Casa Museo Lope de Vega
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Why go
- Lope de Vega’s home, where he spent his final 25 years and wrote some of his best-known works.
- Furnishings from his final years, arranged in the style of Spain’s Golden Age.
- Rooms reconstructed by architect Fernando Chueca Goitia during the 1973–1975 restoration.
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Lope de Vega’s manuscriptsThree manuscripts held by the Real Academia Española are displayed in the museum.
Know before you go
- Advance booking by phone or email is required.
- Visits take place with a guide.
- Groups are limited to ten people.
What's inside
- The collection brings together art, furnishings, personal belongings and books contributed by museums and private donors.
- Loans include objects from the Prado Museum, National Archaeology Museum and National Library.
Tips for your visit
- Consider combining your visit with Madrid’s Triángulo del Arte museum district.
Tours and audio guides
- Guided tour
- English, Italian and French · approximately 45 minutes Discover Golden Age Spain and 17th-century Madrid through the writer’s home and life.
Interesting facts1
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The inscription on the main door’s lintel was recovered among materials used to fill the well.
Origin of the museum
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History
The house witnessed family losses: Lope’s son Carlos Félix died here aged seven, and Juana de Guardo died giving birth to Feliciana. Lope also witnessed Marta de Nevares’s death here.
- 1578The house was completed.
- 1610Lope de Vega bought the house.
- 1635Lope de Vega died after living in the house for 25 years.
- 1674His nephew Luis Antonio de Usátegui sold the house to actress Mariana Romero.
- 1751Álvarez Baena identified the house and documented changes to its entrance and garden.
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- 1929Antonia García de Cabrejo created a foundation at the house to teach lace-making to orphan girls.
- 1931Antonia García named the Real Academia Española patron of her foundation and called for a museum here.
- 1935After restoration by Emilio Moya and Pedro Muguruza, the house opened as a museum and was declared a monument.
- 1949–1959An expansion fitted out the museum’s attic.
- 1990–1992The house underwent a third restoration.
- 2007The Real Academia Española and Regional Government of Madrid began managing the house under an agreement dated December 18.
How to get there
- On footAddress: 11 Calle de Cervantes, Madrid.
Sources: House-Museum of Lope de Vega - Wikipedia · Home · House museum · Origin of the museum · Casa-Museo de Lope de Vega - Wikipedia · Casa Museo Lope de Vega - Wikipedia · Maison-musée de Lope de Vega - Wikipedia · checked 4 Oct 2026
- Website
- casamuseolopedevega.org/
- Phone
- +34 914 29 92 16
Questions and answers
When is Casa Museo Lope de Vega open?
Confirm opening times when booking. The museum is closed on 6 January, 15 May and 31 December.
Who manages Casa Museo Lope de Vega?
The Real Academia Española and the Regional Government of Madrid share management under an agreement that began on 18 December 2007.
Who visited Lope de Vega at home?
Friends and admirers visited him here.
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