06/12/12 – Calle de Fuencarral, 78
When the current renovation is finished, the Museum of History--originally the eighteenth-century Royal Hospice of San Fernando--will cover four centuries of life in Madrid. Until then, we can still enjoy the most head-swiveling doorway in the city.
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| Pedro de Ribera's Baroque doorway (1726): Alms-house extraordinaire. |
A guard told me that part of the permanent collection re-opens at the end of 2012, but the museum won't be fully operational until 2013. In the meantime it will continue to host temporary, free exhibits on the ground floor. The National Library of Spain has organized Otras Miradas (Other Views, until July 8), with maps of old Madrid, oil paintings, and 3-D topographic models.
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| 3-D model of Madrid by Leon Gil de Palacio (1830) |
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| The permanent collection will re-open in phases, starting in late 2012 |
It boggles the mind that this building faced destruction in 1922. We can thank the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Spanish Society of Art-Lovers for intervening. Muchas gracias.
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