I am Assurnasirpal, King of the World, King of Assyria

In the 7th century BC, the ruler of Nineveh dominated a colossal empire stretching from Egypt to the Persian Gulf. This exceptional exhibition at the CaixaForum Madrid, designed in partnership with the British Museum, traces the destiny of a monarch who was both a ruthless warrior and a visionary scholar. The monumental relief sculptures vividly reconstruct the fervor of ritual lion hunts and the clamor of epic battles. Beyond military power, the emphasis is placed on his incredible library, one of the first of its kind in human history, whose clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform writing preserve ancient knowledge. These rare vestiges offer a direct testimony to the apogee of Mesopotamian civilization. A fascinating historical journey to experience from April 9th to October 4th, 2026.