Museo Arqueológico Nacional
After my second day of work, we headed to the Museo Arqueologico Nacional. This museum recently reopened after a complete renovation. I am not sure what is was like before, but the renovation is fantastic.
The museum is close to the many other museums we visited throughout the trip. This museum as well was very inexpensive for the value -- only 2.50 EUR! It was also not crowded at all.
The museum is laid out chronologically and was easy to follow. The map of the museum also highlighted the key items in the collection. Mom and I used those as a road map for what to focus on within the museum.
The collection is outstanding. We did move quite quickly through some of the very early artifacts as they were similar to what we could find in another museum. We moved so quickly through the collection even though it was highly edited.
For example, I cannot believe this statue has existed for 17 centuries!
I loved that they were able to fully take advantage of the scale of some of their artifacts. The tall expanded ceilings allows the visitor to truly enjoy the size. This mosaic, for example is ~10 x 10 feet. It has been restored/maintained beautifully. I love the faces and detail in them.
We wished we had had more time in the museum, but it was literally closing when we left.
The Prado and the Thyssen may get a lot of the tourism press in Madrid, but they have a (re)new(ed) competitor on the block. Great to give an "A!"
Time in museum: 2 hrs
Times visited: 1
Overall: A
The museum is close to the many other museums we visited throughout the trip. This museum as well was very inexpensive for the value -- only 2.50 EUR! It was also not crowded at all.
The museum is laid out chronologically and was easy to follow. The map of the museum also highlighted the key items in the collection. Mom and I used those as a road map for what to focus on within the museum.
The collection is outstanding. We did move quite quickly through some of the very early artifacts as they were similar to what we could find in another museum. We moved so quickly through the collection even though it was highly edited.
For example, I cannot believe this statue has existed for 17 centuries!
I loved that they were able to fully take advantage of the scale of some of their artifacts. The tall expanded ceilings allows the visitor to truly enjoy the size. This mosaic, for example is ~10 x 10 feet. It has been restored/maintained beautifully. I love the faces and detail in them.
Some of the other items in their collection were fun to look at too!
We wished we had had more time in the museum, but it was literally closing when we left.
The Prado and the Thyssen may get a lot of the tourism press in Madrid, but they have a (re)new(ed) competitor on the block. Great to give an "A!"
Time in museum: 2 hrs
Times visited: 1
Overall: A
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