Cerralbo Museum (Madrid)
The Cerralbo Museum was originally composed entirely of the impressive collection of pieces, relics and works of art of the Marquis Enrique Aguilera Gamboa, who was an eminent archaeologist and politician. Its headquarters is in one of the few 19th-century palaces still preserved in Madrid.
When Marquis Aguilera died, the bulk of his collection was donated to both the National Museum of Natural Sciences and the National Archaeological Museum. However, 10 years later, in 1924, the Cerralbo Museum Foundation was established with the intention of hosting the immense and valuable collection.
The collection consists of more than 50,000 items, including many antiques, pieces of furniture and works of art featuring the names of world-famous artists such as El Greco, Bronzino, Tintoretto, Zurbarán and Van Dyck.
Opened in 1944, the museum quickly gained prominence due to the impressive heritage value of the collection. As time passed, it underwent improvements and expansions to modernize its facilities. The most important and ambitious of these efforts was in 2010.
The collection attracts a number of visitors to the Cerralbo Museum: almost 140,000 in 2017.
Due to its invaluable collection and the architectural and heritage-related importance of its headquarters, the Cerralbo Museum was declared a Historical-Artistic Monument and Asset of Cultural Interest in 1962.
When Marquis Aguilera died, the bulk of his collection was donated to both the National Museum of Natural Sciences and the National Archaeological Museum. However, 10 years later, in 1924, the Cerralbo Museum Foundation was established with the intention of hosting the immense and valuable collection.
The collection consists of more than 50,000 items, including many antiques, pieces of furniture and works of art featuring the names of world-famous artists such as El Greco, Bronzino, Tintoretto, Zurbarán and Van Dyck.
Opened in 1944, the museum quickly gained prominence due to the impressive heritage value of the collection. As time passed, it underwent improvements and expansions to modernize its facilities. The most important and ambitious of these efforts was in 2010.
The collection attracts a number of visitors to the Cerralbo Museum: almost 140,000 in 2017.
Due to its invaluable collection and the architectural and heritage-related importance of its headquarters, the Cerralbo Museum was declared a Historical-Artistic Monument and Asset of Cultural Interest in 1962.
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