Museo Cerralbo

Om museet

The Museo Cerralbo occupies the palace that Enrique de Aguilera y Gamboa, 17th Marquis of Cerralbo, had built in the Argüelles district of Madrid. Work began in 1883 with the architects Alejandro Sureda, Luis Cabello Asó and Luis Cabello Lapiedra, and the family inaugurated the house in 1893. The marquis was a politician, historian, collector and pioneer of Spanish archaeology, and he designed the house both to live in and to house the collections he had assembled over the years at auctions, from antique dealers and on his travels.

On his death in 1922 the marquis bequeathed to the State his collections, part of the building and the income needed to maintain a future museum. The State accepted the bequest in 1924, and in 1927 that of his stepdaughter Amelia del Valle, the palace's last occupant, was added. Juan Cabré Aguiló, appointed by the marquis himself in his will, was the first director (1922–1939); he took charge of the general inventory of the collections, adapted the building to its new use and protected it during the Civil War.

The museum preserves much of the original atmosphere of an aristocratic residence from the turn of the century, spread over some thirty rooms. It houses painting, sculpture, furniture, lamps, mirrors, porcelain, arms, textiles, archaeological and anthropological pieces, a coin collection, a library and a historical archive, with a predominance of European works from the 17th to the 19th centuries. It is a State-owned and State-run museum under the Ministry of Culture, and it has a support foundation.

Højdepunkter

• Late 19th-century palace with the family's original rooms and settings
• Collections of painting, furniture, lamps, mirrors, porcelain, arms and textiles
• Archaeological pieces from the marquis's excavations in the Jalón basin
• Library, coin collection and historical archive of the Marquis of Cerralbo
• Palace garden with a pond and sculptures

Permanent udstilling

• Palacio-museo Cerralbo – Tour of the palace's original rooms, with the art, arms, archaeology and everyday objects collected by the Marquis of Cerralbo and his family.

Grundlagt

1944

Ejer

Ministerio de Cultura

Besøgende pr. år

ca. 130.364

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Thursdays from 17:00 to 19:00 (except public holidays), all Sundays, 18 April, 23 May, 12 October and 6 December.

Unemployed people in a legal situation of unemployment also enter free, with accreditation. Passes and cards: the “8 Museos de Madrid” pass (€16), the “4 Museos de Madrid” pass (€8), the joint State Museums card (€36.06) and the Bono Cultura Joven.

Tilgængelighed

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

Step-free access through the garden using a stairlift platform, with staff assistance at the main door; the lecture hall is reached by platform from the Calle de Ferraz door. Lift to the main floor, adapted toilet in the basement and wheelchairs for loan. Some rooms are difficult to access because it is a historic building and can be viewed from the threshold. For safety reasons, only one person with reduced mobility is admitted at a time. There are fixed induction loops at the ticket office and in the lecture hall, portable loops for audio guides and tours, visits with a Spanish Sign Language interpreter (booking by email), tactile plans with Braille, an easy-read guide and a guide with pictograms.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Puslerum

The museum organises workshop visits for children and young people, and offers an online storytelling session, PDF resources for family visits and a cut-out kit for the youngest. Lightweight strollers are allowed (maximum 50 cm wide and 90 cm long, open), one at a time in the permanent exhibition; baby chairs and baby carriers can be borrowed at the ticket office, and there is a baby-changing table on floor -1.

Transport & parkering

The museum is next to the Madrid Central low-emission zone, but outside it. Nearby BiciMAD stations: numbers 14, 115 and 116.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe
• Opbevaringsskabe

Sales point for publications, catalogues, guides and reproductions in the ticket area. Coats, bags and bulky items must be left in the lockers; suitcases and large bags are not admitted. Umbrella stand with padlocks in the vestibule.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje

Spaces in the palace are rented for events with a cultural, educational or heritage-promotion purpose, as well as for photo shoots and filming; gastronomic events are not accepted. The fee depends on the area and hours. Applications are sent two months in advance to comunicacion.cerralbo@cultura.gob.es.

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