STUDENT RESIDENCE
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When it was founded on October 10, 1910, this residence housed 15 students; in 1912 there were already 50. In 1920, it hosted Federico García Lorca, Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí. Juan Ramón Jiménez, poet, organized the garden and named it the Hill of Poplars. Lorca's theatre group, La Barraca, gives a performance there. Luis Buñuel comments on the films screened and exclusively presents Un chien andalou to his friends. Miguel de Unamuno (philosopher) settles there on each of his trips to Madrid. Calder, in 1933, came to present his miniature circus show with wire sculptures. It was one of the most dynamic centres of creation and exchange in Europe during the inter-war period. Andres Segovia, Manuel de Falla, Maurice Ravel, Francis Poulenc give concerts there. Valle Inclán (playwright), Ortega y Gasset (philosopher), Henri Bergson, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, H. G. Wells, J. -M. Keynes give lectures. Currently, the residence is still in operation and offers free conferences, exhibitions and concerts. The place has kept all its charm, and its garden is a haven of peace preserved a stone's throw from La Castellana. Sixty rooms are available for people from the world of culture, science or the arts. A cafeteria and restaurant are open to residents and visitors alike. Exhibitions, conferences and concerts welcome the general public.
