OPTIONAL EVENTS
CELEBRATING THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF RANGELANDS AND PASTORALISTS 2026
MADRID INTERNATIONAL MEETING
"Young Pastoralists & New Technologies"
7
April 2026
Tuesday
MADRID
Afternoon
Optional
CIHEAM Zaragoza – International Seminar: "MEDITERRANEAN NETWORK OF SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS"
8
April 2026
Wednesday
MADRID
All Day
Optional
CIHEAM Zaragoza – International Seminar: "MEDITERRANEAN NETWORK OF SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS"
11
April 2026
Saturday
ARANJUEZ, MADRID
10:00h - 16:00h
Optional
FIELD TECHNICAL VISIT: LIVING PASTORALISM
Location: Casa de La Monta, Aranjuez, Madrid. OPTIONAL ACTIVITY.
Exhibition "BESTIARIUM - Spanish Native Cattle Breeds" by José Barea
Main Hall: Photographic portraits of native livestock breeds.
Horse Stable: Photographic portraits of Spanish equine breeds.
Schedule: permanent
Horse Stable: Photographic portraits of Spanish equine breeds.
Schedule: permanent
Exhibition "History of Casa de la Monta"
Information panels about this 18th-century building, Cultural Interest Asset of the Community of Madrid.
Schedule: permanent
Schedule: permanent
Exhibition "WOOL 4 LIFE"
Exhibition of contemporary design and craftsmanship with autochthonous wool.
Schedule: permanent
Schedule: permanent
11:30h to 13:30h
Traditional Wool Spinning Demonstration
The process of wool from fleece to skein. Hilandia.
12:00
Sheep Herding Exhibition with Herding Dogs
Main courtyard. Instructor: Rubén Cano.
12:30
Shearing Exhibition and Native Breed Display
Main courtyard.
From 13:30
"Paquitos" Tasting
Tasting of lamb Paquitos, offered by Interovic.
From 13:00
Traditional Music from the Sierra de Madrid
Casa de la Monta courtyard. Musical ambiance by the Escuela de Músicas Populares Entresierras.
from 11:30 to 15:30
Documentary: Transhumant Shepherds, Carding Life Stories
Produced by the Chair of Leonese Studies at the University of León.
Loop projection (Duration: 52 minutes).
Loop projection (Duration: 52 minutes).