Prado Museum in Madrid

Prado Museum in Madrid

This museum, known not only to the Europeans, but to any educated person, was opened in the early 19th century in Madrid, and located in the park with the same name (Prado). Prado Museum contains the objects of graphic arts of different ages and styles. It is believed that its collection reaches 8-9 thousand paintings, including such famous paintings as “Annunciation”, “Colossus”, “Last Supper”, etc. The museum also contains sculptures and other exhibits.

About 3 million tourists come to Madrid every year to see this beauty. This museum is considered one of the largest in the world, along with the Louvre and other famous museums. The building always attracts the attention of travelers. Prado Museum was constructed in the 18 century and intended to be the home of life sciences. But 50 years later the building turned into an art gallery.

You can visit this wonderful place every day, including on weekends and public holidays (except for several days a year), which is very convenient for the travelers. The entrance ticket costs from 4 to 8 euro and the young people under 18 can visit the museum for free. The museum also arranges various exhibitions that include the world-famous paintings. For example, such exhibitions took place in the museum in 2003 and 2006. The pictures from Prado Museum are often exported from Spain to the other countries so that their residents can see the works of famous artists. Such exhibition was arranged in Russia in 2011 and generated a great interest among the Russian people.

Such attraction as Prado Museum is one of the places of Madrid that are worth visiting. Beautiful pictures, original sculptures, the atmosphere of beauty and peace is something this museum can be proud of.