Description of the attraction
Located in Madrid, the Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts is one of the oldest and richest museums in the city. The exhibits on display in the museum belong to various branches of art and industry. It displays products from ceramics, glass, metals and textiles, jewelry, pieces of furniture, examples of fine art, carpets and much more.
The National Museum of Applied Arts was established in 1912 following a royal decree and was originally called the National Museum of Industrial Art. The creation of the museum pursued, above all, pedagogical goals - the collections of the museum aroused interest and served as a kind of educational tool for artisans, industrialists and designers.
Initially, the museum was located in a building on Sacramenta Street. In 1932, the museum's collections were moved to the Palazzo, bought by the Duchess of Santoña in 1880, where they are housed to this day. In 1941, the Palace was bought by the state. In 1962, the Palace building and museum collections were given the status of a national historical and artistic monument.
The funds of the museum are located in 60 rooms located on five floors. In total, there are about 40 thousand exhibits in the museum, and another 15 thousand have been transferred to other museums. Each of the objects presented here is of great value, each is a subject of antiques. Mostly Spanish decorative and applied arts are exhibited here, but there are also products from other countries, most of which are ceramics and luxury goods.
