The Latest at Casa Árabe

Casa Árabe announces the third edition of the “Friendship Award”

The purpose of the award is to give acknowledgment to the work by individuals and institutions that have made an outstanding contribution to strengthening ties of co-existence, harmony and understanding between the Arab and Spanish societies. The time period for submitting nominations will last from December 1, 2025 to January 23, 2026.
From November 24, 2025 until January 23, 2026

Embroidery for Hawā’: Birds from the iconography of Al-Andalus

On Saturday, November 8, we will be holding the official opening of this exhibition of embroidery created thanks to Hawā’’s micro-crowdfunding campaign, at our headquarters in Córdoba: falcons, peacocks and eagles, all inspired by the iconography of Al-Andalus, inspired by community, and brought together for the first time to be displayed, as well as being offered for purchase. 
From November 8, 2025 until December 12, 2025 CORDOBA

Connect with the World: Learn Arabic remotely with us in 2026

On December 9, we will be opening the registration period for our Arabic language and dialect classes to be held during the second quarter of the academic year at the Casa Árabe Arabic Language Center. With both in-person and distance learning classes, reduced rates are given to students, the unemployed and European Youth Card holders. Don’t miss out and sign up now! Classes begin on January 9, 2026.
From December 9, 2025 until January 2, 2026 MADRID

Abd al-Malik Ibn Habib: Pioneer of Islamic knowledge in Al-Andalus

On Friday, December 9, we will be bringing to a close our conference series titled “Semblances of Cordoba: The Umayyad era in the first person” with a session devoted to this legal expert, led by Adday Hernández, a professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. If you are in Cordoba, join us for the closing ceremony.
December 9, 2025 CORDOBA

Workshop on games in Al-Andalus

On December 11, our last workshop in 2025 devoted to discovering the region’s past will be taking place in Cordoba, with a session that focuses on the history of games in Al-Andalus. At the end of the activity, all participants will be able to take one of these games home. Sign up now!
December 11, 2025 CORDOBA

From Alif to Zayn. Calligraphic Art in Motion

From September 25 in Madrid, Casa Árabe is organizing this exhibition dedicated to avant-garde Arabic calligraphy, curated by Toufik Douib. The exhibition brings together the work of ten artists from the region and the diaspora whose works highlight the versatility and richness of contemporary Arabic representation. 
From September 25, 2025 until January 31, 2026 MADRID

Exhibition of the collaborative work “Threads of the Diaspora” in Cordoba

You can now visit the full work “Threads of the Diaspora” at our headquarters in Cordoba, including the new series “Dreams of a Palestinian Garden.” This collective work is the result of workshops and gatherings organized by Casa Árabe and the AECID to achieve the recovery and dissemination of traditional Palestinian embroidery or tatreez .
From October 30, 2025 until January 31, 2026 CóRDOBA

Artistic intervention in Cordoba as part of World Art Day

As part of World Art Day, and at the initiative of the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia, the Municipal Government of Cordoba, the Cordoba Provincial Government and Casa Árabe, artists Almudena and Begoña Castillejo, along with professor and creator Maysun Cheikh Ali Mediavilla, will be creating a work that intertwines memory, resistance and the avant-garde.
From April 25, 2025 until January 31, 2026 CORDOBA

“Photographs of Oman” in Cordoba  

As of October 30, Casa Árabe will be displaying this photographic exhibition at its headquarters in Cordoba. It was organized with the cooperation of the Cultural Laboratories of Oman—a joint initiative of Oman’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, and the Bait Al Zubair Foundation. You won’t want to miss it. 
From October 30, 2025 until January 16, 2026 CORDOBA

Aula Árabe Universitaria 7 

Casa Árabe is presenting another edition of its annual lecture series organized in collaboration with university programs in Madrid, Córdoba, Granada, Segovia, Seville and Toledo, to be officially opened on September 22 by Professor Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab (Doha Institute). 
From September 22, 2025 until April 20, 2026 MADRID

The lecture series “Semblances of Cordoba” continues 

In 2025, we have organized 13 new sessions of this lecture series, dedicated to learning about the Umayyad era through the lives of emblematic figures during the times of Al-Andalus. Check out the full calendar below and don’t miss out! 
From January 28, 2025 until December 9, 2025 CORDOBA

Our archeology and history workshops are back in Cordoba 

For yet another year, Casa Árabe is hosting these handicraft workshops given by SextoMario at its headquarters in Cordoba, with the goal of increasing awareness about the region’s history and historical values. Check out all the dates and sign up! 
From May 14, 2025 until December 11, 2025 CORDOBA
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