Madrid Otra Mirada (MOM) 2026
Mon 12 Oct – Sun 18 Oct · 205 heritage sites across Madrid, including the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Palacio de Gaviria, Monasterio de la Encarnación, Colegiata de San Isidro and the Royal Collections Gallery · Madrid
More information on esMadrid (Madrid Destino / Ayuntamiento de Madrid)
via esMadrid (Madrid Destino / Ayuntamiento de Madrid) · Checked 30 Sept 2026
About this event
Madrid's annual heritage-opening week runs for a full seven days for the first time, with 205 buildings and roughly 250 activities — guided tours, concerts, talks, workshops and exhibitions — free of charge. Palaces, monasteries, archives, libraries and university collections that are normally closed or ticketed open their doors, and 22 institutions are taking part for the first time.
Why we picked it
The one week a year when Madrid's closed-door heritage is walkable for free, at 205 sites — extraordinary breadth, and it lands immediately after the Hispanidad weekend so a visitor can chain the two.
Free entry
esmadrid.com states the 205 heritage sites "can be visited free of charge" and counts 249 free activities. Some individual tours are capacity-limited.
Registration
Registration needed
Advance booking is required for some visits and tours — the listing does not state the mechanism; check the official programme at patrimonioypaisaje.madrid.es before travelling
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