The 'National Archaeological Museum' (
Spanish: 'Museo Arqueológico Nacional') of
Spain is in
Madrid, beside the
Plaza de Colón (''Columbus Square''), sharing its building with the
National Library.
Façade.
The museum was founded in
1867 by a Royal Decree of
Isabella II, and its purpose was to be a depository for numismatic, archaeological, ethnographical and decorative art collections compiled by the Spanish monarchs.
In
1895 all the funds were definitively moved to the current venue, a
neoclassical building projected by architect
Francisco Jareño and built from
1866 to
1892. In
1968 were started renovation and extension works that considerably increased its area.
The current collection includes, among others,
Pre-historic,
Celtic,
Iberian,
Greek and
Roman antiquities and
medieval (
Visigothic,
Muslim and Christian) objects.
Highlights are:
★ A replica of the
Altamira cave.
★
Lady of Elx
★
Lady of Baza
★
Bicha de Balazote
★ Visigothic ''
Treasure of Guarrazar''
External links
★
Official website (in Spanish).
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