Museo Arqueológico y Paleontológico de la Comunidad de Madrid

Om museet

Since 1999 the museum has occupied the former Dominican convent of the Madre de Dios, founded by doña María de Mendoza and built in several phases between the 17th and 18th centuries opposite the archbishop's palace. In 1882 the City Council bought the building to convert it into a prison and courthouse, and the lantern and spire of the church were removed for fear of collapse. When restoration began, the building was in a very poor state.

In 1985, when responsibility for archaeology was transferred to the autonomous communities, the administrations agreed to turn the convent into the Regional Archaeological Museum. Works began in 1987, the decree of creation came in 1997, and the museum opened on 25 May 1999. The permanent exhibition opened in 2003, and the Patio de Cristales, the former cloister converted into an auditorium and multipurpose room, in 2007. An extension completed in 2020 increased the space by 50% and gave the museum a new palaeontology room.

The centre holds the materials from the archaeological and palaeontological excavations of the Community of Madrid and promotes its own projects, such as the Llano de la Horca site in Santorcaz and the Valle de los Neandertales Archaeological Park in Pinilla del Valle.

Højdepunkter

• Journey through the history of the Madrid territory from before humanity to the court
• Emiliano Aguirre Palaeontology Room with fossils from Madrid sites
• Roman mosaics, such as the Mosaic of Bacchus and the Mosaic of Achilles and Penthesilea
• Garden of Antiquities in the Patio de Cristales
• Building of the former Convent of the Madre de Dios

Permanente udstillinger

• Exposición permanente – Journey through the territory of the present-day Community of Madrid, from before humanity, the first inhabitants and Romanisation to medieval Madrid and the court.
• Sala de Paleontología Emiliano Aguirre – Renovated room with one of the most spectacular collections of fossils from Madrid sites, some of them of world reference.

Grundlagt

1997

Ejer

Comunidad de Madrid

Ledelse

Enrique Baquedano

Entrépriser & rabatter

Der er gratis entré.

Admission, guided tours and activities are free.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The route is free of architectural barriers and wheelchairs are available. A visit guide in easy-read format exists, and accessible guided tours are offered for blind and visually impaired people. Accredited guide dogs and assistance dogs may enter.

Børn og familie

• Familieomvisninger & workshops

The museum organises children's and family workshops and has an educational area for children.

Transport & parkering

By car on the A-2 motorway: from Madrid, exits 23 or 28; from Barcelona, exit 30.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

Museum shop “Los Viajeros del Tiempo” (The Time Travellers).

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje

Op til 77 personer.

By prior arrangement, the Patio de Cristales, with its auditorium and Garden of Antiquities, and the seminar room (77 seated) are available; the lecture hall is only available to public institutions.

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