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Museo de America vs Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando

Both are praised by those who travel for a living. Overall, Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando scores marginally higher than Museum of the Americas. Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando comes in at 78 with positive reviews from 5 publications such as goop, Fodor's and Frommer's.

Museo de America
Museo de America
8 / 10
Avenida de los Reyes Catolicos, 6, Madrid
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Empire may have become a dirty word but it defined how Spain saw itself for centuries." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"This museum comprises the finest collection of pre-Columbian American art and artefacts in Europe, a combination of articles brought back at the time of the Conquest." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"This museum near the university campus houses an outstanding collection of pre-Columbian, Spanish-American, and Native American art and artifacts." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Includes a real gem: the Cortesano Manuscript, one of the rarest Mayan manuscripts to have survived... painted pictures decorated with mother-of-pearl, should not leave you indifferent either." Full review
Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
9 / 10
Alcala, 13, 28014 Madrid
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Designed by José Churriguera in the waning baroque years of the early 18th century, this museum showcases 500 years of Spanish painting." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"The go-to gallery for Goyas; including two of the artist's self portraits, as well as paintings by Ribera and Velázquez."
Frommer's Frommer's
"An easy stroll from Puerta del Sol, the Fine Arts Museum is located in the restored and remodeled 17th-century baroque palace of Juan de Goyeneche." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Madrid’s ‘other’ art gallery, the Real Academía de Bellas Artes has for centuries played a pivotal role in the artistic life of the city." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Housed in an 18th-century Baroque palace near the Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun), the museum displays more than 1,400 paintings by artists like Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí." Full review
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