History of the building
The building was originally a suburban villa, built around 1915 by the Aragón family, who owned it until it was transferred to the City Council in 2000. In 1941, the so-called ‘Small House’ was built as an extension of the original villa, as a home for Pablo Aragón’s daughter.
Location
The headquarters of Casa de la India is a building dating from the early 20th century located at 13 Puente Colgante Street in Valladolid, which was donated by the Valladolid City Council to the Casa de la India Foundation. The building has been renovated to serve as the multi-purpose headquarters of Casa de la India and was inaugurated on 11 November 2006 in the presence of the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, Anand Sharma.
Visiting hours
Monday to Friday mornings
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday to Friday afternoons
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Monday afternoons, Saturdays and Sundays
Closed
Multipurpose auditorium
Exhibition hall
In addition to the auditorium, which is used as an exhibition hall, the building has several exhibition areas on all floors.
Library
Equipped with bibliographic resources related to India, cultural and scientific publications, magazines, etc., and multimedia material.
Information desk
Information desk and publication sales point.
Classroom
A space designed for conferences, classes, workshops, seminars and training courses (languages, IT, dance workshops, theatre, music, etc.) as well as for work meetings.
Offices
Two offices, meeting room, reception room and administrative office.
Auxiliary spaces
Storage room, facilities, changing rooms, kitchen, toilets, etc.
Entrance garden
For outdoor events, it features a sculpture by Rabindranath Tagore donated by the Government of India in 2006.
Haveli terrace garden
Located at the rear of the building adjacent to the library and auditorium, it features the façade of an original wooden haveli donated by the city of Ahmedabad in 2009.