Museo Nacional
del Prado - Prado Museum
Contact Address:
Paseo del Prado, s/n 28014 Madrid (Madrid)
Tel. +34 913302800 Tel. +34 902107077 / Fax +34 913302856
http://museoprado.mcu.es/
It is
regarded as one of the best museums in the world
Prado Museum in Madrid.
It
brings together the best collection of Spanish painting, the most
important works of Flemish and Italian painting, and noteworthy examples
of the German, French and English schools.
The
Prado in Madrid has masterpieces of universal art such as
Velázquez' "Maids of Honour", Goya's "Majas", El Greco's "Nobleman with
a hand on his chest", Bosch's "Garden of Delights", and Rubens' "The
Three Graces", amongst other priceless pieces.
Opening hours of the museum
From 9am to 8pm: Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays.
From 9am to 2pm: 24 December, 31 December and 6 January.
Last entry to galleries is 30 minutes before closing time.
Galleries are cleared 10 minutes before closing time.
Closed
Mondays (including Mondays which are public holidays), 25 December, 1
January, Good Friday and 1 May
Friday 15 February 2008
19:00h
Theatre in the Prado Museum
La pintura a escena
Saturday 16 February 2008
19:00h
Cinema Season
Alba de América, de Juan de Orduña
Thursday 21 February 2008
12:00h
Open Doors Days
"Luca Giordano in el Casón del Buen Retiro" From 12.00h. to 20.00h
Goya in Times of War
April to July 2008
Museo Nacional del Prado
Curator: Manuela Mena, Chief
Curator of Goya and
18th-century Spanish
Painting at the Museum
To coincide with the
200th anniversary of the
events of May 1808 and the
start of the Spanish War of
Independence, the Museo del
Prado is presenting a major
exhibition this spring
devoted to Goya. It focuses
on the two great canvases of
the 2nd and 3rd of May 1808
in Madrid which are
currently being cleaned and
restored, while also
analysing and presenting
Goya in a broader context.
Museums
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Current Exhibitions
Exhibitions in the Museum
Museo Nacional
del Prado - Prado Museum
El Greco in the Prado
December 04, 2007 - February 17, 2008
Velázquez’s Fables. Mythology and Sacred History in the Golden Age
November 20, 2007 - February 24, 2008
The 19th century in the Prado
October 31, 2007 - April 20, 2008
Goya. The Butterfly Bull
October 31, 2007 - March 30, 2008
Velázquez' Fables,
The 19th century in the Prado
Goya in Times of War,
Portraits of the Renaissance
Self-Portrait by Dürer
"Paso Doble" by Barceló
Luca Giordano in the Casón del Buen Retiro
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