{"id":4716,"date":"2016-05-18T12:06:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T10:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=4716"},"modified":"2016-04-26T12:09:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T10:09:02","slug":"museum-of-thyssen-bornemisza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/museum-of-thyssen-bornemisza\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit the Museum of Thyssen-Bornemisza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Right opposite of the Prado museum and the famous statue of Neptune, we can find the museum of Thyssen-Bornemisza, which is one of the grandest and most important collections of art in the world. It is one of the three famous art museums of Madrid known as the \u201cGolden Triangle of Art\u201d, which includes the aforementioned Prado, the Thyssen-Bornemisza, and museum of Reina Sofia. Today in this article, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShMadrid<\/strong><\/a> will tell you more on an interesting museum; the museum of Thyssen-Bornemisza.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/best-museums-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Best Museums in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/museum-of-thyssen-bornemisza\/#the-museum\" title=\"The museum\">The museum<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/museum-of-thyssen-bornemisza\/#location\" title=\"Location\">Location<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/museum-of-thyssen-bornemisza\/#useful-information\" title=\"Useful Information\">Useful Information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-museum\"><\/span>The museum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4720\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/12910467274_c63ab57441_b.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4720\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4720\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4720 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/12910467274_c63ab57441_b-300x277.jpg\" alt=\"Picasso's art\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/12910467274_c63ab57441_b-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/12910467274_c63ab57441_b-768x710.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/12910467274_c63ab57441_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/12910467274_c63ab57441_b-810x748.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Historically, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museothyssen.org\/en\/thyssen\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Thyssen-Bornemisza museum<\/strong><\/a> used to be the second largest collection of arts in the world (after the British Royal Collection). In 2013, Thyssen-Bornemisza received more than 900,000 visitors. Family Thyssen, that accumulated their wealth in central Europe in the beginning of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century, eventually gradually expanded their collection of art pieces, that, especially today, astonishes us with the works of German, Dutch, and Italian artists like Van Dyke, Van Gogh, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/on-the-trail-of-picasso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Picasso<\/a><\/strong> and many more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Museum opened in Madrid in 1992. His wife, Carmen Cervera, was a major influence in persuading the baron from relocating the majority of his collection from its original spot in Lugano to Madrid, where there was an unoccupied building not far from the already famous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/permanent-exhibitions-at-the-prado-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Prado museum<\/strong><\/a>. Moreover, the active support and favourable relations of Thyssen with the Spanish royal family was also a significant factor in the decision to choose Madrid as the \u201cheadquarters\u201d for this museum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museothyssen.org\/en\/collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">collection<\/a> <\/strong>of the Museum of Thyssen contains over 1000 pieces, starting with the Gothic works of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century. The first floor of the museum offers you the magnificent works of Dutch and German artists, while the second floor is dedicated to the marvellous Italian artists.\u00a0Undeniably, a fantastic journey through the history of European art!\u00a0Nowadays, the baron\u2019s wife is actively involved with the museum. She personally contributed to selecting the design of the interior. In fact, she publicly demonstrated against reconstruction\u00a0being done to redevelop the Paseo del Prado, because she believed the works could have damaged the collection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/museum-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Ticket to a Cheaper Museum Visit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"location\"><\/span>Location<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4719\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14192377491_ea3a75db81_b.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4719\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4719\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4719 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14192377491_ea3a75db81_b-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Paseo del Prado\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14192377491_ea3a75db81_b-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14192377491_ea3a75db81_b-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14192377491_ea3a75db81_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/14192377491_ea3a75db81_b-810x547.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Museum of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/thyssen-bornemisza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Thyssen-Bornemisza<\/strong><\/a> is located in <strong>Palacio Villahermosa<\/strong>, which is located right on the Prado boulevard, only a few minutes near Prado museum, which is known to be one of the best art galleries in the world. Within 500 meters of the museum, you can also find the Cibeles square, one of the symbols of Madrid, and also the Palacio de Comunicaciones.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"useful-information\"><\/span>Useful Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Address: Paseo del Prado 8<br \/>\nMetro: Banco de Espa\u00f1a, Vodafone Sol, Sevilla<br \/>\nHours: Tuesday-Sunday, from 10-19; Monday from 12-16<br \/>\nHolidays: 1<sup>st<\/sup> of January, 1<sup>st<\/sup> of May, 25<sup>th<\/sup> of December; 24<sup>th<\/sup> and 31<sup>st<\/sup> of December from 10-15<br \/>\nGeneral fee: 10\u20ac<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What are your thoughts on the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"4716\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 125px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right opposite of the Prado museum and the famous statue of Neptune, we can find the museum of Thyssen-Bornemisza, which is one of the grandest and most important collections of art in the world. It is one of the three famous art museums of Madrid known as the \u201cGolden Triangle of Art\u201d, which includes the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":304,"featured_media":4718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1567],"tags":[1208,171,1152,431,1222,1221,340],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4716"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/304"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4716"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8345,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4716\/revisions\/8345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}