brings Jaime Chávarri's El desencanto to more than fifty cities. Rural screenings and a guionista tribute widen the celebration beyond Madrid.
The Museo del Prado has opened a major tribute to Queen Cristina of Sweden. Prince Daniel's visit brought the Swedish royal story into Madrid's cultural spotlight.
A unique BMW M5 E39 fitted with Volkswagen’s experimental W10 engine is heading to auction, where it is expected to fetch between 250,000 and 350,000 euros. Ferdinand Piëch, grandson of Porsche’s founder and a force behind modern supercars, ordered the secret project and drove the car during development. The prototype helped lay the groundwork for the Bugatti Veyron’s powertrain.
La Pausa has reopened after a careful restoration led by Peter Marino. The villa retains Coco Chanel's austere design and personal details, and Matthieu Blazy has made it the setting for Chanel's first spring campaign.
The SEAT 2000-D became a fixture of Madrid’s taxi fleet. Its Mercedes-Benz diesel engine and durable construction made it a practical choice for Spanish city drivers.
The Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao will reopen after more than four years of construction. Its expansion continues a story that began with a disputed plan for a permanent home for modern art.
Audi’s 1996 launch of the A3 introduced more than another model. It carved out a premium niche in a segment ruled by the VW Golf, setting a new standard for compact cars and changing the industry’s direction.
The Dodge Charger, born in the heat of the 1960s, has survived reinvention and cinematic fame, then faced the end of the V8 era. Its journey from muscle car to electric sedan shows how American automotive culture keeps rewriting its own rules.
Long before the quirky 90s Multipla, Fiat stunned postwar Europe with a compact six-seater that squeezed three rows into just 3.5 meters. The 600 Multipla’s radical design quietly set the template for modern family cars.
Gonzalo Suárez's Remando al viento became a rare Spanish cult film. Its international cast helped set it apart, alongside six Goya wins and a 58-week Madrid run.
