How to visit and what to see at the Lázaro Galdeano Museum (Madrid): schedules, prices

I had been wanting to visit this museum for a long time and the truth is that it did not disappoint me at all.

My first contact with him Lázaro Galdiano museum de Madrid It was to participate in one of the activities offered outside of normal hours.

It is a literary evening in which some wonderful guides show you some paintings and artistic pieces and they relate them to texts from literary works or poems, in addition to telling you the story of each one of them.

After this interesting activity I left with a very good taste in my mouth, so I returned another day, yes, to visit the museum in its entirety.

Curiosities from the history of the Lázaro Galdiano museum

El Lázaro Galdiano museum It is located in one of the most privileged areas of the Madrid from the beginning of the XNUMXth century.

El Florido Park Palace build in neo-renaissance style It was the private residence of the collector and humanist Jose Lazaro Galdiano And his wife Paula Florido to which it owes its name.

This beautiful building, which was inaugurated in 1909, is surrounded by a beautiful garden with centuries-old trees and since 1951 it has housed the museum and the Lázaro Galdiano Foundation.

It was once the scene of parties, concerts and literary evenings, and the palace is testimony to the way of life of the wealthy classes at the beginning of the 20th century.

Jose Lazaro He was born in Navarra in 1862 and studied in Zaragoza, but it was in Barcelona where he began as a society chronicler, art and literature critic in the newspaper The vanguard.

From there arose his love of collecting and his passion for art.

He graduated in Law and founded the publishing house “Modern Spain".

In 1903 he married Paula Florido and Toledo, who was a rich Argentine lady, with whom he multiplied his fortune and in whom he found a great collaborator in the conservation and increase of the collections.

At the death of Paula in 1932, José He dedicated himself to traveling and expanding his art collection, residing mainly in Paris and New York.

He died in Madrid in 1947 and bequeathed all his belongings to the Spanish state.

This is the experience of visiting the Lázaro Galdiano museum

Entering the museum building and to make your visit easier, I will tell you that it is distributed over four floors.

You can go up the stairs, but my advice is that you don't forget to use the elevator, which has some old seats that give it great charm.

The museum contains a collection of 12.600 pieces gathered by Jose Lazaro Galdiano.

La ground floor The palace was originally dedicated to the service area of ​​the house, and the garage and warehouse were located there.

In the guided tour here we are introduced to Jose Lazaro in all its facets, whether as a collector, as an editor or as a bibliophile.

Treasure Chamber in the Lázaro Galdiano museum

On this floor you can see a dazzling Treasury Chamber with one of the european collections most important civil silverware and jewelry.

His admiration for Goya is reflected throughout the museum, as well as his passion for Spanish art.

Works like Anne of Austria de Alonso Sánchez Coello, or of Greco y Zurbaran, or pieces like the Tartessian Vase or the Sword of the Count of Tendilla de Giacomo Magnolio, are some of the wonders that you can admire.

In the first floor There is the old noble area of ​​the palace that preserves the original distribution and decoration.

Ballroom in the Lázaro Galdiano museum

Beautiful marble, wood or stucco plinths adorn its doors and finish off the ceiling murals.

Also forming a central patio is the Dance room, which closes with a beautiful colored glass on the ceiling and views from the second floor of the palace.

The marquetry floors on all floors are original to the palace.

Collection of Spanish art in the Lázaro Galdiano museum

On this floor of Lázaro Galdiano museum you can walk through nine rooms in which the Spanish art in painting, sculpture, decorative arts and furniture between the 15th and 19th centuries.

Here it stands out The coven de Goya, while several works by El Greek, Zurbaran, Murillo o Velázquez They adorn their walls.

It is important to highlight the decoration of its ceilings, which was commissioned Eugenio Lucas Villamil and shows many literary, artistic and mythological allusions.

La second floor The museum was the private area of ​​the house, and during your visit you will be able to review various works of the European schools.

This way you will find paintings as important as El Salvador teenager de Boltraffio: The Meditations of Saint John the Baptist de El Bosco among many.

Don't stop looking at the collections of bronze, enamels and curious watches, as well as in the set of illuminations, small portraits and miniatures that are also one of the best collections in Europe.

Collector's Cabinet in the Lázaro Galdiano museum

In the third floor of the Lázaro Galdiano the call is displayed Collector's Cabinet, a corner where collections that are not exhibited anywhere in the museum are kept in drawers and display cases that you can open.

Display cases with enamels, silverware, weapons, coins and medals of great value, a luxury to be able to enjoy this wide and heterogeneous collection.

Tell you that also the Lázaro Galdiano museum has a program throughout the year Temporary exhibitions of great interest, and also carries out activities aimed at both children and adults, in addition to renting some spaces for events.

Consulting the guided tours will give you a much broader knowledge of the museum and you will have a very pleasant time.

Visiting hours of the Lázaro Galdiano museum

Located in the 122 Serrano Street, Visiting hours of the Lázaro Galdiano museum from Madrid are, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 9,30:15 a.m. to XNUMX p.m.

On Mondays the museum is closed for visits.

Lázaro Galdiano museum ticket prices

The ticket prices They are, the general one, 7 euros, and the reduced one, 4 euros, a price that seniors +60 and pensioners, students and family groups benefit from.

How to visit the Lázaro Galdiano museum for free

You can visit the Lázaro Galdiano museum for free every day from 14 to 15 p.m., and at any time children under 12 years of age, the unemployed and teaching staff have free access.

Guided tours at the Lázaro Galdiano museum

And, finally, you can also sign up for guided tours (call 91 561 60 84) that take place from Tuesday to Friday, at 12 noon, and on Sundays at 10 a.m., with a minimum group of 7 people and a maximum of 15 people.

El price of guided tours It is, the general one, 10 euros, and the reduced one, 7 euros, already including the entrance to the museum.