Andrea Canepa: Fardo, at the Palacio de Cristal in the Retiro

While the Palacio de Cristal is under renovation, the canvas covering it has become an artwork. The second piece is by Peruvian artist Andrea Canepa (Lima, 1980). 🧵🏛️

You can see it for free, strolling through the Retiro, until 1 January.

🎨 ANDREA CANEPA: FARDO

📅 Until 1 January 2027

🕐 Seen from outside, during Retiro Park opening hours

📍 Palacio de Cristal, Retiro Park · Paseo Julio Romero de Torres

🎟️ Free

🖼️ The exhibition

«Fardo» draws on the textile bundles of the pre-Columbian Paracas culture, the large cloth wrappings used for the dead, and transfers that act of wrapping and protecting to the 1887 building.

Canepa's work brings together art, sociology, history and anthropology to explore how systems of organisation, visual or symbolic, shape the way we see the world.

🏛️ Planning your visit

The Palacio de Cristal is closed for renovation works and the piece covers its façade, so no ticket or booking is needed. Nearby, the Palacio de Velázquez is open, also free.

ℹ️ Good to know: Parts of the Retiro may close on windy days or during weather alerts.

✨ The Palacio de Cristal, wrapped like a Paracas treasure.