Museum are quite numerous in this city which is why we made a list of best museums to visit in Madrid. Here you will find the complete guide with descriptions, prices, working hours and other useful information.
Lazaro Galdiano Museum - Lazaro Galdiano was a Spanish artist, collector of antiquities and patriot who in 1903, on the site of today's museum, built a three-story palace for living with his wife. The palace is surrounded by small ramparts behind which is a small courtyard. In the whole complex there is a private, very rich collection of works of art, which belonged to Jose Lazaro Galdiano. In the palace (museum), the interior has remained original and very well preserved, with beautiful antique furniture of this family and ceilings painted in the style of beautiful baroque and walls of royal blue color.
The Museum of America is housed in a very beautiful and modern building, and stories about America are told through maps, globes, video recordings, photographs, and various artifacts. As throughout history, Spain was very connected with America, so in 1941, the idea was created to open a museum dedicated to this continent. In 1954, the Museum of America was opened, with a special emphasis on "Spanish America". If you are one of those who are interested in American colonization, Mayan writings, Moche ceramics, then this is the museum for you.
Almost every metropolis in the world has a museum of wax figures. Tourists and locals love places like this. Culture and history meet in the museum of wax figures. Various celebrities are on display, perfectly sculpted, as if they were real people posing in a museum. The museum is located on the Plaza de Colón, and opened on February 14, 1972. This is a place where you will enjoy very realistic depictions of personalities from various periods arranged in several rooms. The museum houses over 450 figures.
Maritime Museum in Madrid. The entire Spanish maritime history is housed in the Maritime Museum, which is also the seat of the Spanish Navy. For lovers of maritime affairs, this museum is the right place, because it contains all the Spanish maritime history from the earliest beginnings until the 20th century. The Spanish Maritime Museum was founded in 1842. The museum's collection includes various items, such as naval uniforms, models of ships, portraits of captains and sailors, nautical charts, pictures of battles at sea, weapons from the sea and land, flags, crowns.
