31 Women. An Exhibition by Peggy Guggenheim

SEP.19.2024 ──────── JAN.05.2025

La Vía Media / La Gran Madre gobierna el cielo (mural Astor), 1949-1959

Buffie Johnson
The Middle Way / The Great Mother Rules the Sky (Astor Mural), 1949-1959
The 31 Women Collection
© Estate of Buffie Johnson

Exhibition

SEP.19.2024 ── JAN.05.2025

Where

Recoletos Exhibition Hall
Paseo Recoletos 23, 28004 Madrid

cultura@fundacionmapfre.org (attention only during the opening hours of the exhibition hall)

Opening hours:
Mondays (except holidays): 2 pm – 8 pm
Tuesday to Saturday: 11 am – 8 pm
Sunday and holidays: 11 am – 7 pm

*The evacuation of the hall starts 10 minutes before closing time. Last access (7:30 pm or 6:30 pm) only allows a 20 minutes tour to the exhibitions.

Closed:
December 25th, January 1st and 6th

Limited opening hours:
December 24th and 31th, January 5th: 11 am – 3 pm

General Ticket:
5 €

Free Access time:
Mondays, 2 pm to 8 pm (except holidays)

How to arrive

Buses: 5 – 14 – 27 – 37 – 45 – 53 – 150
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Subway: Line 4 (Colón), line 2 (Banco de España) and line 5 (Chueca)
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Trains: C-2, C-7, C-8 and C-10
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Audioguides

Available online in Spanish and English. Accessible via mobile without downloads or installations.

Also available in audio device obtainable in the hall (if available).

Price: €4

Accessibility

Ramp for wheelchair access – The three floors of the hall are accessed by a generously-sized elevator.

Services

Locker Service.

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In 1943, the renowned art collector Peggy Guggenheim organised in her New York gallery ‘Art of This Century’, one of the first exhibitions in the United States to showcase works exclusively by European and American women, titled Exhibition by 31 Women. The show was conceived by Guggenheim in collaboration with Marcel Duchamp, and the artists were selected by a jury whose members included André Breton, Max Ernst and Duchamp himself. Guggenheim, as the sole woman on the jury, was in a privileged position to provide a female perspective in the selection process.

These women, many of whom were associated with Surrealism or Abstraction, maintained an ambiguous position within both trends. Often, they employed these styles to reformulate and challenge them, preserving their independence and shedding light on the patriarchal assumptions underlying these artistic movements.

31 Women: An Exhibition by Peggy Guggenheim presents a curated selection and reinterpretation of that initiative, including all the artists featured in the original show. With this exhibition, the Foundation aims not only to honor Peggy Guggenheim’s significant role as one of the foremost patrons and collectors of the 20th century, but also shift the narrative away from viewing these women primarily through their connections with male artists. Instead, it highlights the networks of collaboration, solidarity, and friendship they established among themselves.

Curator: Patricia Mayayo

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PLUS Ticket

TICKET and AUDIO GUIDE for 31 Women. An exhibition by Peggy Guggenheim, Paul Durand-Ruel and the twilight of Impressionism and Weegee. Autopsy of the Spectacle. The audio guide is accessible online, from your Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available; not compatible with Bluetooth).
Prices: PLUS General Admission: €9. PLUS Reduced Admission: €7.
Does not incluye headphones. You can add them (€1) during the online purchase or at the ticket office. For sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Guided Tour (in spanish): 31 Women

In a tour lasting approximately one hour, the explanations provided by our mediation team guide visitors through the key concepts necessary to understand the overall significance of the exhibition organized by Peggy Guggenheim in 1943, which is evoked here, along with the figure and works of the leading artists who participated in this pivotal episode of contemporary art history.
Price: 7€. The ticket also allows to visit Paul Durand-Ruel and the twilight… and Weegee. Autopsy of the Spectacle.
Hours: TUESDAY: 5:30 pm; THURSDAY: 12:30 pm and 5:30 pm. Each group will be made up of a maximum of 14 visitors. Maximum duration of the visit: 60 min.
The visit is carried out in spanish with an audio-guided system. No translation into english is offered. Disposable headphones are provided, but for sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Guided Tour (in spanish): Durand-Ruel + 31 Women

A combined tour that provides a more concise yet equally informative explanation of the main artistic and historical aspects of both exhibitions.
Price: 7€. The ticket also allows to visit Weegee. Autopsy of the Spectacle.
Hours:WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS: 12:30 pm; SUNDAYS: 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm. Each group will be made up of a maximum of 14 visitors. Approximate duration: 60 min.
The visit is carried out in spanish with an audio-guided system. No translation into english is offered. Disposable headphones are provided, but for sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Individual Ticket

Allows to visit 31 Women. An exhibition by Peggy Guggenheim, Paul Durand-Ruel and the twilight of Impressionism and Weegee. Autopsy of the Spectacle.
General admission: €5.
Reduced admission: €3 (Beneficiaries of reduced admission).
Free Access (0€): Mondays (except holidays), from 2 pm to 8 pm.

The beneficiaries of free admission must obtain their ticket at the ticket office in the room.

(In the case of free access due to disability / reduced mobility, you can request a ticket reservation in advance by e-mail: cultura@fundacionmapfre.org).

MAPFRE Clients

MAPFRE offers to its policyholders 2 free tickets (4 if Platinum Client) for each exhibition season. To obtain courtesy tickets of MAPFRE, access the online ticket office and follow the purchase process. Tickets are discounted at the end of the purchase process: before payment, the program will request your ID and will automatically activate the free tickets that correspond to you.
You can also get them at the ticket office in the room, presenting your ID.
Invitations must be used in a single visit.
Any question you have, please check these simple instructions.

Collaborating Entities

If you belong to any of the entities that collaborate with Fundación MAPFRE, you must obtain your reduced ticket (€1 or €3) at the ticket office in the room.

Audioguides

If you have already purchased a individual ticket and want to add the audio guide, you can purchase it here. Price: €4.
The audio guide is accessible online, from your Smartphone, without downloads or installations. An audio device can also be requested in the room (if available; not compatible with Bluetooth).
Does not incluye headphones. You can add them (€1) during the online purchase or at the ticket office. For sustainability reasons we recommend you to bring your own headphones.

Groups

Group Visit (31 Women)

It’s mandatory for the Group Visit to have a guide or person in charge. To request a guide from the Foundation, ask please for information and rates to: cultura@fundacionmapfre.org
The group must be made up of a minimum of 6 pax. a maximum of 15 pax (guide included).
The use of an audio-guiding system is mandatory for the visit. If the group does not have its own, you must add it (€1/pax) during the online purchase process.
Hours: MONDAY: 4 pm; TUESDAY to FRIDAY: 1 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm and 5 pm.
Maximum duration of the visit: 60 min.
The formalization of the booking implies the acceptance of the Rules for the visit, especially those indicated for “Group Tour”.

€3/pax.

Group Visit (Durand-Ruel + 31 Women)

It is possible to make a combined group visit to Paul Durand-Ruel and the twilight… and 31 Women. Due to the limited capacity and circulation in the rooms, the tour should begin with Paul Durand-Ruel… , where the explanation should not take more than 40 minutes.
It’s mandatory for the Group Visit to have a guide or person in charge. To request a guide from the Foundation, ask please for information and rates to: cultura@fundacionmapfre.org
The group must be made up of a minimum of 6 pax. a maximum of 15 pax (guide included).
The use of an audio-guiding system is mandatory for the visit. If the group does not have its own, you must add it (€1/pax) during the online purchase process.
Hours: MONDAY: 3 pm; TUESDAY to FRIDAY: 11 am and 4 pm.
Maximum duration of the visit: 60 min.
The formalization of the booking implies the acceptance of the Rules for the visit, especially those indicated for “Group Tour”.

€3/pax.

Schools

Educational activities for schools are developed entirely in Spanish. If you are interested please consult section Colegios y Familias.

Families

Educational activities for families are developed entirely in Spanish. If you are interested please consult section Colegios y Familias.

Important:

Tickets changes or returns are not allowed except for justified force majeure.
The purchase of tickets presupposes the acceptance of the Rules for the visit. We recommend reading it before entering the room.
Fundación MAPFRE is not responsible for the rates, schedules and other information applied on the websites of other entities where tickets for their exhibitions can be purchased.
If the online ticket purchasing process is cancelled, suspended or cut off, please contact our support telephone numbers: +34 915 816 100 (attention exclusively during the opening hours of the exhibition hall).
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