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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia vs Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
Both are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Queen Sofia Arts Center is the choice of most reviewers compared to National Museum of Decorative Arts. Queen Sofia Arts Center scores 85 with positive reviews from 6 reviewers like Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure and Frommer's.
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
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Santa Isabel, 52, 28012 Madrid
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"The permanent art collection features 1,000 works on four floors... and, despite concentrating on painting, puts a much higher emphasis on other art forms such as photography and cinema."
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Concierge
"A spectacular triangular-roofed addition by French star architect Jean Nouvel has boosted what was already Spain's most important modern-art museum into the capital's new must-see."
Frommer's
"As the Prado has filled the role of repository for traditional art in Madrid, the Reina Sofía, nicknamed the "MoMA of Madrid," has provided for the world of modern art."
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Lonely Planet
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"Home to Picasso’s Guernica, arguably Spain’s single most famous artwork, and a host of other important Spanish artworks."
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Travel + Leisure
"Picasso’s Guernica, depicting Franco’s bombing of civilians in Guernica during the civil war, one of the most celebrated antiwar paintings of all time, makes its permanent home here."
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Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
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Calle de Montalban, 12, Madrid
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"In 62 rooms spread over several floors, this museum, near the Plaza de la Cibeles, displays a rich collection of furniture, ceramics, and decorative pieces."
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Lonely Planet
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"Those who love sumptuous period furniture, ceramics, carpets, tapestries and the like will find themselves passing a worthwhile hour or two here."
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Travel + Leisure
"Housed in a 19th-century palace, the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas (National Museum of Decorative Arts) is located within the bank of museums northwest of the Buen Retiro Park."
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Time Out
"The Decorative Arts Museum houses more than 15,000 objets d'art, furniture and tapestries from all over Spain, plus many from China."
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Fodor's
"This palatial building showcases 60,000 textiles, pieces of furniture—including some installed in reconstructed period rooms—jewelry, ceramics, glass, crystal, and metalwork items."
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