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Banco de Espana

posted by bbowman on 8 November 2010 at 15:33

Requires a bit of organisation as you have to write beforehand to gain entry but on the plus side it's so quiet in this haven. Glorious architecture and fabulous artwork on display this really is a hidden gem right in the middle of the city.

where, when, how, web
Calle de Alcalá 48, metro banco de espanya, just up from the prado

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Madrid bank  museum  art  architecture 

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Thyssen Bonemisza Museum

posted by vhaines on 26 October 2010 at 17:35

The Thyssen Bonemisza Museum is really near to the Prado and given the quality of its collection, it's quite extraordinary that it is so quiet. It houses a formerly privately owned collection of paintings which document the last seven hundred years of European art as well as a fairly good collection of 19th century American paintings and all rounded off with a few works of the 20th century European avant garde...

where, when, how, web
www.museothyssen.org

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Madrid art  museum  modern art 

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Reina Sofia Museum

posted by xjowers on 26 October 2010 at 17:29

The Reina Sofia Museum houses some really fantastic works of art. Among its major pieces are works by Salvador Dali, Juan Miro and Robert Cappa - the father of war photography. There are also some really great temporary exhibitions here but perhaps the best - and biggest - reason to visit is the enormous 'Guernica' by Picasso. Its incredibly powerful in the flesh and so obviously a mould breaker.

where, when, how, web
museoreinasofia.mcu.es/

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Madrid art  modern art  museum 

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Calcografia Nacional

posted by rmathews on 13 October 2010 at 13:13

This lovely collection of engravings and etchings was one of my highlights of Madrid. Goya's caprichios are the most well known and are certainly great but there are other hidden gems here too.

where, when, how, web
Calle Alcola 13, the same building as the Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes San Fernando, nearest metro Sol.

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Madrid copper  engraving  art 

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Palacio de Cristal, Retiro Park

posted by gosteen on 5 October 2010 at 16:36

My husband and I were wandering about this lovely romantic park and wandered over to explore this interesting looking building. Turns out, it was inspired by London's Crystal Palace and inside we found a good, if a little mad, modern art expo, and entry was free, always a good recommendation in my book!

where, when, how, web
Just by the Prado, you can walk from there or the nearest subway is Retiro

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Madrid park  lake  art  architecture 

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