Fundación Telefónica — Local services in Madrid

This place is a must-see for several reasons: They fantastically integrated modern interior elements to a historical environment to make Meta space. You can use an elevator to come up on the upper floor and view the ceiling closer. On the upper floor, go straight to the cafe, where you will find another elevator and another cool piece of stairs design. Via this elevator, you can visit 3 exhibitions: 2nd floor: permanent exhibition about the story of telephone connection, starting from the very beginning. It's interesting, however, only in Spanish. 3rd floor: temporary exhibition Jaume Plesna artist, the works are fantastic. You can see his works in Madrid and in Toronto, for example. 4th floor; temporary exhibition 'Echoes of the Ocean'. Artis, together with scientists, explored how whales 'see the world'. It's until 7th September there. And all...

From now until 1 March 2015 there is an exhibition by Ferran Adria from the elBulli restaurant, that until it closed was rated the best in the world, unfortunately, the exhibition is all in Spanish but there are some great photos and a fantastic display where you sit at a table and images of his restaurant are shown on a big screen behind and then on to the table top from above. It gives you the impression that you are actually there and virtually eating the food. Not to be missed is beautiful staircase, lift and lobby of the building, and the coffee and cake shop above the reception is worth the...

This is a brilliant experience in a gorgeous building that has been modernized. The outstanding feature is the spiral staircase that goes through all four floors and is a triumph of design. The exhibition itself has some amazing technology involved. The top floor is devoted to whales they’re sounds, being immersed in the water and some technological advances in understanding. The third floor is currently under renovation and the other floors, dedicated to the history of telephones and ideas of where technology can lead us. As this has free entry, it is worth visiting this...