What to do and see in Chueca, Community of Madrid: The Best Specialty Museums

November 25, 2021 Sheron Bogner

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. Museo Del Romanticismo

Calle de San Mateo 13, 28004 Madrid Spain +34 914 48 10 45 [email protected] http://www.mecd.gob.es/mromanticismo/inicio.htm
Excellent
55%
Good
34%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
1%
Terrible
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4.5 based on 1,052 reviews

Museo Del Romanticismo

Reviewed By sheepygold

This museum is set in a house built in 1776 and is decorated and contains a huge collection of paintings and furniture from the Romantic period which occurred in the middle of the 19th century. You can walk around quite freely an be immersed in the period. There are lots of security personnel watching you however. There is a lot to take in so allow 2 hours. There is an English guide which is very worthwhile and many of the artefacts have an English translation if you can read the tiny font. The temporary exhibition covers the changing fashion in hairstyles. There is a very pleasant cafe too. Entrance is a bargain 3 Euros but it is free on Saturday afternoon and all day on Sunday.

2. Espacio Fundacion Telefonica

Camino Fuencarral 3 calle Fuencarral 3, 28035 Madrid Spain +34 915 80 87 00 [email protected] http://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/
Excellent
52%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
0%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 321 reviews

Espacio Fundacion Telefonica

Reviewed By 266annettep - Melbourne, Australia

A very well done museum about the history of telecommunication from its exception right through to the present day, an amazing array of different phones, cables and any associated phone equipment even a switchboard from the 50's that you can use. there are toilets and a small cafe there is a lift up to the Museum so it is wheelchair friendly and all on one level. There was a separate exhibition on the next level on Photographer William Klein which is also well worth a visit.

3. Museo de Modelismo Naval

Calle Barbara de Braganza 14, 28004 Madrid Spain http://www.museomodelismonaval.com/
Excellent
53%
Good
42%
Satisfactory
5%
Poor
0%
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4.5 based on 19 reviews

Museo de Modelismo Naval

4. Museo de Historia de Madrid

Plaza Rey s/n, 28004 Madrid Spain +34 932 56 21 22 http://www.madrid.es/museodehistoria
Excellent
34%
Good
45%
Satisfactory
16%
Poor
5%
Terrible
0%
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4.0 based on 44 reviews

Museo de Historia de Madrid

Reviewed By ArizonaTraveler2 - Mercer Island, United States

We love city museums and Madrid's is right up there. Less than half a mile north of Gran Vía, housed in a beautiful building. Four floors of its history with interesting items, paintings, china. We thought this museum much superior to the decorative arts one. Free admission. English descriptions throughout. An elevator. Really nice staff too. Lockers for one Euro which is refundable. Bring a coon.

5. Museo de Cera de Madrid

Paseo Recoletos 41, 28004 Madrid Spain +34 913 19 93 30 [email protected] http://www.museoceramadrid.com/
Excellent
15%
Good
26%
Satisfactory
30%
Poor
17%
Terrible
12%
Overall Ratings

3.0 based on 1,058 reviews

Museo de Cera de Madrid

On the 14th of February 1972 the Madrid Wax Museum opened its doors. Located on the Paseo de Recoletos, it is at the start of what is known as the "golden mile" of Madrid Museums. 2,000 square metres split over two floors; it has over forty rooms in which the visitor can travel through time. Thanks to the combination of spaces, environments, lights and sounds, each person who is represented takes on a special dimension in time, which allows the visitor to stand before the character who has been recreated in the environment in which they lived... Permanently being updated, it is a Museum which contains representations of the most prominent figures today: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Mariano Rajoy, Andrés Iniesta, Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, David Villa, Barack Obama, Rafa Nadal, Mario Vargas Llosa, Iker Casillas, Miley Cyrus and Sponge Bob, have been added to an exhibition in which, among hundreds of figures, you can see El Cid, Camilo José Cela, the Catholic Monarchs, Fernando Torres, Yasser Arafat, Antonio Gala and David Bisbal…, most of the contemporary characters have personally inaugurated their sculptures, which wear clothes from their personal wardrobes, for example Montserrat Caballé, Rafael Alberti, Zinedine Zidane, Antonio Gala, Lola Flores and Miguel Induraín, Joaquín Rodrigo, Severo Ochoa, Mario Vargas Llosa, Rafa Nadal, Joaquín Cortés, Iker Casillas and King Juan Carlos I. The spectacular sets, made by the best artists, are home to the figures and, combined with the Museum’s other attractions like the “Terror Train”, “Simulator” and “Multivision”, they help ensure that our visitors enjoy hours of fun and discovery. And if that’s the case, we’ve achieved our goal.

Reviewed By YarinBuchbut - Rishon Lezion, Israel

The wax dolls are so realistic i had a good time and beautiful photos with my girlfriend i’ll be back this year for sure !

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