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San Fernando Fine Art Royal Academy

Name: San Fernando Fine Art Royal Academy
Price range: $
Rating: 4.6

4.6 ·

Explore the San Fernando Fine Art Royal Academy, a quieter art stop inside a Neoclassical palace in central Madrid. Climb through five floors of paintings, sculpture and architectural drawings, with works by Goya, Sorolla and El Greco along the way.

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Full description

The San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts occupies a Neoclassical palace in the centre of Madrid and spreads its collection across five large floors. Paintings, sculpture, architectural drawings and models and some photographs are on view, ranging from 16th-century works to modern pieces, with names such as Goya, Sorolla and El Greco among the highlights.

Reviewers praise the helpful staff and are surprised the museum is not busier given its holdings. Many older pieces are religious in theme.

The calm galleries and building itself make it a rewarding choice for solo visitors and anyone seeking a less crowded alternative to Madrid's headline art museums.

Reviewers praise the helpful staff and are surprised the museum is not busier given its holdings. Many older pieces are religious in theme.

The calm galleries and building itself make it a rewarding choice for solo visitors and anyone seeking a less crowded alternative to Madrid's headline art museums.

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Address

C. Alcalá, 13, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain · Centro

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

1h15

Best time

morning or lunchtime

Intensity

Moderate walking

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Good to know

Closed on Mondays, and Saturday hours end at 15:00, so go in the morning
expect many religious works from earlier centuries
allow around 75 minutes.

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Reviews

Staff is very kind and helpful. I was expecting more paintings in line with what I've been researching from their literature and media. Many of their pieces are 15th century, later and religious (even Murillo whose genre paintings I like for the stories they tell. That room was closed the day I went to the…

Art and Culture

1/5

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