Reina Sofía National Museum Art Centre - Madrid, Spain
N 40° 24.534 W 003° 41.626
30T E 441134 N 4473373
On the 10th September 1992, their Royal Highnesses King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofía inaugurated the Reina Sofía National Museum Art Centre with a permanent collection which came to substitute the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art.
Waymark Code: WM28FD
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 09/22/2007
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Perhaps it was the transferring of Picasso´s "Guernica" to the Reina Sofía for its permanent collection, which was the decisive milestone in it now being considered one of the most important contemporary art museums in the world.
The building which houses the collection was designed in the 18th century by the architect Francisco Sabatini to be built as a hospital, and which was later modified and extended on numerous occasions. At one point, it was the object of urban planning which included its demolition.
In 1977, after much debate, this was declared an artistic historic monument. Its geographical situation in the city of Madrid - beside the Atocha roundabout, opposite the botanical gardens and close to the Prado Museum - makes this building an ideal headquarters for a national museum.
Between 1980 and 1988, restauration work was started by Antonio Fernández Alba and finished by José Luis Iñiguez de Ozoño and Antonio Vázquez de Castro. Its three famous transparent lift towers were designed in collaboration with the English architect, Ian Ritchie, and which now give a modern image to the building.
The museum features works by Solana, Juan Gris, Picasso, Miro, Calder, Dali, and Man Ray, among others.
Name: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Location:
Santa Isabel 52, 28012 Madrid
Phone Number: (+34) 91 774 10 00
Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency/Ownership: Public
Hours of operation:
Mondays to Saturdays:
10.00 - 21.00
Sundays: 10.00 - 14.30
Admission Fee: €6.00
Gift Shop: yes
Cafe/Restaurant: yes
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