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Museo Nacional Thyssen-BornemiszavsMuseo Lazaro Galdiano
Both Museo Lazaro Galdiano and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum are endorsed by travel writers. Overall, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum ranks significantly higher than Museo Lazaro Galdiano. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum has a TripExpert Score of 97 with positive reviews from 10 reviewers including Frommer's, Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure.
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Paseo del Prado, 8, 28014 Madrid, Spain
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Fodor's "Opened in 1992, the Thyssen occupies spacious galleries filled with natural light in the late-18th-century Villahermosa Palace (itself finished in 1771)." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"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." Full review
Travel + Leisure "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." Full review
Time Out "The private collection of the late Baron Hans-Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza is widely considered the most important in the world." Full review
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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." Full review
Let's Go "The museum is housed in the 19th-century Palacio de Villahermosa and contains the donated collection of the late Baron Henrich Thyssen-Bornemisza. " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The collection is an opportunity to explore Western art from the late 12C to the present day." Full review
goop "The collection of works housed in this 18th-century palace represent the lifetime pastime of Swiss collector Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza and his Spanish wife Carmen." Full review
The Telegraph "Superlative collections of Western art from the 13th century to the present day, built up by the Thyssen-Bornemisza family and housed in a neo-classical palace." Full review
Afar Magazine "Admire great works of art by Spanish and European Masters like El Greco, Gauguin, Renoir, Matisse and Rusiñol." Full review
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Serrano, 122, Madrid
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Fodor's "This stately mansion of writer and editor José Lázaro Galdiano (1862–1947)...has decorative items and paintings by Bosch, El Greco, Murillo, and Goya, among others." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This is just the sort of place you expect to find along Calle de Serrano, with an imposing early-20th-century Italianate stone mansion set discreetly back from the street." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Located off the typical tourist route in Salamanca, the little-known Museo Lázaro Galdiano displays more than 12,000 works of art." Full review
Time Out "This unjustifiably little-known museum holds the extraordinarily eclectic collection of 15,000 paintings and objets d'art, covering 24 centuries, that was accumulated over 70 years." Full review
Let's Go "The vast majority of his collection consists of stiff 16th- to 18th-century religious portraits and scenes. " Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The dazzling collection brought together by José Lázaro Galdiano...there are excellent reasons to visit this little-known museum." Full review
goop "Off the beaten path from the so-called Golden Triangle comprised of the Thyssen, El Prado, and the Reina Sofia, this private collection is well worth the side trip." Full review
Atlas Obscura "This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures. " Full review
Frommer's "Imagine 37 rooms in a superbly renovated 19th-century mansion bulging with artworks, including many by the most famous old masters of Europe." Full review
