From April 25th, in the Museum Municipal, there’s a new exhibition: “Madrid, 1808: War and territory”, in the events commemoratives of “Peninsular War”.
Museum Municipal
Entry free
C/ Fuencarral , 78
Metro Tribunal, line 1
Bus. 3, 21, 40, 147, 149
Desde el 25 de abril se podrá ver en el Museo Municipal la exposición: “Madrid, 1808: Guerra y Territorio”, que se enmarca dentro de los actos commemorativos de la Guerra de la Independencia.
Entrada gratuita
We will attach information about the Thyssen Museum. There is not any Free visiting day and there are not discounts for groups, therefore we will not organize any sub-group to visit it, but it is really interesting and we encourage you to visit it.
Please notice that on May 1st, it will be closed.
History
The museum currently houses two collections from the Thyssen-Bornemisza collector-lineage: the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, acquired by the Spanish government from Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza in 1993 and on permanent display since the museum opened in 1992; and the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, owned by the baron’s widow and held in deposit by the museum since 2004. These two collections comprise almost one thousand works of art, most of them paintings, with which the museum offers a stroll down the history of European painting, from its beginning in the 13th century to the close of the 20th century.
Standing almost opposite the Prado Museum and very near the Reina Sofía Modern Art Museum, this new museum, which architect Rafael Moneo was commissioned to design, was the missing cornerstone that finally sealed the triangle of art. With the presence of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, the most important private collection in the world before it was acquired by the Spanish state in June 1993 for 350 million dollars, few cities can match Madrid’s appeal for art lovers.
The history and origins of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection tell one of the most fascinating tales of private collecting. Although the collection boasted worldwide renown, when the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum opened in Madrid in October 1992, showcasing the core of the collection together for the very first time, one thing that prompted most admiration was that such a large number of works, and such quality works, had been collected in just two generations. It was, without a doubt, the most important private art collection of the 20th century.
The collection outgrew Villa Favorita ,(where only 300 paintings could be displayed) so the baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, decided to look for a new home for his works. The quality of the building in Madrid offered by the Spanish state and, in particular, its proximity to the Prado Museum, influenced his decision to move the collection to Spain. And it was there in Madrid, in the 19th century Villahermosa Palace, where the all but complete collection was showcased for the very first time. The permanent installation of the collection in Spain was thought to be the culmination of that relatively short but very intensive collecting spree, but not so. Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza picked up the baton and, continuing in the family tradition, has had her own collection for some years now, which includes both the legacy of the works left by her husband and an ever-growing number of new acquisitions.
GENERAL INFORMATION
MUSEO THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA, Madrid
Palacio de Villahermosa
Paseo del Prado, 8. 28014 MADRID (SPAIN)
Tel.: (+34) 91 369 01 51 Fax: (+34) 91 420 27 80
E-mail:
mtb@museothyssen.org
Map of the area in www.paginasamarillas.es
Transport
Underground: Banco de España.
Buses: 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 20, 27, 34, 37, 45, 51, 52, 53, 74, 146 and 150.
Trains: Atocha and Recoletos railway stations.
Public car park in Plaza de las Cortes.
Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 7pm. Closed Mondays. The ticket office closes at 6:30pm. The Museum is closed on January 1, May 1 and December 25. The Museum will be open from 10am to 3pm on December 24 and 31.
TICKETS FOR THE MUSEUM:
* Tickets can be bought from the Museum ticket office, from Tuesday to Sunday, between 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
* Temporary Exhbitions: Timed-entry tickets on sale at the ticket office and on the Internet. These tickets provide entry every 15 minutes.
ADVANCED TICKET
Tickets can be purchased in advance at the ticket office.
Online ticket sales: You can also buy tickets for the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions in advance over the Internet. Tickets can be purchased from the following agents:
http://www.mosaicodiffusion.com/country_spain_madrid.php?lang=2
PRICES:
* Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection + Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection
General 6.00 €
Reduced 4.00 €
* Temporary Exhbition: Modigliani and His Times
General 5.00 €
Reduced 3.50 €
*Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection + Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection + Temporary Exhbition: Modigliani and His Times
General 9.00 €
Reduced 5.00 €
REDUCED:
Senior Citizens (over 65) and Students with ID.
FREE:
Under 12s accompanied by an adult.
Paseo del Arte
This card allows you to visit each of the following three museums: the National Prado Museum, the Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Reina Sofia National Museum Art Centre.
Full price: €14.40
Os adjuntamos información sobre el museo Thyssen. No hay ningún día de visita gratuito ni existe descuento por la visita en grupo, por lo que no organizaremos ningún submeeting para visitarlo, pero es muy interesante y os animamos a verlo. Tened en cuenta que el día 1 de mayo está cerrado.
INFORMACIÓN GENERAL
MUSEO THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA, Madrid
Palacio de Villahermosa
Paseo del Prado, 8 – 28014 Madrid – ESPAÑA
Tel.:(+34) 91 369 01 51 Fax: (+34) 91 420 27 80
Correo electrónico:
mtb@museothyssen.org
Plano de la zona en www.paginasamarillas.es
Transporte
Metro: Banco de España.
www.metromadrid.es
Autobuses: 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 20, 27, 34, 37, 45, 51, 52, 53, 74, 146 y 150. www.emtmadrid.es
Trenes: Estación de Atocha y Recoletos. www.renfe.es
Aparcamiento público en la Plaza de las Cortes.
Horario
De martes a domingo de 10.00 a 19.00 horas. Lunes cerrado. La taquilla cierra a las 18.30 horas. Los días 24 y 31 de diciembre el horario de apertura será de 10.00 a 15.00 horas. El Museo cierra los días 1 de Enero, 1 de Mayo y el 25 de Diciembre.
VENTA DE ENTRADAS:
* En la taquilla del Museo, de martes a domingo de 10.00 a 18.30 horas.
* Exposiciones temporales: venta de entradas por horas, en la taquilla del Museo e internet, con acceso a la exposición cada 15 minutos.
VENTA ANTICIPADA:
Se pueden adquirir entradas, anticipadamente, en la taquilla.
Venta de entradas On line: El Museo ofrece la posibilidad de adquirir, anticipadamente, entradas para las colecciones permanentes y las exposiciones temporales a través de Internet con los siguientes operadores:
TARIFAS:
* Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza + Colección Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza
General 6,00 €
Reducida 4,00 €
* Exposición Modigliani y su tiempo
General 5,00 €
Reducida 3,50 €
* Colección Permanente + Colección Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza + Exposición temporal Modigliani y su tiempo
General: 9 €
Reducida: 5 €
REDUCIDA:
Mayores de 65 años y estudiantes previa acreditación.
GRATUITA:
Menores de 12 años acompañados.
Paseo del Arte
Con esta tarjeta puede efectuarse una visita a cada uno de siguientes tres museos: Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza y Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) (validez: un año)
Tarifa general: 14,40€
Historia
La Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza, adquirida por el Estado español al Barón Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza en 1993, y expuesta en el museo de forma permanente desde su apertura en 1992; y la Colección Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza, propiedad de la Baronesa viuda, y en depósito en el Museo desde 2004. Estos dos conjuntos reúnen cerca de mil obras de arte, principalmente de pintura, a través de las cuales el Museo ofrece un recorrido por la historia de la pintura europea desde sus inicios, en el siglo XIII, hasta las postrimerías del siglo XX.
Situado casi enfrente del Museo del Prado y muy cerca del Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, este nuevo Museo, de cuya remodelación se encargó el arquitecto Rafael Moneo, era la piedra angular que faltaba para que el triángulo del arte se convirtiera por fin en realidad. Con la presencia en Madrid de la Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza, la colección privada más importante del mundo hasta que en junio de 1993 la adquiriera el Estado español por 350 millones de dólares, pocas ciudades podrán ofrecer un mayor atractivo a cualquier amante del Arte.
Los orígenes y desarrollo de la Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza ofrecen una de las más fascinantes historias del coleccionismo privado. Aunque la Colección era ya conocida en todo el mundo, cuando en octubre de 1992 se abrió al público el Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza de Madrid y pudo verse por primera vez en su conjunto el núcleo principal, una de las mayores causas de admiración fue el hecho de que tal cantidad de obras y de tal calidad hubiesen sido el resultado de tan sólo dos generaciones de coleccionismo. Se trataba, sin duda, de la colección privada de arte más importante de este siglo.
Villa Favorita (la sede de la colección) se quedó pequeña – allí no se podían exponer más que 300 cuadros – y el barón Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza,decidió buscar un nuevo hogar para sus obras. La proximidad del Museo del Prado y la calidad del edificio de Madrid que le ofreció el Estado español, le decidió a traer la Colección a España. Y es en esta ciudad, en el decimonónico Palacio de Villahermosa, donde se puede contemplar por primera vez la Colección casi completa. La instalación definitiva de la Colección en España parecía la culminación de esa relativamente corta pero intensa trayectoria coleccionista, pero no ha sido así. Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza ha recogido el testigo y, continuando con la tradición familiar, tiene desde hace unos años su propia colección, que recoge por un lado la herencia de su esposo y, por otro, continúa ampliándose con nuevas adquisiciones.
Opening times:
Most shops and shopping centres stay open from 10am to 8.30 or 9.30pm. The more traditional shops open from 10am to 2pm and 4.30 to 8.30pm.
Sales:
Generally speaking, the winter sales run from the second week of January to the end of February, and the summer sales from 1 July to the end of August.
How to pay:
Payment is usually in cash or by credit card, always providing your passport or other proof of ID for the latter.
Tax Free:
Non-EU residents are entitled to a full refund of the IVA (Value Added Tax) on purchases over €90.15.
In recent years, the Region of Madrid has seen a notable increase in centres that offer a wide range of both leisure and shopping opportunities. They are the best option for visitors who wish to enjoy a large number of establishments under one roof.
Such modern centres are more than just somewhere to go shopping. They are chosen by families and groups of friends alike as the meeting places of today. At most of these centres, the shopping experience is complimented by additional leisure opportunities, such as cinemas, bowling, sports facilities, discos and restaurants, making them increasingly popular venues for fun and recreation among the local population.
The largest centres are located outside the capital, in such places as Alcobendas, Arroyomolinos, Getafe and Las Rozas. Some of them specialise in retail fashion labels at discount prices, a major attraction for visitors to Madrid.
GOYA AREA
Situated in the select area known as Barrio de Salamanca, Calle Goya is one of Madrid’s main shopping streets. This emblematic street is home to literally hundreds of shops and exudes a unique, exclusive ambience, a veritable showcase of luxury for those who can afford it.
Boutiques, jewellers and elite shopping centres stand amongst the more commonplace high-street fashion outlets aimed at younger shoppers, endowing the area with a high-class, yet casual, atmosphere.
Such features make Calle Goya the perfect middle ground between the exclusiveness of the “Milla de Oro” (Golden Mile), comprised of Calle Ortega, Calle Gasset and Calle Serrano, and the more conventional ambience of such streets as Calle Princesa and Calle Preciados.
Public transport
Buses: 29, 43, 61, 63, 146, 152 and 215
Metro/underground: : Goya, Lines 2 and 4, Velázquez, Line 4.
ORENSE AREA
Located in the north of the city, next to the Azca complex and close to Paseo de la Castellana, the Palacio de Congresos (Conference Centre) and the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, the street known as Calle Orense lies in the very heart of Madrid’s financial and business area.
The street is full of small shops, galleries and businesses, as well as many fast food establishments and cafés where visitors can relax after a busy day’s shopping.
This popular street is equally busy at mid-day as in the early evening, when thousands of nearby office workers make the most of their chance to do some shopping.
Public transport
Buses: 3, 11, 40, 66, 126, 149 and 150
Metro/underground: Nuevos Ministerios, Lines 6 and 10, Cuzco, Line 10
Regional rail: Nuevos Ministerios
PRECIADOS AREA
The shopping area that encompasses the streets Calle Preciados (which leads from Calle Callao to Puerta del Sol), Calle Carmen and several smaller, perpendicular streets, is a pedestrian-only zone. Together with Gran Vía, it is one of the busiest areas of the city and always bustling with people when the shops are open.
High-street fashion outlets, shoe shops, department stores – one of which is aimed solely at leisure and culture – and traditional establishments entice visitors to this lively part of the city, where you can also enjoy mime artists and street performers.
This bustling area, which is very close to the famous Puerta del Sol Square, is even more spectacular during the Christmas period, when it becomes one of the most popular areas for Christmas shopping for both visitors and locals alike. Shoppers flock to see the fabulous Christmas lights and decorations that adorn the entire length of the street.
Public transport
Buses: 2, 202, 3, 39, 40, 44, 46, 50, 74, 75, 133, 146, 148 and 149
Metro/underground: Sol, Lines 1, 2 and 3. Callao, Lines 3 and 5.
PRINCESA AREA
The street known as Calle de la Princesa is one of the best known shopping areas in Madrid, as well as the main thoroughfare of the Argüelles neighbourhood. The street runs from Plaza España to Plaza de la Moncloa and is lined on both sides by a large number of businesses and shops, along with many cafés, ideal for a relaxing break.
Department stores, shoe shops, Spanish fashion outlets and accessory stores are just some of the countless possibilities on offer along this ever-popular street, where you can also find restaurants, cinemas, clubs, pubs and discos.
Apart from shopping, this busy street also gives you the chance to admire some of Madrid’s most famous buildings, such as Liria Palace, home to the Duchess of Alba on her visits to the capital, and the Cerralbo Museum, situated in nearby Calle Ventura Rodríguez.
Public transport
Buses: 2, 202, 44, 74, 133 and 138.
Metro/underground: Plaza de España, Lines 3 and 10, Ventura Rodríguez, Line 3, Argüelles, Lines 3, 4 and 6, and Moncloa, Lines 3 and 6.
When referring to the more traditional forms of commerce in Madrid, you simply must mention what is undoubtedly the city’s street market par excellence: El Rastro. Although its medieval origins are no longer so evident, the area still creates excitement thanks to its two central axes: tradition and modernity.
Every Sunday, it becomes one of the most bustling places in the entire city, whether it’s hot or cold, in the pouring rain or under the hot August sun. El Rastro market in Madrid is a must-see for any visitor, not only for the fascinating things that you can buy there, but also the incredible amount of streets and stalls that it encompasses. Visitors to this most singular of markets can browse among antiques, second-hand items, electrical parts, clothing and all manner of collectibles, for which there is an additional area to buy and sell in nearby Plaza Mayor.
In the area around La Ribera de Curtidores, which lies between the districts of La Latina and Lavapiés, hundreds of traders set up their stalls
every Sunday and bank holiday from 9am to 2pm. And after a pleasant stroll around the market, you can conclude your visit by enjoying a drink in one of the many local bars and pubs.
Public transport
Buses: 3, 17, 23, 34, 41, 119 and 148.
Metro/underground: Embajadores, Line 3, Lavapiés, Line 3, Puerta de Toledo, Line 5 and La Latina, Line 5.
