For several years now, the Prado Museum has opened a study topic on gender and art, and in particular on the female contribution to the magnitude and quality of the museum’s collections, which are unique in the world. Today we will discover the female collectors of the Prado Museum. This year again, a symposium was… Continue reading “Female Collectors of the Prado Museum”
In the historical corners of Madrid, the intriguing figure of Juana la Beltraneja emerges, a name that resonated in the struggles for the throne and the most astonishing chapters of Spain in the 15th century. The Enigma of a Questioned Heiress Juana la Beltraneja, whose full name was Juana de Castilla, entered the world with… Continue reading “Juana la Beltraneja: The Madrilenian who could have changed the History of Spain”
Among the almost 8,000 paintings and sculptures presented in the Prado Museum, the amount of illustrated women artists at the Prado Museum is very important. But the number of women creators is much smaller. Out of the 1700 pieces exhibited in the museum’s permanent exhibition, only 9 works created by women are presented, the 10th… Continue reading “Women artists at the Prado Museum”
Factor street , a little-known street in Madrid with a historic enclave and wonderful views Madrid is a city with streets that already draw the attention just because of their name. The name of the streets was at first due to the neighbors use and habits. Calle Mayor, Calle Bordadores (taylors), Pasajez de San Ginés,… Continue reading “Factor Street | Madrid streets with history”
Saint Jeronimo cloister , the hidden jewell that hosts a lot of important masterpieces of Prado Museum. You probably already know the famous Prado Museum, either by name or because you’ve been there to discover its collections of some of the world’s most beautiful paintings and sculptures. But are you sure you’ve seen everything? Because… Continue reading “Saint Jeronimo Cloister – The unknown secret of the Prado Museum”
If you stroll along the famous Gran Vía, between the bustle of the big stores, people gathered around the street shows and the majestic buildings that surround you, you might notice a little-known detail in front of Hyatt Centric Hotel: two arrows engraved on the ground. They are not there by chance. They were shot… Continue reading “Hyatt Centric Hotel – A battle in the sky of Gran Vía”
Casa de América or Palace of Linares is in central Madrid in Plaza de Cibeles and it’s one of the best known building in town. It shares a roundabout with the Bank of Spain, the Town Hall or Palace of Communications, the General Headquarters of the Army and the fountain of the goddess Cibeles. Constructions… Continue reading “The Palace of Linares, Headquarters of Casa América”
During the 19th century, some of the most important urban renovations in Madrid’s history were carried out. Also, the architecture of iron in Madrid and other new materials consolidated the transition from the traditional to the industrial city. The destruction caused by the Peninsular War in Madrid (1808-1814) and the great Ecclesiastical confiscations that led… Continue reading “The Iron Architecture in Madrid”
Did you know that there is a little piece of Egypt in Madrid? In today’s article we are talking about the Temple of Debod, a jewel from the 2nd century BC. First of all. What is an Egyptian temple doing in the center of Madrid? The Temple of Debod was a gift from the pharaonic… Continue reading “Temple of Debod – A Egyptian Temple in Madrid”
The creation of Gran Vía – A definitive advance for the consolidation of Madrid as a modern, cosmopolitan, open capital prepared for the glamor of the early 20th century. In the first third of the 20th century, there was an important action to transform the urban center of Madrid, with the project of opening a… Continue reading “The Creation of Gran Via – An Impulse Towards Modernity”
