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Research and creation in residence
Casa de Velázquez
Casa de Velázquez
A model of hybridity where research and creation live in residence
Since its foundation in Madrid in 1928, Casa de Velázquez has opened its doors to researchers and artists from around the world. It is an institution where heritage and innovation coexist harmoniously; a benchmark for Hispanic studies, the humanities and social sciences, as well as for contemporary creation and cutting-edge curatorial practices; a living house, open to others and resolutely attentive to the world.
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Residents 2025-2026
Each year, Casa de Velázquez welcomes two groups of 17 people: artists in residence from the Académie de France in Madrid and scientific members of the École des hautes études hipsaniques et ibériques - EHEHI.
These promotions are joined by other residents, both artistic and scientific, who join the residency as part of a wide range of hosting arrangements. As a result, a community of over 150 people meet, share, exchange and nurture their practices at Casa de Velázquez.
Calls for applications
Discover all our calls for applications and short-term grants in artistic creation and scientific research.
Calls for applications
Calls for applications and short-term grants in artistic creation and scientific research.
New publications
Casa de Velázquez has an editorial department that publishes around ten scientific works per year, as well as a quarterly journal.
Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez
L’épigraphie au XXIe siècle. Le « Cercle du détroit de Gibraltar » : un paradigme en révision
Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez 55-2
La rive d’en face
Al-Andalus et le Maghreb à l’époque des Omeyyades de Cordoue (IIe/VIIIe-Ve/XIe siècle)
Espectáculo y fiesta en el mundo panhispánico
México, Madrid, Manila: concepciones barrocas y proyecciones actuales
Our library
The Casa de Velázquez library is open to anyone engaged in research from the first year of a Master's degree onwards, with free registration and direct access to over 160,000 volumes and 1,800 journal collections. Its reserve holds some 3,800 rare and precious works, which can be consulted on request.
The collection covers a wide range of fields, including the history of Spain, Portugal and Latin America, the social sciences, peninsular and Maghreb archaeology, the arts and Spanish literature.
Our partners, our networks
Casa de Velázquez's activities are based on a vast network of international, artistic and scientific partnerships. A member of the Écoles françaises à l'étranger (EFE) network, under the authority of the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space, Casa Velázquez is also a founding member of the ¡Viva Villa! network, alongside Villa Medici, Villa Kujoyama and Villa Albertine. She is also co-founder of the Madrid Institute for Advanced Study (MIAS) with the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and collaborates with over 200 partner institutions worldwide.
