The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is an art gallery in Madrid. It is known as a part of the "Golden Triangle of Art", which also includes the Prado and the Reina Sofia galleries. The collection started in 1920 as a private collection by the late Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza. He assembled most of the works from his relatives' collections and proceeded to acquire large numbers of new works to produce what is one of the world's finest private art collections. In 1985, the Baron married Carmen Cervera ,a former Miss Spain 1961, and introduced her to art collecting. Carmen's influence was decisive in persuading the Baron to decide on the future of his collection and cede the collection to Spain.
The variety of art work in this museum is unlike any other in the "Triangle". There are paintings by masters Ruebens and Rembrandt, and then there is some Monet, Renoir, and Van Gogh. There is of course a spainish influence with some paintings by Picasso and Dali. If you visit one museum in Madrid, make it this one.
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Phone: Tel.: (34)914203944. Fax: (34)91
Address: Paseo del Prado, 8.
Directions: It is off of the Metro stop Banco de España. Once you get there it should be very easy to find.
Website: http://www.museothyssen.org
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on Mar 11, 2007
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