Description of the attraction
The Lazaro Galdiano Museum is one of the most popular attractions in Madrid. The museum is housed in a palace built in the Italian style at the beginning of the 20th century and owned by the publisher Jose Lazaro Galdiano. He also owned a collection of old church utensils, goblets of gold and silver, medieval enamel and other art objects. All this collection, numbering about 13 thousand samples, Galdiano bequeathed to the government of Spain before his death in 1947, and a museum named after him was opened in his house on January 17, 1951.
Today the museum opens for us the doors of 37 rooms, in which there are expositions presented by antiques, old household items, weapons, jewelry, sculptures, paintings.
The upper floor of the mansion is occupied by a hall, which displays a rich collection of ancient daggers and swords, a rare collection of royal seals, crystal and jewelry.
The museum's special value is its unique collection of paintings from various schools of painting. There is a hall dedicated to Spanish artists, where you can see the works of El Greco, Velazquez, Zurbaran, Murillo and others. The collection of works by Francisco Goya invariably attracts visitors. There is a room with works by British artists Gainsborough, Reynolds and Constable. Also, visitors have the opportunity to get acquainted with the canvases of Italian and Flemish painting.
In terms of the variety and content of expositions, the Lazaro Galdiano Museum is in no way inferior to such famous museums as the Prado or the Reina Sofia Center for the Arts, but, unlike the latter, an atmosphere of coziness, measured calmness and silence reigns here.
