The Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas (also known as National Museum of Decorative Arts, and National Museum of
Industrial Arts), is situated at 12 Montalbán Street, in Madrid, Spain. It is in the southern side of
the Puerta de Alcalá and the west of the Buen
Retiro Park. It is one of the most famous and
ancient museums of Spain, found within the Golden
Triangle of Art. Just like the Victoria and Albert Museum of
London, this museum has wide collection of industrial and minor arts such as
furniture, ceramics, glasses, and textiles etc. Its collections belong to 16th
and 17th centuries. There are around 35,000 pieces in this museum,
including a big quantity of Arabic world items, which are collected from
Morocco and Turkey. The museum has over 60 exhibition rooms, which are present
within the palace close to the Jardines del Retiro de Madrid. This museum receives around 21,000 visitors yearly. The
foundation of this museum was laid by Royal Decree in 1912, under the name of
National Museum of Industrial Arts. It had been following a precedent during
the reign of Amadeo I of Spain, and in those days it was considered to be an industrial
museum. During the initial stage, the place was dedicated for research work
rather than tourism. It used to be an institution for learners, manufacturers
and designers, just like the Victoria and Albert Museum of London and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs of Paris.
Practical info
The
museum was initially situated in one of the buildings of Sacramento Street
in El Madrid de los Austrias, but now it
is present in the south of
the Puerta de Alcalá and west
of the Buen Retiro Park.
It remains open daily and there are no holidays except public holidays.
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