Collection - Museo Nacional del Prado
Welcome to the Museo del Prado, an institution dating back 200 years and one whose origins and unique nature are largely due to the collecting tastes of Spain’s 16th- and 17th-century monarchs. Collecting at that period differed from the present day.
Visit - Museo Nacional del Prado
Monday to Saturday: 10 am - 8 pm. Sundays and holidays: 10 am - 7 pm. Closed: 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. Limited opening hours: (10 am - 2 pm) 6 January, 24 and 31 December.
Plan your visit - Museo Nacional del Prado
Mar 1, 2024 · All practical information for planning your visit to the Museo del Prado: temporary exhibitions, resources, activities and more.
Opening times and prices - Museo Nacional del Prado
10 am - 8 pm. Sundays and holidays: 10 am - 7 pm. Closed: 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. Limited opening hours: (10 am - 2 pm) 6 January, 24 and 31 December. Access to the Museum up to 30 minutes before closing time.
Museo Nacional del Prado
Obras de Velázquez, Goya, Rubens, Murillo y otros de los grandes maestros del Prado viajarán a 18 localidades de toda la geografía española, invitando a sus ciudadanos a contemplarlos y convirtiéndose en un generador de actividad cultural local.
Institutional information - Museo Nacional del Prado
El Museo Nacional del Prado es uno de los lugares más populares y reconocidos en el mundo del arte, con 3 millones de visitantes anuales y una presencia online que supera los 10 millones.
Current exhibitions - Museo Nacional del Prado
Oct 15, 2024 · Exhibition In The Museum. Oaths on Paper. The citizens' pact in the drawings of José de Madrazo. 11/5/2024-3/2/2025. Expository Itinerary.
History of the museum - Museo Nacional del Prado
History of the Museum. The building that today houses the Museo Nacional del Prado was designed by architect Juan de Villanueva in 1785. It was constructed to house the Natural History Cabinet, by orders of King Charles III. However, the building's final purpose - as the new Royal Museum of Paintings and Sculptures - was the decision of the ...
Explore the collection - Museo Nacional del Prado
The mural paintings from the Hermitage of the Vera Cruz de Maderuelo were transferred to canvas in 1947 and reconstructed at the Prado Museum in a layout as faithful to the original as possible. The walls of the chapel are decorated with figures of …
The 3rd of May 1808 in Madrid, or “The Executions”
The 3rd of May 1808 in Madrid, or “The Executions”. 1814. Oil on canvas. Room 064. In the December of 1813, King Ferdinand VII’s return to Spain and his entry into Madrid were announced in by the Treaty of Valençay, which that year ended the Peninsular War Fernando who had been a prisoner of Napoleon in France since his own abdication in ...