The Latest at Casa Árabe

A Semester to Celebrate: Highlights from the first half of 2026

In 2026, Casa Árabe will be celebrating the twentieth anniversary of its opening. To mark the occasion, during the first half of the year we organized a comprehensive program of exhibitions, concerts, film screenings, debates and meetings with experts to highlight the institution’s ability to create spaces for dialogue, reflection and shared creativity. Keep reading to learn more about the highlights over these past six months. 
From July 27, 2026 until August 31, 2026

Taking a summer break in August

As we do every year, Casa Árabe will be closing its headquarters for the month of August, but we will be back in September with new events to continue celebrating our twentieth anniversary. Until then, we will keep you posted about our activities on social media. Follow us there! 
From July 31, 2026 until September 1, 2026 MADRID AND CORDOBA

Request your Aula Árabe Universitaria 7 certificate now

If you are a university student and have attended more than 40% of the conferences in the Aula Árabe Universitaria series throughout the 2025–26 academic year, you can now request your certificate to accredit your attendance. Read about how to obtain it below.
From May 22, 2026 until September 30, 2026

Intensive Online Arabic Course with KSGAAL 

From September 1 to 21, Casa Árabe will be giving its students this free online course in collaboration with the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAAL). The registration period will last from June 22 to July 25. Read the eligibility requirements below and sign up now! 
From June 16, 2026 until August 10, 2026

رحلة عمر - Time Together - 2006-2026: 20 Years of Casa Árabe and friendship between Spain and the Arab World 

To mark Casa Árabe’s twentieth anniversary, the institution is presenting this photographic exhibition, which takes a look back at two decades of relations between Spain and the Arab world and our institution’s role in Spanish public diplomacy. It will be on view at our Madrid headquarters as of April 16. 
From April 16, 2026 until September 13, 2026 MADRID

Driving in Palestine | التحرّك في فلسطين

With the cooperation of the Canada Council for the Arts, the SAW Centre in Ottawa and the Embassy of Canada in Madrid, Casa Árabe is hosting this exhibition by multidisciplinary artist and scholar Rehab Nazzal. It will be on display in Madrid from June 12 to October 18.
From June 12, 2026 until October 18, 2026 MADRID

What Lies in Between / Lo que queda entremedias

Since 25 June, Casa Árabe has been hosting this exhibition at its Córdoba venue; it is the winner of the fifth edition of the NUR competition, organised in collaboration with PHotoESPAÑA. The exhibition showcases the work of the artists Taysir Batniji, Tamara Kalo and Tanya Traboulsi, in a project presented and curated by Ana Belén García Mula.
From June 25, 2026 until October 16, 2026 CóRDOBA

Casa Árabe celebrates World Art Day with an intervention by artist Mosa One in Cordoba 

For yet another year, Casa Árabe is joining the commemoration of World Art Day with an art intervention by creator Mosa One at the Patio de la Palmera. The painting will form part of the exhibition “From Alif to Zain: Calligraphic art in motion.” Come see his work! 
From April 17, 2026 until September 30, 2026 CORDOBA

Preview of activities scheduled for September 2026

As we do every year, during the month of August we will be taking a break from our regular activities. We will be back in September with new events to continue celebrating our twentieth anniversary. Read what we have got prepared further below.
From July 31, 2026 until September 6, 2026

Twenty Years Together: Casa Árabe celebrates its twentieth anniversary, 2006-2026 

In 2026, we will be celebrating two decades of bringing Spain and the Arab world closer together through our exhibitions, debates and conferences, as well as literature-related events, film screenings, concerts, business meetings, courses, workshops, and so much more...Check out the planned dates and events below so you don’t miss any of them.
From January 1, 2026 until December 31, 2026 MADRID AND CORDOBA

The Averroes Universe: The ninth centennial, 1126-2026  

Throughout 2026, the city of Cordoba is paying tribute to one of its most iconic historical figures, highlighting his intellectual legacy with a comprehensive program of activities including conferences, seminars, exhibitions and workshops.Casa Árabe is contributing to this initiative with the events listed below. 
From March 20, 2026 until December 31, 2026 CORDOBA

Creative workshops about Averroes: 900 years of thought coming out of Cordoba 

To mark the 900th anniversary of the birth of Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Casa Árabe has organized a special series of creative workshops developed by SextoMario for all ages at its Cordoba headquarters. Check the dates and sign up!   
From April 1, 2026 until December 20, 2026 CORDOBA
Marca España
Red de casas
Cooperación española
Biblioteca