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Cerralbo Museum

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    This museum, one of the most important in Madrid, is also one of its least well-known. Located in what used to be the stately home of the 17th Marquis of Cerralbo, visitors to the museum are transported back in time to experience what life was like for an aristocratic family in late 19th-century Madrid.

    The classical style Palace, decorated with Neo-Baroque and Rococo elements, was designed with a dual purpose, as a home and a museum, headquarters of the works of art collected by the Marquis of  Cerralbo and his children, the Marquises of Villa-Huerta, during their many trips in Spain and Europe. Therefore, the museum is made up of over 50,000 objects, including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, glass, tapestry, furniture, coins, medals, drawings, stamps, clocks, weapons, armour and archaeological objects...

    The Marquis of Cerralbo donated this property to the nation, setting up the Cerralbo Museum, so that his collections live on “together and can be used for study by science and art lovers”.  

    Given that it is a palace-house, the different objects on display do not have any informative signs about the exhibited items (except those signs placed by the Marquis himself), during the visit, the museum offers a notebook with information and the most outstanding pieces, which is available in Spanish, English, French, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, German, Chinese and Japanese.

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    Audioguides
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    Lockers / Cloakroom
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    Library
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    Information points
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    Guided tours
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    Lift
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    Nursing room
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    Baby-changing facilities

    Due to the nature of the rooms, in which narrow passageways prevail, and a  museum style which displays the works in their original environment without protective elements,  visitors with visual difficulties will encounter some problems moving around the Museum.  This does not occur for those who are deaf, with hearing problems or reduced mobility as the Museum has been especially adapted, although not completely.

    The Museum has two wheelchairs for people with reduced mobility or with mobility problems.  

    Accessibility with limitations for people with motor function disabilities due to the nature of the building. Adapted toilet in the basement. Platform and lift for people with reduced mobility.   

    For safety reasons and in accordance with the institution’s Evacuation Plan, the  Cerralbo Museum only admits a maximum of two people with dependent mobility, in other words, users of wheelchair, walking frames or similar devices, at the same time.

    Audio-guides with audio-description.

    Braille and embossed maps.

    For users of audiphones and hearing aids, magnetic loop systems have been installed at the Ticket Office counter, in the Auditorium and Didactic Room. For people with hearing impairments, the Museum is equipped with permanent magnetic loops  at the Ticket Office counter, in the Auditorium and Didactic Room; magnetic induction lops and self-powered speakers for audio guides; and offers radio guides with connection to personal magnetic induction loops and portable self powered speaker equipment  for all other rooms.

    Last updated: 14/02/2023
    Practical Information
    Tourist Information
    Address
    Calle
    de Ventura Rodríguez, 17
    28008
    Tourist area
    Princesa
    Telephone
    (+34) 91 547 36 46
    Fax
    (+34) 91 559 11 71
    Metro
    Ventura Rodríguez (L3)
    Plaza de España (L2, L3, L10)
    Bus
    001, 1, 2, 3, 25, 39, 44, 46, 62, 74, 75, 133, 138, 148, C1, C2, N16, N18, N19, N20, N21
    Cercanías (local train)
    Madrid-Príncipe Pío
    BiciMAD bike-share scheme

    Docking stations: 

    - Calle Ventura Rodríguez, 2

    - Plaza de España A y B (calle Princesa, 5)

    - Ferraz (calle Evaristo San Miguel, 2)

    Price

    General entry: 3 €

    Reduced entry: 1.50 €

    Free entry: Thu: 5.00pm - 8.00pm / Sun & holidays: 18 April, 18 May, 12 October, 6 December

    8 Madrid Museums Pass (National Archaeological Museum, Cerralbo Museum, Museum of the Americas, Costume Museum-Centre for the Research of the Ethnological Heritage 24, National Museum of Anthropology, National Museum of Decorative Arts, National Museum of Romanticism, Sorolla Museum): € 16 (valid for 15 days)

    4 Madrid Museums Pass (allows you to visit any four of the aforementioned museums): € 8 (valid for 10 days)

    Five-museum pass – Decorative Arts, Cerralbo, Romanticism, Sorolla, Lázaro Galdiano – €12. Valid for all five museums for ten days. More info.

    Times

    Tue-Sat 9:30am - 3:00pm.

    Thursday afternoons (except public holidays): 5pm – 8pm

    Sun & holidays: 10:00am - 3:00pm.

    Guided visits and Group Visits: See official website

    Bags, rucksacks, umbrellas, bulky items and packages must be left at the museum’s ticket office.

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    Cultural venues
    Museums

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