An original setting
The museum is located in the old General Hospital built by architect Sabatini under order of Charles III of Spain, designated Historic-Artistic Monument in 1977. It is home to one of the world’s most highly esteemed permanent collections.
Partial view of museum, with lifts
The museum’s collections come from two sources, the old MEAC (Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art) collections and acquisitions made by the museum itself. Not forgetting the works left by Catalonian artists Salvador Dalà and Joan Miró. The permanent collection is located on the second floor, divided up into rooms dedicated to Nonell, Anglada Camarasa, Iturrino, Zuloaga, Solana and MarÃa Blanchard, amongst other Spanish painters of the beginning of the 20th century; the Cubist movement, Picasso, DalÃ, Miró, and a room devoted to “Ideas” (Propuestas), as its epigraph reads. Temporary exhibitions take place at the museum’s main venue, in Velázquez Palace and the Crystal Palace. The latest trends by the most novel artists are presented at the so-called “Espacio UNO”, which occupies the ground floor of the main building. Picasso’s “Guernica” is amongst the most significant works to be seen here.
The museum has been extended in 2005, with new exhibition areas. The area devoted to the permanent collection has been extended by more than 50%, making the Reina Sofia one of the largest contemporary art museums in the world today. The extension comprises three buildings, mainly dedicated to temporary collections. They also house one auditorium with capacity for 500 people and another smaller one with 200 seats, along with a large arts and humanities library.
Museums
National Museum.
Artistic style: Contemporary Art.
Museum subject matter: Modern Art.
Information for visits
Timetables: Wednesday to Saturday, Mondays and public holidays, 10am-9pm. Sundays, 10am-2.30pm. Closed: Tuesdays, 1 and 6 January, 1 May, 9 September, 9 November, 24, 25 and 31 December.
Entry fee:
General admission: €6. Reduced: 50% discount (students and Youth Card holders, with ID). Free: over 65s, retirees, unemployed persons, under 18s with ID, Saturdays (2.30-9pm), Sundays, 18 May, 12 October and 6 December.
Source: spain.info
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