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. Africa * ...

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

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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 Madrid Atocha railway station, Atocha), with the Plaza de Cánov ...

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 (), is a not-for-profit banking foundation based in Spain, with its headquarters in Barcelona since March 2025. Originally a savings bank (''caja''), it reorganized in the 2000s and 2010s: I ...

". The art center opened its doors in 2008 and it hosts temporary art exhibitions and cultural events. The cultural center was designed by the Swiss architects

Herzog & de Meuron Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd. is an international architecture firm headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, with additional offices in Berlin, Hong Kong, London, Munich, New York City, Paris, and San Francisco. Founded in 1978 by Jacques Herzog and ...

and built by Ferrovial between 2001 and 2007. It was an old power station called Central Del Mediodía, from the 1900s. The ''Vertical Garden'' by Patrick Blanc at the square is also well-known.

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The Thinker ''The Thinker'' (), by Auguste Rodin, is a bronze sculpture depicting a Heroic nudity, nude male figure of heroic size, seated on a large rock, leaning forward, right elbow placed upon the left thigh, back of the right hand supporting the chin ...

'', temporary exhibition. File:Pierre de Wissant-Rodin-Caixaforum-3.jpg, ''Pierre de Wissant'', one of '' The Burghers of Calais'', 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 u ...

References

External links

Official CaixaForum Madrid website
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Studiobanana.tv: Interview with Jacques Herzog
— ''on the design of CaixcaForum''. {{Authority control 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

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