LAZARO GALDIANO MUSEUM, Ground Floor

Hi, I'm Alyson, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.

Today I'll accompany you through the Lázaro Galdiano Museum, which is one of the most special artistic treasures of Madrid.

The beautiful neo-Renaissance style building before you surrounded by an orange wall was built in the early twentieth century, and is the home of the Lázaro Galdiano Museum.

Let me tell you a little bit about this interesting man. His full name was José Lázaro Galdiano: he was a reporter, editor, and art and literary critic, and when he died in 1947 he left the Spanish State his palace and all the works of art in it, including an art library with more than 20,000 volumes, which can be found in the adjacent building along with an auditorium and an area dedicated to temporary exhibitions. The museum was opened in 1951 and radically renovated in 2005 with the aim of balancing the demands of a contemporary museum with the original atmosphere of the collector's house....