Museo de Historia de Madrid

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Museum of History of Madrid
Museo de Historia de Madrid
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View of the museum from Calle Fuencarral
Museo de Historia de Madrid
Established1929
Location Real Hospicio de San Fernando, Calle de Fuencarral 78, Madrid, Spain
Coordinates 40°25′33″N3°42′03″W / 40.42580°N 3.70077°W / 40.42580; -3.70077
Type History museum
Owner Ayuntamiento de Madrid
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Website www.madrid.es/museodehistoria

The Museum of History of Madrid (Spanish : Museo de Historia de Madrid)) is a history museum located on Calle de Fuencarral in downtown Madrid, Spain that chronicles the history of the city. [1] It was opened as the Museo Municipal ("Municipal Museum") in 1929, and was renamed as the Museo de Historia de Madrid in 2007. [2]

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History

The museum's building was formerly the Royal Hospice of San Fernando, built in 1673. It was designed by Spanish architect Pedro de Ribera.

The museum opened in 1929 as the Museo Municipal (municipal museum). The museum was closed in 1955 for building reforms, and was not reopened to the public until 1978. [3]

In 2007 it was renamed as the Museo de Historia de Madrid.

Collection

The museum's permanent collection demonstrates the history of Madrid from 1561 when Madrid became the capital of Spain to the beginning of the twentieth century.

The collection is divided into three sections:

References

  1. DK Travel (1 April 2016). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Spain. Dorling Kindersley Limited. pp. 308–9. ISBN   978-0-241-27592-4.
  2. 1 2 "Museo de Historia: Breve historia". madrid.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. "Madrid recupera su Museo de Historia". abc.es (in Spanish). 8 December 2014.