Alhambra Palace hosts Holy Week exhibition until 5 October
Published on 10/04/2026 at 06:53 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Alhambra Palace in Granada is hosting What castles are those? The Alhambra and Holy Week, an exhibition running from 25 September to 5 October 2026. The display brings the monument and Granada’s Holy Week traditions together at the restored Cordelería workshop.
Alhambra Palace exhibition runs until 5 October
The exhibition was organised for the centenary of the Royal Federation of Brotherhoods and Guilds of Holy Week in Granada. The programme examines the close relationship between the religious celebrations and the palace complex, whose image has repeatedly appeared in the city’s public culture.
The display includes 23 historical posters, combining pictorial and photographic works. The organisers say the posters show how the Alhambra has influenced the visual language used to present Granada’s Holy Week, heritage and identity. The exhibition remains open through 5 October 2026 at the Cordelería workshop.
The venue is part of the exhibition’s subject rather than a neutral gallery. By placing the posters in a recently restored workshop connected with the monument, the programme sets representations of the Alhambra against the setting that has supplied their central image.
Why the Holy Week display belongs at this palace
The Alhambra is a fortress and palatine city above Granada’s modern lower town. UNESCO describes it and the Albayzín as medieval parts of the city on adjacent hills, while the Generalife gardens lie to the east of the fortress and residence.
The wider property is listed as Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada, and represents both a medieval palatine city and a historic residential district. The Alhambra and Generalife entered the World Heritage List in 1984, with the listing later extended to include the Albayzín. UNESCO’s property description places the complex within the historic landscape of Granada.
The exhibition’s focus on posters adds a modern documentary layer to that setting. Its 23 works record how the monument has been used in visual communication, while the workshop provides a direct location within the historic complex for considering that relationship. The programme is therefore tied to both the place and the cultural tradition it depicts.
Granada’s Cordelería workshop gives the display its setting
The official programme identifies the Cordelería workshop as the venue. It is reached from the Paseo de los Tristes through the Puente de las Chirimías, placing the exhibition on the Granada side of the monument’s historic landscape rather than in a separate city-centre gallery.
The exhibition is linked to a wider centenary programme organised by the Patronato de la Alhambra and Generalife and the Royal Federation of Brotherhoods and Guilds of Granada. A separate programme includes talks connected with the display and the cultural history of the city, but the exhibition itself is the event available at the Cordelería workshop until 5 October 2026. The official exhibition details name the dates, venue, curator and number of posters.
Visiting Alhambra Palace: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The exhibition runs from 25 September to 5 October 2026 at the Cordelería workshop.
- The venue is accessed from the Paseo de los Tristes through the Puente de las Chirimías, and the display is part of the centenary programme for Granada’s Holy Week federation.
- The exhibition is separate from the main palace route, so the named venue is the Cordelería workshop rather than the Nasrid Palaces, the Alcazaba or the Generalife gardens.
- The wider monument stands above Granada on historic hills, and the UNESCO property includes the Alhambra, the Generalife and the Albayzín. Visitors should expect a historic hillside setting rather than a level gallery environment.
- Spanish is the official language of Spain and the national currency is the euro.
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Frequently asked questions about Alhambra Palace
When does What castles are those? take place at Alhambra Palace?
The exhibition runs from 25 September to 5 October 2026 at the Cordelería workshop.
Where is Alhambra Palace and how do you get there?
The complex is in Granada, above the modern lower town. The exhibition venue is reached from the Paseo de los Tristes through the Puente de las Chirimías.
What is Alhambra Palace?
It is a historic fortress and palatine city in Granada, within the UNESCO World Heritage property Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada.
