Naval Museum of Madrid

Naval Museum
Museo Naval
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Established1843 (1843)[1]
LocationPaseo del Prado 5, Madrid, Spain
Coordinates40°25′03″N 3°41′34″W / 40.417456°N 3.692804°W / 40.417456; -3.692804
TypeNaval museum
WebsiteOfficial website

The Naval Museum (Spanish: Museo Naval) is a naval museum in Madrid, Spain, devoted to the history of the Spanish Navy since the Catholic Monarchs, in the 15th century, up to the present. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Defence.

The displays set naval history in a wide context with information about the history of the Spanish Empire. The collections include navigation instruments, weapons, maps and paintings.

  1. ^ "Museo Naval (in Spanish)". Retrieved 30 August 2012.