Museo del Greco
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Why go
- The complete Apostolado, regarded as the finest surviving ensemble of its kind.
- View and Plan of Toledo, one of the museum’s significant works.
- The largest collection of paintings by Luis Tristán, regarded as El Greco’s finest pupil.
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- ApostoladoMade by El Greco and his workshop in 1610–1614 for Toledo’s Hospital de Santiago, these 13 paintings were conceived together. Christ faces outward, six disciples turn each way, and Saint Paul replaces Judas Iscariot.Collection1610–1614
- Spanish Art Museum roomSee works donated in the museum’s early years for a planned national collection.Spanish Art Museum room
- San Bernardino altarpieceOn loan from the Prado Museum.Collection
- Unfinished apostle portraitsLook for the unfinished portraits of apostles included in the collection.Collection
- Period furniture and Talavera potterySee period furniture and pottery from Talavera de la Reina.Collection
Know before you go
- Tuesday–Saturday 09:30–18:00; Sunday 10:00–15:00.
What's inside
- A 16th-century house recreates El Greco’s lost home; it is not the house where he spent most of his time in Toledo.
- An early 20th-century museum building, courtyard and garden.
- A chapel houses the Saint Bernard altarpiece beneath a Mudéjar coffered ceiling.
- Displays cover El Greco’s life and work, the history of the house museum, and how the museum’s displays have changed over time.
- Paintings span successive phases of El Greco’s career.
- Portraits of the brothers Diego and Antonio de Covarrubias.
- Paintings by other 17th-century Spanish artists.
Tips for your visit
- Find Museo del Greco at Paseo Transito s/n, in Toledo’s Jewish Quarter.
- For enquiries, call +34 925 99 09 82.
Interesting facts4
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Each Apostolado painting is oil on canvas and measures 97 × 77 cm.
El Greco Museum, Toledo - Wikipedia -
The museum is one of Spain’s National Museums, administered by the Ministry of Culture.
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1942
After restoration, the houses were donated to the state, except for Vega-Inclán’s residence, which remained privately owned until 1942.
Musée du Greco (Espagne) - Wikipedia -
1910
A board was established to oversee the museum on 27 April 1910.
Museo del Greco - Wikipedia
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History
The site had been the location of Samuel Ha-Levi Abulafia’s house, near land where El Greco actually lived. Paintings by El Greco were gathered from around Toledo for the museum, with some restored in the Prado’s Madrid workshops.
- Early 20th centuryThe museum opened as a house museum to gather El Greco’s paintings and evoke his living conditions.
- 1914Four rooms were added on the house’s upper floors.
- 1921A room was added to hold fifteen more paintings.
- 1924–1925A chapel was built for the Saint Bernard altarpiece.
- 1980Both buildings and the exhibition space underwent full restoration.
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- 2003A renovation programme began.
- 2006–March 2011The museum closed for renovation while some of its contents toured Spanish cities.
- 24 March 2011The museum reopened.
- 2021Crucifixion was acquired, the first El Greco painting added since the museum’s founding.
Sources: El Greco Museum, Toledo - Wikipedia · Museo del Greco - Wikipedia · Musée du Greco (Espagne) - Wikipedia · checked 30 Sep 2026
- Phone
- +34 925 99 09 82
Questions and answers
Who created Museo del Greco?
The marquis Benigno de la Vega-Inclán, who also promoted recognition of El Greco’s work.
Who restored the houses for Museo del Greco?
Architect Eladio Laredo.
Which pupil received particular attention in Museo del Greco’s renovation?
Luis Tristán.
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