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ARCO Madrid 2024, an avant-garde artistic parade that dazzles the capital.
2024/03/08

This week, IFEMA Madrid becomes the epicenter of contemporary art with the 43rd edition of ARCO 2024. More than 200 galleries from 36 countries display the latest news on the art scene, creating a broad dialogue between the international scene and Spanish art .

In this year's edition, 171 galleries are part of the General Program, adding curated sections that add depth and diversity to the event. "The shore, the tide, the current: an oceanic Caribbean" presents 19 galleries, while "Opening. New galleries" and "Never the same. Latin American art" incorporate 15 and 12 galleries, respectively.

ARCO 2024 celebrates the arrival of new international galleries, new participants who break barriers, among which Max Hetzler, Vera Munro, Air de Paris, Fortes D'aloia & Gabriel, Lévy Gorvy Dayan and Hollybush Gardens stand out. These join regular participants, such as Thaddaeus Ropac, Mai 36, and Jocelyn Wolff, consolidating ARCO as a reference for the global art scene.

The participation of Spanish galleries continues to be robust, representing 35% of the total offer with 73 participants. On the other hand, the international segment covers 65%, with a strong Latin American component, with 38 galleries from 13 countries, highlighting the presence of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.

ARCO 2024 is not only a fair, but also a meeting point for collectors and members of international museums. The presence of institutions such as the Reina Sofía Museum, the Prado Museum and the Guggenheim Bilbao underlines the importance of this fair in the global cultural circuit. In addition, private companies will participate with acquisition initiatives and artistic recognition, while the ARCO Foundation will award the 'A' Awards for Collecting to outstanding personalities from the art world.

ARCO 2024 dates and times

Get ready to immerse yourself in contemporary art at the 43rd edition of ARCO Madrid, which will take place from March 6 to 10, 2024. Pavilions 7 and 9 of the IFEMA MADRID exhibition center will be the epicenter of this unique artistic experience.

The first two days, from March 6 to 7, are reserved for art professionals, providing an exclusive space for interaction and exchange. Starting on Friday at 3 p.m., ARCO Madrid 2024 will open its doors to the general public, extending throughout the exciting weekend.

  • March 6 (professional) 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • March 7 (professional): 12:00 - 20:00
  • March 8 (professional): 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
  • March 8 (general public): 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • March 9 (general public): 12:00 - 20:00
  • March 10 (general public): 12:00 - 18:00

ARCO 2024 tickets

Admissions for ARCO 2024 during the days open to the public, which run from Friday afternoon to Sunday, cost 40 euros when purchased online, and 52 euros at the event ticket offices.

ARCO 2024 activities program

March 8

  • 12:30h Alternating currents: infrastructure, circulation and mobility.
  • 13:00h About the need to invent new paradigms.
  • 2:00 p.m. The current iv.
  • 2:35 p.m. The art market in the global south: heterogeneous and fluid.
  • 3:00 p.m. Screening.
  • 3:30 p.m. Data and future perspectives on the presence of women artists.

March 9

  • 12:30h Laia April.
  • 1:00 p.m. The factory.
  • 1:30 p.m. Ella Cisneros.
  • 2:00 p.m. Cendeac.
  • 2:30 p.m. Fundació Vila Casas.
  • 3:00 p.m. House of Velázquez.
  • 3:00 p.m. Geological monuments: colonization, landscape, memory.
  • 3:30 p.m. María José Jove Foundation.
  • 16:00h University of Valencia.
  • 16:30h An oceanic Caribbean: thinking from the Caribbean in Spain.
  • 16:30h University of Valencia.
  • 5:00 p.m. IVAM.
  • 5:30 p.m. Matilde Marín.
  • 5:30 p.m. Screening.

March 10th

  • 12:30h Manuel Oliveira.
  • 1:00 p.m. Ouka Leele Foundation.
  • 1:30 p.m. The nonsense.
  • 2:00 p.m. Fontanar Ediciones.
  • 3:30 p.m. Concrete.
  • 4:00 p.m. Concrete.
  • 16:30h Infinite beauty editorial.
  • 5:00 p.m. Institute of postnatural studies.
  • 5:30 p.m. Anna Roura.

Despite the more than 200 galleries presented at ARCO 2024, many of them are from Madrid . Here we leave you a route of the art galleries in Madrid prepared to continue enjoying art such as 1 Mira Madrid, Albarrán Bourdais, Álvaro Alcazar, Cayón, El Apartamento, Elba Benitez, etc. up to 40 galleries in the capital.