Cerralbo Museum

Museum · Arguelles

Cerralbo Museum

Museum · Arguelles

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C. de Ventura Rodríguez, 17, Moncloa - Aravaca, 28008 Madrid, Spain

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Step into a stunning 1800s mansion, the Cerralbo Museum, where over 50,000 dazzling objects unravel the tale of a noble family’s European adventures.  

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C. de Ventura Rodríguez, 17, Moncloa - Aravaca, 28008 Madrid, Spain Get directions

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C. de Ventura Rodríguez, 17, Moncloa - Aravaca, 28008 Madrid, Spain Get directions

+34 915 47 36 46
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@goop

"The Marquis of Cerralbo lived in this palace in the 19th and 20th centuries and designed everything from the staircase to the displays, to the gardens he sketched out himself. Today his absolutely over-the-top vision (he always hoped it would become a museum) remains faithfully intact complete with his collection of masterpieces by Spanish greats like El Greco and Zúrbaran, early photography, and Japanese armor from the Edo period."

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@cntraveler

"While not a guided tour, this discounted pass gives you access to five art museums that might otherwise not initially catch your attention. These include the Museum of Romanticism, the Sorolla Museum, the National Museum of Decorative Arts, the Cerralbo Museum, and the Lázaro Galdiano Museum. For only 12 euros, you have ten days to visit each of these museums. Start with the Sorolla Museum, once the Valencian artist’s family home, where his numerous vibrant landscape paintings detail colorful beach scenes from the Mediterranean. At the National Museum of Decorative Arts, everything from silverware and porcelain to musical instruments and antique fans are on display. When you tire of gilt-framed portraits and paintings, it offers an alternative view of Spanish history." - Ramsey Qubein

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"What’s the big picture here? While not a guided tour, this discounted pass gives you access to five art museums that might otherwise not initially catch your attention. These include the Museum of Romanticism, the Sorolla Museum , the National Museum of Decorative Arts, the Cerralbo Museum, and the Lázaro Galdiano Museum. For only 12 euros, you have ten days to visit each of these museums. There’s no strict schedule; visit all in one day, or spread them out according to your own plans. You can purchase the package at any ticket office of the five museums (or online). Who gets these passes? Visitors to these museums have seen the big stuff and are looking to dig deeper. If this is your first time to Madrid, it’s better to spend your time at the Royal Palace or among the famous Golden Triangle of art museums. It takes time to get to all five of these smaller museums because they are spread across the city. How are the guides? Each museum offers the opportunity to hire your own guide but you can also go it alone depending upon your level of interest. Anything you’ll be remembering weeks or months or years from now? There's a lot to explore. Start with the Sorolla Museum, once the Valencian artist’s family home, where his numerous vibrant landscape paintings detail colorful beach scenes from the Mediterranean. At the National Museum of Decorative Arts, everything from silverware and porcelain to musical instruments and antique fans are on display. When you tire of gilt-framed portraits and paintings, it offers an alternative view of Spanish history. So: money, time—how can we make the most of both? This tour is best for those that like to chart their own course and want the freedom to visit museums at their own pace. Those that have been to Madrid before will find this to be an excellent package to see smaller museums that don’t make it to the front page of every guide book. Locals, too, will appreciate this museum pass, especially because each museum offers a number of rotating exhibitions." - Ramsey Qubein

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Mauro Varena

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Really nice museum, centrally located in the center of Madrid. Only three euro entrance fee. It is better to get there before they open since they only allow 40 people in at time. As people exit they let people in. We were in line for about an hour since the line was a bit long when we got there, but it was worth it. definitely recommend

Akil Mayet

Google
Great value for money. A very long wait to enter but just pay €3 for such a magnificent house is amazing. I recommend going on a weekday though as I went on a weekend and the queues were massive to get in. I waited around 75 mins to enter

Tropic Coast

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Very nice museum. This place is full of beautiful antiques. Each room tells a story. Recommend to come early in the morning. We had the place all to ourselves for about one hour. The low ticket price is a plus.

Anthony L

Google
A great value at just three euros!!!. Better to go early. Line can get kind of annoying and slow. You could see it all in about an hour and a half. Easy.

Danny Hyun

Google
This museum is like a miniature palace. Located in the former residence of the 17th Marquis of Cerralbo, it offers a glimpse into the life of a noble family in Madrid in the late 19th century. The building was designed as a house and museum, housing the works of art and objects collected by the Marquis of Cerralbo and their children during their travels throughout Spain and Europe. The museum has over 50,000 objects, including paintings, sculptures, glassware, tapestries, furniture, coins, medals, drawings, stamps, clocks, weapons, armor, and archaeological artifacts. In fact, everything on display is packed to the brim. By founding the Cerralbo Museum, the Marquis of Cerralbo donated his collection to the Spanish people so that “lovers of science and art can live and study together.” Admission is free on Sunday, so it’s best to arrive at 8 a.m. when the museum opens, as lines can be quite long. The Plaza de España and the Templo de Debod are nearby

LUISA MARÍA NUÑEZ SALGUERO

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I went on the free hours on Thursday. I would recommend to get there at least an hour earlier because the line gets long! I got around 40 minutes early than the opening hour and had to wait for at least 40 min after the opening hour to get in. They didn’t had the whole thing open bc there was not much staff. The only thing is the staff were pretty rude, I don’t know if there were having a bad day, but if you don’t want to be screamed at take in mind theres rugs you are supposed to follow an don’t put a cm of your foot out of it, most of the tour has a sequence so you can not freely see what you have in front they make you go all the way to up in the hall and then when you come back you can see (I got screamed about that), mind you there’s nothing to let you know you have to follow an exact route (only them screaming at you often. IT’S NOT HERE, GO OVER THERE FIRST). I mean it’s my first time here and theres no introduction before hand, how I’m supposed to know, pretty mean staff unfortunately. But the installation it’s incredible you have to see it with your own eyes.

Barbara Miković

Google
After the royal palace, this is the most beautiful place I visited in Madrid. It's incredibly beautiful... But since a picture is worth a thousand words, take a look for yourself. This is truly a MUST SEE place in Madrid. And what is even more incredible is the extremely low price of the tickets, and for students the entrance is FREE! I really recommend to everyone to make the time when you're in Madrid to see this amazing museum, but leave yourself enough time to experience the place, don't run through it, and keep in mind that the last entrance is an hour before closing and the lines can be quite long, but it's really worth the wait to see this in person.

Stephen Cole

Google
A disappointing museum to visit. The positives: At 3 euro the entry fee is cheap. The Staircase is impressive. The negatives. Not well managed. (a) Slow entry despite few people inside. (b) Three staff were just ignorant and rude. Not all but, it leave a sour taste. There was no directional signage, so your got told off if you went the wrong way. Management should take the time to go to the many better run and staffed museums in Madrid and then see their own as visitors. It might help them learn. (c) Basically, the Marquis of Cerralbo, had money, but not much aesthetic taste. The quality of the decoration is not top quality and much of the house looks like an vastly over-stocked "antique shop ". Summary: disappointing.

Shuang W.

Yelp
Beautiful beautiful rooms and collections Rudest staff of all time tho Line up early to avoid waiting, otherwise it would be like hours of wait

Nick P.

Yelp
There was a bit of a wait like an hour or so. We waited in line for at least 1.5 hrs. We spent 3-4 hrs and leisurely walked around. I would say if you're a fan of art and old mansions, this would be for you. However, if you have a short attention span and walk very fast through each room, then this place is not for you. Cost was like 3 euros. Madrid is a walkable city so we just walked over here no Uber. Employees were nice and helpful as long as you respect the place.

Kendra H.

Yelp
Fantastic hidden gem in Madrid! It's a house museum but every inch is worth seeing. The artwork is stunning and so are all the small details in every corner. Definitely a must see!

Andrea M.

Yelp
This museum isn't like the others. It's an old mansion converted to a museum. They only let so many people in a time so it doesn't get overcrowded which is nice. They give you a book to carry around to each room so you know what they were used for. There is an outside garden that you can sit and relax in if you want. The tour is only 3 euros which is cheap as well. You can walk through yourself in about 30minutes or take as long as you want looking around. There's a great park located across the street you should visit as well!

Natalie W.

Yelp
I was blown away by this literally dazzling museum and would say that if you have been to the big three and are looking for somewhere else, this should be your next port of call over even the lovely Sorolla and impressive Lazaro Galdiano. Home to a wealthy Marquis, the real star here is the building itself even though it's also crammed full of beautiful paintings. It turns out that covering somewhere with gilded mirrors and stunning light fixtures is the secret to interior design, and the route starts off from the lovely small downstairs receptions to increasingly impressive formal rooms upstairs. Simply magnificent, and small enough to really take your time and enjoy. I as you can tell loved it. Admission is €3 and you are required to leave your things in free lockers, although you can take non-flash photos so remember to keep your phone/camera with you. They also provided a booklet (in at least 8 languages) which you carry around which has really well written descriptions of the rooms and key items in them - this is great so you are not jostling for space by labels.

Ren N.

Yelp
One of the best tourist sights so far in my visit here in Madrid. Highly recommended as it's just 3 euros. Seeing the whole place takes about 30-45 min. They only let in 60 people at a time so be prepared if you see the line out the door. Coat check was surprisingly accommodating since we had two luggage and bags, coats. Very nice to let us leave it behind the counter. The museum shop is nonexistent but there is a corner with some items on display you can purchase. I got a rose bag, 3.5 euros :)

Kathy H.

Yelp
Most breathtaking ever. It's a little home, really. Fully decorated with the "luxury" kind of art, basically you enter as the guest of honour in a wealthy Spanish home. This collection is from the Marquis of Cerralbo, Enrique de Aguilera y Gamboa. You receive a detailed guidebook when you walk in. There is a Spanish PDF on their website if you want to see it. But at the museum, they have a printed English version (which was what I read). The museum has 28 "areas." I'm going to walk you through some examples: The entrance hall with extremely large doors is used to allow guests to enter with their carriages. With enough space for exit as well. The guests get off inside the home and their drivers take the carriages out. It is very important* to have large, beautiful art so guests can see how grand/rich/luxury this house is. *every area is "very important" apparently because the host needs to show off his riches in every single inch of his home. Every inch of the wall is decorated! It's like... the family finds a spot on the ceiling, they will find something to fit there. Every piece of art is HUGE too. There are three floors if I remember correctly... You follow the guidebook and you walk from room to room. For example the men's "meeting" room is to chat business. But before you reach it, let's show off some armoury. There is a "world's travels" room full of artifacts the owner found interesting, perhaps collected from his business trips. Then there's the main diner which is absolutely gorgeous. After dining, the host and guests will walk to the brightly lid room where they can feel relaxed and chat with each other. If the guests find they are tired from the chatting, they can enter the next room. Where they can admire even more art. Each room has art. To think "the next room" has even MORE art than the previous room. It's crazy!! Such was how the wealthy Spanish lived. Almost every room has a mini "pre-room" so guests can refresh in the mirrors before entering. It's very important that the guests are comfortable and the hosts can show off their wealth. The library is drop-dead impressive. These books date back crazy long ago. It's like his internet. The master of the home was interested in every single topic. He collected coins in the library too. And I haven't even talked about the very last room. Extremely beautiful. Unfortunately they asked me to put my stuff in the locker, so I thought they didn't want photographs. I saw some sneaky people take photos though. I am SO jealous.

Aaron D.

Yelp
Beautiful building, lots of interesting objets d'art and a magnificent frescoed ceiling in a grand ballroom (fresco by Maximo Juderias Caballero, http://visitandomadrid.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/salon-de-baile/salon-de-baile-3/) Be aware that the museum closes by 3 p.m. most days. It seemed that there were about two dozen guards at this relatively small museum. Since the admission charge (3 Euro) is low and there were few visitors, I can only imagine that the museum must have an enormous endowment to pay for such heavy security. Lots of great photos from the interior of the museum at this website - http://visitandomadrid.wordpress.com/category/museo-cerralbo/

Matthew C.

Yelp
Mansion. Terrific and somewhat eclectic collection. Much more interesting than the national palace IMHO. Closes at 3 so get here early.