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Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza vs Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
Both are endorsed by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum scores significantly higher than Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum comes in at 97 with recommendations from 10 reviewers such as Frommer's, concierge.com and Michelin Guide.
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
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Paseo del Prado, 8, 28014 Madrid, Spain
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"Opened in 1992, the Thyssen occupies spacious galleries filled with natural light in the late-18th-century Villahermosa Palace (itself finished in 1771)."
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"One of the most extraordinary private collections of predominantly European art in the world, the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is a worthy member of Madrid’s ‘Golden Triangle’ of art."
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"The Thyssen’s pieces, purchased by the Spanish state from a private collector in 1992, represent a tremendous breadth of European painters from the 14th to 21st centuries."
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"The private collection of the late Baron Hans-Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza is widely considered the most important in the world."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"The third leg in Madrid's "golden triangle of art"... one of the world's great private collections, and includes everything from Old Masters to 20th-century Cubists."
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Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
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Alcala, 13, 28014 Madrid
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"Designed by José Churriguera in the waning baroque years of the early 18th century, this museum showcases 500 years of Spanish painting."
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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
"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."
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"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."
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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."
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