The Madrid cultural trail
Museo Sorolla
Joaquin Sorolla, the magnificent Impressionist from Valencia - dubbed the original ‘painter of light’ - lived in this elegant Madrileño studio/mansion off Paseo de la Castellana from 1912 until 1923. The Moorish-inspired...more
Museo Nacional del Prado
Designed by Juan de Villanueva in 1785, King Charles III decreed the building was to house a natural history museum. By the time it was completed however, his grandson, Ferdinand VII, decided to use it as a Royal Museum ...more
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Reina Sofía is a treasure trove of modern art. Two floors house the permanent collection of the Abstract, Pop, and Minimal Art movements and two floors house temporary exhibits.
El Museo de Arte Thyssen-Bornemisza
One of the world's most important private art collections, the Thyssen occupies an 1806 Neo-Classical mansion. This ambitious selection of nearly 1,000 paintings traces the highlights of Western art, with examples from e...more
Circulo de Bellas Artes
In 1744, King Charles III purchased a former Baroque palace and commissioned architect Diego de Villanueva to convert it into a home for the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Once helmed by Francisco Goya, t...more
CaixaForum
That bizarre, seemingly rusted and upside-down building on Paseo Prado is the CaixaForum, Madrid’s new socio-cultural centre. Located next to the Art Walk connecting Madrid’s three major museums - the Prado, Thyssen, and...more
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