Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas | |
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Former name | National Museum of Industrial Arts |
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| Established | 1912 |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°25′4.483″N 3°41′23.341″W / 40.41791194°N 3.68981694°W |
The National Museum of Decorative Arts (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas; originally, National Museum of Industrial Arts) is a decorative arts museum in Madrid, Spain, devoted to the industrial or "minor arts", including furniture, ceramics, glass, and textiles. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture.
It is one of the oldest museums in the city, situated within the Golden Triangle of Art, at the south of the Puerta de Alcalá and the western side of the Buen Retiro Park. Following the example of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, it illustrates the evolution of industrial or "minor arts", including furniture, ceramics, glass, and textiles. The collections emphasize the 16th and 17th centuries in particular; its collection contains approximately 70,000 pieces.[1] Its 62 exhibition rooms are within a palace near the Jardines del Retiro de Madrid. The museum received 71,472 visitors in 2017.[2]
- ^ Espino, Isabel (May 17, 2009). "El museo donde viven los objetos". El Mundo. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "Visitor numbers from the State Museums". Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved September 26, 2018.