Museums in Madrid: What to See, Madrid, Spain
Madrid is a city of museums 鈥� there are nearly 50 of them, ranging from historical to whimsical. Once you鈥檝e hit the big three 鈥� the unreal classic art collection at the Prado, the Reina Sofia, the modernist dream and home to Picasso鈥檚 masterpiece聽Guernica, and the extensive private collection at the Borneo-Thyssen 鈥� there are loads of lesser-known museums that are well worth the time.
If you鈥檙e looking for聽things聽to do on a rainy day in Madrid, these museums are open to the general public on most days and offer free afternoons or days throughout the year. Madrid鈥檚 cultural, historical and empirical legacy is one display at museums great and small, but here are the five聽best small museums聽in the Spanish capital:聽
A museum so well hidden in the stately buildings of the Almagro district that you鈥檇 never know it was there. Joaqu铆n Sorolla, a celebrated Valencian impressionist, worked and lived in this mansion and its tranquil gardens, designed by the artist聽himself. At the request of his widow, the home was turned over to the state in 1925 and houses the largest collection of his works.聽 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
If you鈥檙e looking for聽things聽to do on a rainy day in Madrid, these museums are open to the general public on most days and offer free afternoons or days throughout the year. Madrid鈥檚 cultural, historical and empirical legacy is one display at museums great and small, but here are the five聽best small museums聽in the Spanish capital:聽
A museum so well hidden in the stately buildings of the Almagro district that you鈥檇 never know it was there. Joaqu铆n Sorolla, a celebrated Valencian impressionist, worked and lived in this mansion and its tranquil gardens, designed by the artist聽himself. At the request of his widow, the home was turned over to the state in 1925 and houses the largest collection of his works.聽 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Museums in Madrid: What to See
Guide Location: Spain » Madrid
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Catherine Gaa
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Guide Location: Spain » Madrid
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Catherine Gaa
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Casa / Estudio Joaqu铆n Sorolla
- Museo de Arqueolog铆a Nacional
- Real F谩brica de T谩pices
- Museo del Traje
- And茅n 0
- Museo de la Historia de Madrid
- Museo de San Isidro
- Casa de la Moneda
- Casa Museo Lope de Vega
- Museo del Ej茅rcito del Aire
- Museo de la Armada
- Museo del Ferrocarril
- Museo ABC
- Museo Africano
- Museo Ginominero
- Museo Tiflol贸gico
- Centro Cultural Conde Duque
- Canal Isabel II Centro de Arte
- Palacio de Cristal
- Fundaci贸n Telef贸nica
- Caixa Forum
- The Oficina de Tourismo
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