The 7 Best Museums in Literary Quarter (Barrio de Las Letras), Community of Madrid

October 8, 2021 Rebbecca Marino

So many of Madrid’s buildings look like castles, you’ll think you’ve stumbled into a fairytale. Even City Hall is astounding, with its white pinnacles and neo-Gothic features. A self-guided architecture tour can begin by the great bear statue in the central Puerta del Sol. Wander by the fanciful Royal Palace before absorbing the natural beauty of Retiro Park, then visit one of the city’s many museums. You could happily cap off each day by nibbling on forkfuls of paella while sipping Spanish rioja.
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1. Feel & Flow

Calle Moratin 20, 28014 Madrid Spain +34 695 10 04 62 [email protected] http://feelandflowgaleriadearte.wordpress.com
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Feel & Flow

Gallery - art shop in downtown Madrid. Different handmade gifts for a very affordable price. From 20E you can give art. The most beautiful store in the "neighborhood of letters" near of Atocha / Sol station

2. Galeria Modus Operandi

Calle Lope de Vega 31 28014,, 28014 Madrid Spain +34 915 35 70 54 [email protected] http://www.artemodusoperandi.com
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Galeria Modus Operandi

Modus Operandi was born in 2012 at number 5 of Reina Mercedes street in Madrid, although we are currently located in the heart of the Barrio de las Letras (C / Lope de Vega 31). The Modus Operandi gallery combines almost all the creative activity (art gallery, publishing house, audiovisual and theatrical production company ...), betting on cultural transversality.

3. Prado National Museum

Calle Ruiz de Alarcon 23, 28014 Madrid Spain 913 30 28 00 [email protected] http://www.museodelprado.es
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Prado National Museum

The Prado has one of the largest art collections in the world, and is best known for its diverse assortment of works by Velasquez, Goya and El Greco.

Reviewed By EricM59cc - Miami Beach, United States

Must see attraction in Madrid, beautifully organized and great collection from Spanish masters and some extra bonus with masterpieces by Bosh, Rubens,... Highly recommended.

4. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

Paseo Prado 8, 28014 Madrid Spain +34 917 91 13 70 [email protected] http://www.museothyssen.org/thyssen/home
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Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum offers visitors an overview of art from the 13th century to the late 20th century. In the nearly one thousand works on display, visitors can contemplate the major periods and pictorial schools of western art such as the Renaissance, Mannerism, the Baroque, Rococo, Romanticism and the art of the 19th and 20th centuries up to Pop Art. The museum also features works from some movements not represented in state-owned collections, such as Impressionism, Fauvism, German Expressionism and the experimental avant-garde movements of the early 20th century. In addition, it boasts an important collection of 19th-century American painting not found in any other European museum institutions. Permanent collection hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 10.00 to 19.00 Monday: 12.00 - 16.00* *Free entry with the sponsorship of Mastercard.

Reviewed By barryb487

On a prior visit to Madrid, I'd toured the Prado and Reina Sofia, both of which are excellent and well reputed museums. However, the "Thyssen" proved to be my favorite art museum in Madrid for two reasons: 1) The quality of the private collection housed here is superb; and 2) The galleries within the museum are ideal for displaying the collection, light, bright, fresh...a truly pleasant experience. As an inveterate international traveler who also loves art, this was a welcome respite from many larger and somewhat overwhelming museums.

5. Casa Museo Lope de Vega

Calle Cervantes 11, 28014 Madrid Spain +34 914 29 92 16 [email protected] http://www.casamuseolopedevega.org/es/
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Casa Museo Lope de Vega

"My little house, my peace, my garden and my study" Such was the way Lope described his house in a letter to a friend. A visit to this house es a testimony, a literary and emotional journey, an invitation to travel through art, literature and history to a bygone Madrid. Access to the museum is via guided group tours (maximum 10 people accompanied by a guide)Tours must be booked in advance by telephone or email.

Reviewed By breezy1435 - Saratoga Springs, United States

Constant Companion and I booked an English Tour several months in advance and hoped for the best! We had tried to visit last year but on the day of our reservation the guide fell ill. Our guide, only two months in his job this year was terrific! I cannot say enough good about him--passionate, humorous, and accommodating! We were the only two on the tour so he showed us all the rooms, told wonderful stories, and provided us interesting insights. Lope de Vega was a contemporary of Cervantes. He wrote many plays, had 17 children, became a priest, had several loves including the "love of his life" in his 40's, an actress! It is this home which he purchased to settle down, to devote time to his gardens, and to outsmart the tax man by "having a military guest in his home"! We completely enjoyed our visit, particularly the living room, the bookcases, and the objects donated by a daughter who became a nun! Very highly recommended Madrid treasure!

6. Caixa Forum

Paseo Prado 36, 28014 Madrid Spain +34 913 30 73 00 http://caixaforum.es/es/madrid/home
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Caixa Forum

A postmodern art gallery, it also exhibits retrospectives of artists from earlier time periods.

Reviewed By terryo493

Whenever we're in Madrid, we always make a stop at CaixaForum. There's always something worth seeing there, and some of the exhibits are truly world class. The building is fantastic, outside there's a terrific vertical garden, a nice plaza, easy walk to Prado and Botanical Garden. So it's easy to work into your day. And the exhibits are curated in a stimulating way. Highly Recommended as a stop during your travels in Madrid.

7. Golden Mile Museums

Paseo del Prado, Madrid Spain
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Golden Mile Museums

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