National Archaeological Museum
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Why go
- The pre-Roman Lady of Elche, whose back has a cavity that may have held offerings or relics.
- The Aliseda treasure: 62 pieces of Phoenician-style goldwork found in a burial in 1920.
- The forecourt’s 1960s Cave of Altamira replica, made using photogrammetry.
- Room 27’s mosaics across its floor and walls.
- The Roman gallery’s courtyard, arranged like a forum.
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Don't miss
- Trésor de GuarrazarA treasure dated to the seventh century.
- Lady of BazaA polychrome stone statuette found in 1971 at Cerro del Santuario necropolis.Iberian sculpture collection
- Mausoleum of Pozo MoroAn Iberian funerary monument discovered in 1970.Iberian galleries
- Lex UrsonensisA first-century bronze law text found in five pieces in Osuna.Roman collection
- Zamora pyxisMade in Medina Azahara.al-Andalus collection
Know before you go
- Group and self-guided visits can be reserved through the museum website.
What's inside
- Permanent exhibition sequence: Prehistory, Protohistory, Roman Hispania, Late Antiquity, the Medieval World and the Modern Age.
- The numismatics and medals collection.
- Illuminated manuscripts include Beatus de San Pedro de Cardeña.
- The museum has a cafeteria and a shop.
With kids
- Family workshops for ages 8–13 cover archaeological investigation, ceramic restoration, and analysis of bones and metals.
- A family workshop for children aged 7 and up explores Roman architecture by building bridge, aqueduct, or theatre replicas.
- Children aged 7 and up can make a decorated stela using symbols, replicas, and adapted tools.
Tips for your visit
- The entrance is at basement level; the visit begins in the prehistory section.
- The redesigned galleries allow freer movement among a larger display of objects.
Tours and audio guides
- Multimedia guide and floor plan
- Available to support your museum visit
- Virtual visit
- Explore the museum virtually
Interesting facts7
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The Greek collection spans Mycenaean to Hellenistic times, with works from continental Greece, Ionia, Magna Graecia and Sicily.
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The Iberian galleries display fragmentary sculptures from Porcuna.
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The museum bought a Praying Sumerian figure at Christie’s in 2001.
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Egypt and Nubia holdings include funerary objects such as mummies, steles, amulets and ushabti.
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The Near East collection includes pottery from Iran and a Mesopotamian diorite head.
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The museum displays the Talayotic bulls of Costitx and the Ribadeo couple from the Castro culture.
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13,000 objects
The exhibition occupies four floors and about 10,000 m², displaying roughly 13,000 objects across forty halls.
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History
The Casino de la Reina was the museum’s provisional home before it moved to Francisco Jareño’s purpose-built palace. During the 1936 conflict, originals were boxed for protection while copies stayed on display; a provisional exhibition later presented representative collections to the public. The museum received historic-artistic monument status in 1962. Expansion began in 1968, and the museum reopened after renovation in spring 2014.
- 1867Isabella II founded the museum by royal decree on 20 March to house royal collections of coins, archaeological and ethnographic objects, and decorative arts. The Casino de la Reina served as its provisional home.
- 1895The museum officially opened in its current palace on 5 July. Francisco Jareño designed the purpose-built neoclassical building.
- 1936During the conflict, original objects were stored in boxes while copies remained on display.
- 1940–1951A provisional exhibition of representative collections was open to the public.
- 1962The museum was declared a historic-artistic monument.
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- 1968Renovation and expansion began, greatly increasing the museum’s area.
- 2008–2014The museum closed for renovation in 2008 and reopened in spring 2014.
How to get there
- BusBuses 1, 9, 19, 51 and 74 stop in front of the museum.
- BusBuses 5, 14, 27, 45, 150 and C03 stop on Paseo Recoletos.
- BusBuses 21 and 53 stop at Plaza de Colón.
- BusBuses 2, 15, 20, 28, 52 and 146 stop at Plaza de la Independencia.
- TrainMetro line 4 serves Serrano station.
- TrainMetro line 2 serves Retiro station.
- TrainCercanías lines C-1, C-2, C-7, C-8 and C-10 serve Recoletos station.
- ParkingPublic parking is available at Plaza de Colón, by Jardines del Descubrimiento.
- BikeA bike lane runs along Calle de Serrano.
Accessibility
- Access for visitors with disabilities The renovation adapted the building to improve access for visitors with disabilities.
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- Phone
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Questions and answers
When is the National Archaeological Museum open?
Tuesday to Saturday, 09:30–20:00; Sunday, 09:30–15:00.
Where was the Lady of Ibiza found?
At Puig des Molins necropolis on Ibiza.
Where did the praying statue of Peter I come from?
It was moved from a Madrid convent in 1868.
How large was the original coin collection?
The numismatics section opened with 103,096 gold, silver, bronze and lead coins.
When was the National Archaeological Museum building constructed?
Between 1866 and 1892.
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