Museo Nacional de Artes Escénicas
State museum devoted to Spanish performing arts, housed in the Palacios de los Maestres de Calatrava in Almagro.
Alleen afzonderlijke secties laten voorlezen
Over het museum
The museum originates in 1919, when Luis París, director of the Teatro Real, and Antonio Flórez proposed creating a museum-archive with theatre materials. The Ministry of Public Instruction and Fine Arts authorised the Museo-Archivo Teatral that same year, and the first exhibition opened in 1924 in two rooms of the Teatro Real. Damage suffered by the Teatro Real later forced the collections to be spread across different buildings in Madrid. In 1989 Almagro city council and the government of Castilla-La Mancha created a theatre museum beside the Plaza Mayor, and in 1990 the national collections were moved to Almagro.
In 1994 the city council ceded the Palacios de los Maestres de Calatrava complex to the Ministry of Culture to become a national museum. After its rehabilitation, the museum was inaugurated on 4 February 2004. The building was erected in the mid-13th century as the seat of the court of the Master of the Order of Calatrava and preserves a corner tower and a Mudéjar courtyard with horseshoe arches. Between 2023 and 2024 the exhibition area was extended; Royal Decree 1122/2024 gave it its current name, Museo Nacional de Artes Escénicas, and in 2025 new spaces and a new exhibition opened.
The museum, which depends on the INAEM, occupies around 2,200 m² over three floors and brings together painting, sculpture, works on paper, theatrical costume, models and small theatres, and puppets, as well as a library and an archive. Its holdings include the costumes and sets of the former national theatres, donations from figures such as José Tamayo and Nuria Espert, and works on deposit from the Museo del Prado.
Hoogtepunten
- Palacios de los Maestres de Calatrava, a 13th-century building with a Mudéjar courtyard
- Permanent exhibition tracing the performing arts from the 21st century back to their origins
- Costumes, sets, models, small theatres and puppets
- Donations from José Tamayo, Nuria Espert and other theatre families
- Free Wi-Fi in all rooms and free lockers
Vaste collectie
- Exposición permanente – A journey back in time, from the 21st century to the origins of theatre, through thirteen spaces including the corrales de comedias, the 18th century, Romanticism, the avant-gardes and puppet theatre, ending with the four elements on stage.
- Opgericht
- 1919
- Beheerder
- Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música (INAEM)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
| Volwassenen | € 3 |
|---|---|
| Met korting | € 1,50Groups of 8 or more people and cultural volunteers from other museums (50% discount) |
| Kinderen & jongeren | gratisgratis t/m 17 jaar · Free admission for under-18s, with accreditation. |
| Senioren | gratisFree admission for over-65s, with accreditation. |
| Mensen met een beperking | gratisbegeleider gratis · Free admission for people with disabilities; the companion enters for free when this is essential. |
| Studenten | gratisFree admission for students aged 18 to 25 and holders of the Carné Joven, with accreditation. |
| Groepen (vanaf 8 pers.) | € 1,50 p.p.Groups of 8 to 25 people with prior booking. |
| Gezinnen | gratisFree admission for large families, with accreditation. |
Gratis toegang: 27 March, 18 April, 18 May, 12 October, 6 December, Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings.
The museum's website currently states that admission is free; the ordinary rates are €3 for general admission and €1.50 for reduced admission. Free admission with accreditation also applies to unemployed people and pensioners, teachers, official guides, journalists, donors and the museum's cultural volunteers.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
- 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: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Assistance dogs are admitted. The museum has an accessibility page on its website.
Kinderen & gezin
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 17 jaar |
|---|---|
| Gezinsticket | gratis · Free admission for large families, with accreditation. |
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
The museum's agenda includes family workshops.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Service & horeca
- Kluisjes
- Wifi
Free Wi-Fi in all rooms and free lockers for storing belongings. The lobby shop is temporarily out of service.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Fotograferen | Photography with flash is not permitted. |
| Goed om te weten | Groups can request guided visits with prior booking on 926 261 014 or at taquilla.mnae@inaem.cultura.gob.es; dramatised visits to the permanent exhibition are also scheduled. In the rooms, eating, drinking and smoking, touching the works, running, and entering with umbrellas, selfie sticks or sharp objects are not permitted. |
