Casa Árabe

The Edward W. Said Media Library is a multimedia centre specialising in contemporary Arab creative production. Open to the public, it has a bibliographic collection of reference works, in addition to sound, video and periodicals archives.

Provides access to the main specialised international data bases in various disciplines related to Islam and the Arab and Islamic world. It has its own collection of documents in digital form, and electronic resources.

Teaches modern standard Arabic (fusha) and Moroccan Arabic (dariya). The centre organises seminars and study sessions on how Arabic is taught. 

With capacity for 153 people, this is a dual-use space adaptable for conferences and filmshows.

These two intercommunicating areas are designed to show exhibitions and Arab artistic installations.

This is a multi-use area for debates, forums and small-scale exhibitions.

A bookshop specialising in the Arab and Islamic world is located in the central hall of Casa Árabe.

Casa Árabe in Madrid has a spacious garden where open-air filmshows, musical and theatrical performances are organised.

A café in the semi-basement has an interior area with tables and chairs, and a terrace.