A former state tobacco factory on Calle Embajadores that has become one of Madrid's most interesting cultural venues since its conversion into an autonomous community art space. The vast industrial building hosts rotating exhibitions of contemporary and street art, music events, theatre, markets, and workshops — all free and almost entirely community-organised.
The interior murals alone make a visit worthwhile: the artists who have painted here include some of the most prominent names in European urban art. Programming changes constantly; check social media for current events. The atmosphere is deliberately unglamorous and anti-commercial. Metro Lavapiés or Embajadores.