How to visit the Sistine Chapel exhibition in Madrid: schedules, prices

The impressive frescoes that adorn the vault of the Sistine Chapel painted by Miguel Angel llegan to Madrid natural size, using the latest technologies, to achieve a perfect simulation of High Definition.

An exhibition that allows us to immerse ourselves in the monumental work of the Renaissance genius and appreciate the details of these complex compositions at close range, from another dimension.

You will not have to strain your neck to look at the artistic work from 20 meters away, as happens in the Vatican City, the equivalent of 6 stories high, and all without leaving Spain.

La Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: the exhibition It is an exhibition that puts a great focus on the most impressive fresco in the world made more than 500 years ago so that you can now appreciate all its details very closely.

Dates to see the Sistine Chapel exhibition in Madrid

An experience in which you can immerse yourself, after being extended, until March's 12 in the Moda Shopping Mall de Madrid, Along the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

A sample that arrives preceded by a successful reception in New York in the Word Trade Center, riding a Chicago, China and in European cities like Berlin o Vienna.

Cities where you can see the Sistine Chapel exhibition

Currently it can be seen in parallel in several cities, such as Dallas, Washington, Miami o Cleveland, but it is also on a waiting list in half the world like Brazil, Detroit o Boston.

For its part, the next destination in Spain es Barcelona, although the dates have not yet been communicated.

What is the Sistine Chapel exhibition like in Madrid?

This new immersive exhibition will allow you to rediscover the Eighth Wonder of the World and understand the meaning of the scenes they show us.

The reproduction of this Vatican treasure takes place through 34 paneles about 5 meters high.

They are placed in enormous screens, in which they are used high definition photos using a printing technique that emulates the original with great realism.

The paintings have informative sign that together with the audio guides They allow you to immerse yourself more closely and understand the greatness of this work, which you cannot appreciate in the same way from the enormous height of the Vatican ceilings.

La visit lasts about an hour and has seating so you can stop at the images and listen to their story.

Una live experience that will make you feel that you are in the very apostolic palace, the room in which the appointment of the Popes.

Don't forget your camera or cell phone, here you can take all the photos you want and take away the graphic memory, unlike in the authentic Vatican City, where it is not allowed.

The replicas are made of fabric, they are not simple sheets, to give it more resemblance to the original and a feeling of authenticity.

The original is made with a different and very complicated painting technique, the fresco, where it is painted on wet plaster on the wall and then the colors are absorbed with the aim of making it last longer over time and be better preserved.

What to see in the Sistine Chapel exhibition in Madrid

La vault of the Sistine Chapel shows us the scenes from the nine episodes of the Genesis, stories told from the end of the altar to the entrance door of the chapel.

They are grouped in groups of three, from the Creation of the World, Creation of Man and Expulsion from Paradise, and the Noah's Story.

Here you will see those colossal reproductions with great precision and realism.

The Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel exhibition

The first thing you will find on this tour is the most emblematic and famous scene of Miguel Angel, creation of adam.

You will have seen it hundreds of times on mugs, calendars, posters and cartoons, an image that generates a collective fascination and that has transcended all time.

In it we observe a God mature, together with his angels who extends his arm to give life to a Adam naked and muscular.

The union of their index fingers reflects the point of communion between God and the first man. The appeal lies in the harmony of the composition, which shows us the tension and relaxation in the same body.

Another of the most important images is the Creation of Eve, perhaps less known, but also of great value in which on the side of Adam arises Eva praying to his creator.

Between the stories of Genesis also highlights the Separation of the Waters, Creation of the Stars and Plants or the Separation of Light and Darkness.

The greatest dramatic load and anguish is found in the scene of the Universal Flood, Noah's Sacrifice and his drunkenness.

In the images we also discover the naked, male nudes of different sizes representing different moments of Bible and who appear seated framing the boxes.

The prophets y sibyls sitting on marble thrones they also occupy the triangular spaces of the scenes; below them, the lunettes y lean, images of the ancestors of Christ.

All of them are part of a unique tour that will take you time if you really want to know the details of these colossal compositions.

The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel exhibition

Presiding over the exhibition, the replica of the Final judgment, a fresco that Miguel Angel He painted 25 years after the vault, on the altar wall, when he was already 60 years old.

The original measures more than 13 meters, and in the exhibition you can also see it, but on a small scale.

It was commissioned by Pope Paul III as a way to respond to attacks Luther of that time, presenting the Humanity in front of his Salvation. There are almost 400 life-size figures that the artist also made in record time, in four years.

Many of the nudes that appear in this scene were criticized by church and later covered by a disciple of Miguel Angel, Ricciarelli da Volterra, who earned the nickname The Braguetone: top panties, but he died shortly after and was unable to complete the assignment.

Also striking is the well-known scene of David y Goliath.

A painting in which Miguel Angel shows us the moment of triumph of David, pulling back his sword ready to cut off the head of the, until then, invincible Goliath already lying on the ground.

The end of the tour ends at the cinema, with a fun and above all illustrative documentary about who he was Miguel Angel y how he built the Sistine Chapel.

It is very interesting because it reveals details and anecdotes that you will not find in all textbooks. Before leaving you can take one last souvenir photo, with angel wings included.

This is the original Sistine Chapel of the Vatican

La Sistine Chapel It is one of the most important works of art in history due to its size and the symbolism it contains, in which faith and art are intertwined.

It is also the room where the conclave meets to elect the Papas.

The Italian artist used a lot of imagination to illustrate the barrel vault without repeating himself in the more than 3 hundred figures he illustrated.

He worked alone, without assistants, during the four years it took him to paint it, from 1508 to 1512.

La Sistine Chapel was commissioned by Pope Julius II to replace another painting with a blue background and gold stars.

Miguel Angel He accepted the job without much conviction, because he considered himself more a sculptor than a painter, and the challenge was to decorate it 20 meters above the ground and face his little experience with the fresco technique.

To do this, he built his own scaffolding, going through countless difficulties, getting paint in his own eyes and suffering financial problems because he could not get paid until the work was finished.

La Sistine Chapel It was not the exclusive work of Michelangelo Buonarroti, since the walls already had works of art Botticelli, Signoreli, Perugino o Roselli that reflect the life of Moses and Christ.

Sistine Chapel exhibition hours

La exhibition The Sistine Chapel You can visit it until February 27 on the ground floor of the Moda Shopping Mall, located next to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, In the General Perón Avenue, 38-40.

The Visiting schedule They are, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 19,30:XNUMX p.m., with a duration of approximately one hour.

Ticket prices for the Sistine Chapel exhibition

The ticket prices They are, generally, 12 euros; children from 4 to 12 years old, 8,40 euros; seniors+65 and students, 9 euros; and Family pack for up to two adults and two children, 8,10 euros per person.