Museo del Traje

Over het museum

The collections of the Museo del Traje originated with the Exhibition of Regional and Historical Costume, opened in Madrid on 18 April 1925. From the opening speech onwards it was proposed to turn that temporary show into a permanent museum. After several moves, in 1934 its holdings passed to the Museo del Pueblo Español, which also gathered household objects and work tools, and which opened to the public only briefly between 1971 and 1973.

In 1993 the Museo del Pueblo Español and the Museo Nacional de Etnología were merged into the Museo Nacional de Antropología. To give the costume collections greater public presence, the Museo del Traje. Centro de Investigación del Patrimonio Etnológico (CIPE) was created in 2004, housed in the University City building that had been the seat of the Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo. In 2020 it closed for improvement works and reopened in October 2021 with a renewed permanent exhibition.

The permanent exhibition traces the history of costume and fashion in Spain over the last three centuries, with a room devoted to traditional dress. The garments are shown in display cases with reduced lighting to protect them, and in 2025 more than 350 pieces were renewed, so that 28 of the 54 display cases received new content. The museum also has a library, workshops, an educational and multisensory area, a garden, a shop and a café.

Hoogtepunten

• Permanent exhibition on the history of costume and fashion in Spain from the 18th century
• Traditional dress room, a reference for the study of folk costume
• More than 350 pieces renewed in 2025 in 28 of the 54 display cases
• Educational and multisensory area with replicas of garments that can be touched
• Building with a large central courtyard, a garden and a tower clad in sheet metal

Vaste collectie

• Exposición permanente – Tour through the history of costume and fashion in Spain from the 18th century to the present, organised into twelve areas and 54 display cases.
• Sala de indumentaria tradicional – Thematic area devoted to the museum's collections of traditional costume, a reference for the study of the subject.

Opgericht

1925

Beheerder

Ministerio de Cultura

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 78.411

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Sundays, Saturdays from 14:00, Thursdays in July and August from 19:00 to 22:30, 18 April, 12 October and 6 December. From 16 to 23 May (International Museum Day) admission to the State museums of the Ministry of Culture is free.

Temporary exhibitions are free of charge. Free admission, with accreditation, is also available to people in a legal situation of unemployment, teaching staff, official tourist guides and journalists in the performance of their duties, and members of ICOM, the board of trustees and the museum's friends' association. Online ticket booking is only a reservation: tickets are paid for at the ticket office.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The building has no architectural barriers; for greater convenience, people with reduced mobility enter via Calle de Paul Guinard, where there is also vehicle access. Two lifts go to the first floor, and the permanent exhibition is on a single level. Two wheelchairs and an electric mobility scooter are available on loan; for safety, a maximum of five wheelchair users are admitted at a time. Induction loops at the information desk and in the library, four individual devices, a multisensory educational area adapted for visually impaired people (part of the room is closed for maintenance), an accessible plan and an easy-read leaflet. Visits with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish Sign Language are offered.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations

The museum organises children's workshops and family weekends throughout the year, as well as programmes during non-school periods (Christmas, Holy Week and summer), free of charge with prior booking. There are collectible booklets for touring the exhibition independently. In the educational and multisensory area you can touch replicas of garments, although part of the room is closed for maintenance.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum has two general entrances (Glorieta del Cardenal Cisneros and Avenida de Juan de Herrera, 2) and an entrance for people with reduced mobility on Calle de Paul Guinard, no number.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe
• Kluisjes

Café and restaurant Café de Oriente Museo del Traje, open Tuesday to Saturday 9:00–19:00 and Sundays 10:00–15:00. Shop with gifts, textiles and publications in the central courtyard. Free cloakroom with the same hours as the exhibition. Bicycle parking next to the shop.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Spaces available: garden room (348 m²), outdoor square (about 900 m²) and courtyard with arcades (about 600 m²), in addition to the café and restaurant. Applications are sent two months in advance; use by private promoters requires an agreement and payment of fees.

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