Alhambra hosts Mary of Hungary exhibition until 20 November

The Alhambra hosts the exhibition The Dream of a Renaissance Princess: Mary of Hungary in Granada from 20 October to 20 November 2026. The display is located at Taller de Cordelería and examines Mary of Hungary’s role in European politics and her work as a patron of the arts.

The exhibition is part of the current programme published by the Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, the body responsible for protecting, administering and conserving the monument and the Generalife. Its closing date of 20 November 2026 gives visitors in Granada a defined opportunity to see the display during the final weeks of the exhibition period.

Mary of Hungary exhibition runs until 20 November

The official listing describes the show as an itinerant exhibition centred on Mary of Hungary, the sister of Emperor Charles V. It presents her political influence and her importance as a Renaissance patron of the arts, linking the exhibition to the wider European history associated with the imperial court.

The venue is Taller de Cordelería, a named site within the Alhambra complex. The official exhibition listing gives both the 20 October to 20 November 2026 period and the venue. It also places the exhibition alongside other temporary cultural activity overseen by the Patronato.

Taller de Cordelería places Mary of Hungary in context

The exhibition’s subject connects with the imperial history visible across the monument. Charles V is associated with the Palace of Charles V, while the display focuses on his sister and the cultural and political role of a woman from the same sixteenth-century court.

The Alhambra is not an isolated palace building. UNESCO describes the World Heritage property as the Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín in Granada. The Alhambra and the Albayzín occupy adjacent hills, while the Generalife gardens lie to the east of the fortress and residence. The complex combines palace, fortress and garden settings that give the exhibition a specific historical environment.

The Alhambra and Generalife were added to the World Heritage List in 1984. The UNESCO World Heritage record identifies the wider property and describes the Generalife as a former rural residence of the emirs who ruled this part of Spain in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. That setting helps explain why a display about Renaissance power and patronage belongs within the monument’s cultural programme.

Visiting Alhambra: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Mary of Hungary exhibition runs from 20 October to 20 November 2026 at Taller de Cordelería in the Alhambra complex.
• The exhibition is an on-site cultural display about Mary of Hungary’s political influence and patronage of the arts; the official listing does not state a change to the wider monument route.
• The venue is in Granada, where the Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín form the UNESCO World Heritage property. The complex includes the fortress and residence, the Generalife gardens and the historic Albayzín district.
• The exhibition concerns a Renaissance figure linked to the family of Charles V, whose Palace of Charles V is another named part of the Alhambra complex.
• The official language in Spain is Spanish, and the national currency is the euro.

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Frequently asked questions about Alhambra

When does the Mary of Hungary exhibition take place at the Alhambra?

The exhibition runs from 20 October to 20 November 2026 at Taller de Cordelería.

What is the Alhambra?

The Alhambra is part of the Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín World Heritage property in Granada, which was inscribed in 1984.

Where is the Alhambra and how do you get there?

The Alhambra is in Granada, Spain. Taller de Cordelería is a venue within the Alhambra complex.