{"id":9223,"date":"2019-08-16T10:27:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T08:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=9223"},"modified":"2019-08-16T12:29:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T10:29:57","slug":"museum-summer-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/museum-summer-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Museums to Visit in Madrid during the Summer Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When visiting any city, you always want to check out their museums, as every place has something interesting and inspiring to offer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are some<strong> museums<\/strong> you must absolutely visit when you are staying in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/long-term-rental?order-by=availabilitylowestprice&amp;price-to=3000&amp;surface-to=240\"><strong>short-term rental<\/strong> <\/a>in Madrid, and then there are other museums that go more unnoticed. This is not because they are not interesting for tourists, but they do tend to be more fascinating for scholars in certain fields, students or enthusiasts of specific subjects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, the team from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShMadrid<\/strong><\/a> will share a few museums with you in this article, that are <strong>worth visiting when you are in the Spanish capital<\/strong> this summer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/best-museums-madrid\/\">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-summer-madrid\/#fascinating-museums-in-madrid\" title=\"Fascinating museums in Madrid\">Fascinating museums in Madrid<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/museum-summer-madrid\/#the-lazaro-galdiano-museum\" title=\"The L\u00e1zaro Galdiano Museum\">The L\u00e1zaro Galdiano Museum<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/museum-summer-madrid\/#the-almudena-cathedral-museum\" title=\"The Almudena Cathedral Museum\">The Almudena Cathedral Museum<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/museum-summer-madrid\/#the-prado-museum\" title=\"The Prado Museum\">The Prado Museum<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fascinating-museums-in-madrid\"><\/span>Fascinating museums in Madrid<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-lazaro-galdiano-museum\"><\/span>The L\u00e1zaro Galdiano Museum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_9225\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Uncommon-Fritillary.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9225\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Uncommon-Fritillary-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"exterior lazaro galdiano museum madrid\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Uncommon-Fritillary-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Uncommon-Fritillary-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Uncommon-Fritillary-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Uncommon-Fritillary-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Uncommon-Fritillary-810x608.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Uncommon-Fritillary-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Uncommon-Fritillary.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by Uncommon Fritillary via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The L\u00e1zaro Galdiano Museum opened on <strong>January 27, 1951<\/strong>, after its collection was inventoried by Emilio Camps Cazorla (1903-1952). The owner, Jos\u00e9 L\u00e1zaro Galdiano, wished for his collection to serve educational purposes and he also wanted future generations to take pleasure in everything he had collected during his life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/museum-hack-how-to-see-madrids-art-treasures-for-free\/\"><strong>museum<\/strong><\/a> displays <strong>4,820 pieces<\/strong> on the building\u2019s four different floors, and each floor and hall is provided with information on its objects. This allows visitors to discover and fully enjoy the quality and variety of the museum\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides regularly lending works to national and international exhibitions, the museum also develops exhibition projects made up exclusively of works from its own collection (1959-2012).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-almudena-cathedral-museum\"><\/span>The Almudena Cathedral Museum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the year 2000, Madrid\u2019s Cathedral Chapter began to explore possibilities of introducing a Cathedral museum. The objective would be to show its history and artistic assets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The museum\u2019s mission is: the conservation, research and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/permanent-exhibitions-at-the-prado-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>exhibition<\/strong><\/a> of patrimonial assets from the Cathedral\u2019s Chapter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By selecting and exhibiting some of its works, they are showing visitors some of the church\u2019s history, by displaying elements of Catholic faith and liturgy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pieces have been selected according to a certain blueprint, and it starts with a presentation of Madrid\u2019s diocese and then continues with the founding of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/discover-almudena-cathedral-in-madrid\/\"><strong>Cathedral<\/strong><\/a>, the bishop&#8217;s role in the church, the origin of worshiping Santa Mar\u00eda de la Almudena and its consolidation in the course of history. It ends with the memorial of <em>San Isidro Labrador<\/em> (Isidore the Farmer), who was as an example of medieval Christianity in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second part of the <strong>tour<\/strong> shows a varied selection of religious pieces of art, with Catholic liturgy and the seven sacraments on display.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/uncommon-museums-of-madrid\/\">Uncommon Museums of Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-prado-museum\"><\/span>The Prado Museum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_9226\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/madrid-1758045_1920.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9226\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9226\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/madrid-1758045_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"exterior prado museum madrid\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/madrid-1758045_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/madrid-1758045_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/madrid-1758045_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/madrid-1758045_1920-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/madrid-1758045_1920-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/madrid-1758045_1920-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/madrid-1758045_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since its opening in 1819 and all throughout its history, the National Prado Museum has fulfilled the important mission of preserving, <strong>exhibiting<\/strong> and expanding its collections and works of art.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The contents of the museum are intimately linked with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/history-of-madrid-the-capital-of-spain\/\"><strong>Spanish history<\/strong><\/a>, and here you will discover some of the finest art works of recognised universal value at display.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The building of the National Prado Museum was ordered by Carlos III and designed by architect Juan de Villanueva in 1785. It was originally constructed to house the Natural History Cabinet, but Queen Mar\u00eda Isabel de Braganza eventually decided to dedicate the building to the Prado museum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you visited any of these museums? 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