Museo Arqueológico y Paleontológico de la Comunidad de Madrid

Over het museum

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.

Hoogtepunten

• 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

Vaste collectie

• 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.

Opgericht

1997

Beheerder

Comunidad de Madrid

Directie

Enrique Baquedano

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Admission, guided tours and activities are free.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

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.

Kinderen & gezin

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

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

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

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

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

Tot 77 personen.

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.

Je bezoek plannen