Museo del Reloj Antiguo Grassy

About the museum

The museum opened in 1953 to display the collection of Alejandro Grassy, the founder of the firm and a keen collector of clocks. It is located below the jeweller’s flagship shop at 1 Gran Vía, Madrid.

Part of the holdings come from the collection of Francisco Pérez de Olaguer-Felíu, with a predominance of French, English and German pieces. The route shows the evolution of mechanical clockmaking, from the iron mechanisms of the 16th century to the Empire-style clocks of the 19th century, and the pieces are in working order or capable of working.

The holdings include automata, table clocks, clocks with singing-bird scenes and large clocks depicting the heavenly bodies. The collection remains in the hands of the Grassy family.

Highlights

• European mechanical clockmaking from the 16th to the 19th century
• Automata and clocks with singing birds
• Empire-style clocks
• Collection founded by Alejandro Grassy in 1953
• Located below the Gran Vía shop, at No. 1

Permanent exhibition

• Colección de relojería antigua – European mechanical clocks from the 16th to the 19th century showing the evolution of clockmaking, with automata and Empire-style clocks.

Founded

1953

Operated by

Grassy

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