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Museo SorollavsMuseo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Both Museo Sorolla and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum are endorsed by experts. On balance, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum scores significantly better than Museo Sorolla. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is ranked #2 in Madrid with accolades from 10 reviews including Time Out, Lonely Planet and goop.
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Calle General Martínez Campos, 37, 28010 Madrid, Spain
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Fodor's "See the world through the exceptional eye of Spain's most famous Impressionist painter, Joaquín Sorolla (1863–1923), who lived and worked most of his life at the home and garden he designed." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Native painter Joaquín Sorolla was a contemporary and friend of John Singer Sargent, and the parallels in their paintings are immediately apparent." Full review
Time Out "This delightful little museum, housed in the mansion built for the artist in 1910 to spend his latter years, has been recently restored and boasts 250 works." Full review
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The garden, Moorish-inspired but with an Italianate pergola, is a delightful, peaceful oasis of calm, seemingly miles away from the roaring traffic outside.
Let's Go "Museo Sorolla is a must-see for art lovers; prior knowledge of Joaquim Sorolla not necessary." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This impressionist artist...was unequalled in knowing how to convey the dazzling light of the Mediterranean coast." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Madrid has some wonderfully evocative smaller museums—like the Sorolla, set in the former home and studio of the painter Joaquín Sorolla." Full review
Afar Magazine "The former house of Joaquín Sorolla is now a museum dedicated to his life." Full review
Frommer's "You can see pictures by Joaquín Sorolla (1863–1923) at the Prado and elsewhere in Madrid, but this enchanting museum in his former home has the largest collection by the master of light" Full review
Lonely Planet "The Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla immortalised the clear Mediterranean light of the Valencian coast." Full review
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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
