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• Architecture and Painting Museum in the El Escorial Monastery. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle don Juan de Borbón y Battemberg s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: infoescorial@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. How this masterpiece was built. It reveals the secrets behind the building of this monument, designated a World Heritage …

• Riofrío Royal Palace. Navas de Riofrío.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Bosque de Riofrío s/n. 40420. Navás de Riofrío. Navas de Riofrío. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921471895 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. After the death of Philip V, Queen Isabella Farnese lived in La Granja during the reign of Ferdinand VI (1746-1759). It was d…

• Tapestry Museum at La Granja Royal Palace. San Ildefonso.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de España 17. 40100. San Ildefonso o La Granja. San Ildefonso. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921471895 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. Set in a spectacular palace. The museum is located in the La Granja Royal Palace, a magnificent example of European palace…

• Glass Museum. San Ildefonso.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo del Pocillo 1. 40100. San Ildefonso o La Granja. San Ildefonso. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921010701 | E-mail: visitas@fcnv.es. www.fcnv.es. The world of glass. The museum is located in the old La Granja Royal Glass Factory, built at the end of the 18th century and world-famous for the …

• Postal and Telegraph Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Tapa de Casariego 6. 28023. Madrid. Fax.: +34 917401436 | E-mail: museopostaltelegrafico@correos.es. www.correos.es. It offers a journey through the history of philately, with stamps from Spain and the rest of the world from the end of the 18th century onwards; it also explores the world of te…

• Esteban Vicente Museum of Contemporary Art. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plazuela de las Bellas Artes s/n. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921462277 | E-mail: museo@museoestebanvicente.es. www.museoestebanvicente.es. The world of Esteban Vicente. The museum is housed in the palace of Henry IV of Spain dating from 1455, and contains an exceptional collection of w…

• Segovia Museum (Casa del Sol). Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Socorro, 11. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921460580 | E-mail: museo.segovia@jcyl.es. http://www.turismodesegovia.com/es/que-ver/museos. Archaeology and Fine Arts.   The collection on display contains around 1,500 exhibits on archaeology, ethnology and fine arts. The museum was crea…

• Zuloaga Museum. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de Colmenares s/n. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921460580 | E-mail: museo.segovia@jcyl.es. http://www.turismodesegovia.com/es/que-ver/museos. The art of the Zuloaga family. It is located in the church of San Juan de los Caballeros, built in the late 11th century. In 1905, Daniel Zu…

• Costume Museum. Ethnological Heritage Research Centre. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida Juan de Herrera 2 (Ciudad Universitaria). 28040. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915446970 | E-mail: museodeltraje@mcu.es. museodeltraje.mcu.es/. This museum features numerous exhibits showing the evolution of clothing in Spain throughout history. An exquisite selection of clothing items from times gone b…

• CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo. Móstoles.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida Constitución, 23. 28931. Móstoles. Madrid. Fax.: +34 916180469 | http://ca2m.org/. Opened in May 2008, the CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo houses the contemporary art collection of the Madrid Region, comprising some 1,700 works. Its aim is to make the most current art available to the public…

• Museum of the Americas. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida Reyes Católicos 6. 28040. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915446742 | E-mail: museo@mamerica.mcu.es. museodeamerica.mcu.es. The history of the Americas. The collection contains important pre-Columbian archaeological pieces. The collection in the Museum of the Americas features various pieces from differen…

• Goya's pantheon. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Glorieta San Antonio de la Florida 5. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 917011686 | E-mail: sanantonio@madrid.es . www.madrid.es/ermita . It is located at the foot of the presbytery in the chapel of San Antonio de la Florida. The painter's tomb is made of granite and is covered with a limestone slab which ma…

• Typhlological Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Coruña, 18. 28020. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915894225 | E-mail: museo@once.es. http://museo.once.es. The Typhlological Museum has been designed to promote and bring culture closer to those with a visual impairment. Built in 1992 by the National Organisation of the Blind (ONCE), the Typhlological Muse…

• Geological and Mining Museum:. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Ríos Rosas 23. 28003. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913495830 | E-mail: m.geominero@igme.es. www.igme.es. It is located in the Spanish Geology and Mining Institute building. The museum aims to promote the wealth and diversity of geological and mining heritage. To this end it exhibits a collection of miner…

• Cerralbo Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Ventura Rodríguez 17. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915591171 | E-mail: museo.cerralbo@mcu.es. museocerralbo.mcu.es. A journey back to 19th-century aristocratic life. This museum reflects the tastes of the period through a wide range of works of art. The house-museum was created by the Marquis of C…

• Royal Pharmacy. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Bailén s/n. 28071. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. It is located in a wing of the Royal Palace, and features such treasures as beautifully-crafted cabinets for storing medicinal herbs, containers, numerous bottles from the ceramics f…

• Royal Armoury. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Bailén s/n. 28071. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es.   The Royal Armoury is home to one of the most important collections of its kind, and comprises weapons and armour belonging to the Spanish monarchs and other members of the Royal Fa…

• History Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Fuencarral 78. 28004. Madrid. Fax.: +34 917011686 | E-mail: smuseosm@madrid.es . www.munimadrid.es/museomunicipal. This museum houses an important collection which gives an idea of the evolution of Madrid both historically and from the perspective of its urban development. It is located in Cal…

• Sorolla Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle General Martínez Campos 37. 28010. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913085925 | E-mail: museo.sorolla@mecd.es. museosorolla.mcu.es. A tribute to the painter of natural light. It is housed in what was Sorolla's home and studio, and features numerous paintings by the artist. The museum will provide an insight …

• National Museum of Natural Sciences. Madrid.

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  … Calle José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2. 28006. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915645078 | E-mail: infor.edu@mncn.csic.es. www.mncn.csic.es. This museum conducts activities whose aim is to promote a greater awareness of the diversity of the natural world. It has over 6 million specimens in its collections, and this make…

• National Museum of Romanticism. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle San Mateo, 13. 28004. Madrid. Fax.: +34 914456940 | E-mail: informacion.romanticismo@mcu.es. http://museoromanticismo.mcu.es/. Spanish Romanticism. This museum recreates the artistic and literary atmosphere as well as the customs and manners of the Romantic period. It contains an excellent col…

• Cosmocaixa. "La Caixa" Foundation Science Museum. Alcobendas.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo Pintor Velázquez s/n. 28100. Alcobendas. Madrid. Fax.: +34 914845225 | http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es. Learn as you play. This original museum offers a multidisciplinary experience for audiences of all ages. It is an original and entertaining science museum. In its various rooms, visitors can le…

• Lázaro Galdiano Foundation Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Serrano 122. 28006. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915617793 | E-mail: secretaria.fundacion@flg.es. www.flg.es. Art from all periods of history. It has an outstanding collection of paintings, with works by some of the great masters. The pieces in the museum were brought together by José Lázaro Galdiano, a …

• National Engraving Centre. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Alcalá, 13. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915224419 | E-mail: calcografianacional.ventas@rabasf.org. The aim of the centre is to conserve and promote graphic art. The National Engraving Centre was created in 1789 to undertake major engraving projects in the field of political illustration. This ins…

• San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Alcalá, 13. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915241034 | E-mail: museo.exposiciones@rabasf.org. http://www.realacademiabellasartessanfernando.com/es/museo. Important works of art. The museum has a collection of paintings from the 16th-19th centuries. The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Museum boasts some v…