| You may not have heard of the Museo | | | | Marqués de Cubas street. In this location |
| Thyssen-Bornemisza. You may not even have | | | | one can see another collection of paintings as well |
| any idea how to say the name, but this museum | | | | as sculptures by Rodin. |
| is a new not-to-miss destination that you will want | | | | For art lovers, the collection is a way to see it all |
| to make a reservation to visit as you are touring | | | | in one location. The views range widely from |
| Spain's capitol city of Madrid. This new art | | | | Picasso's Harlequin With a Mirror to Renoir's |
| museum takes you back through history, it's walls | | | | Woman With A Parasol, from Dream Caused By |
| adorned with the greatest collection of paintings in | | | | The Flight of a Bee by Dali to a portrait of |
| the world. | | | | George Washington's cook by Gilbery Stuart and |
| The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is a young | | | | a Portrait of Henry VIII by Holbein. In addition, |
| museum. It was created when the government | | | | one can find Wyeth's and O'keefe's you may not |
| of Spain offered to purchase the amazing | | | | have known of before now. |
| collection of art for $350 million in 1993. They then | | | | The design of the museum is also very attractive. |
| created the museum out of the Villahermosa | | | | Instead of putting paintings anywhere, they are all |
| Palace of the late 18th century. It took an | | | | organized by time period. A stroll through the |
| additional $45 million in renovations to complete | | | | museums halls is much like walking a timeline |
| the museum. | | | | through history from the 13th to 20th centuries in |
| Many see a price such as $350 million and are in | | | | art. This is especially attractive to those who |
| shock at the amount of money, but the truth of | | | | have interests in particular portions of history. |
| the matter is, this was a tremendous deal for the | | | | When it comes to the prestige of this collection, it |
| government of Spain. Many art experts who have | | | | is believed only to be second to that of the British |
| seen the pieces in the collection of over 700 | | | | monarchy. It is with thanks to the wife of Baron |
| paintings disagree. They say the value of the | | | | Thyssen, Carmen Cervera that it is now available |
| paintings, now hanging in the Madrid gallery, by | | | | to the public for viewing, at the museum as well |
| artists such as Rembrandt, Goya, Dürer, El | | | | as an additional 100 in Barcelona. |
| Greco, Canaletto and Caravaggio is somewhere in | | | | This gallery is one that is beautiful beyond words |
| the area of $1 to $3 billion dollars. There are art | | | | and worth touring for it's appearance alone. |
| pieces of all types from the styling of Picasso to | | | | Starting with the salmon colored walls and marble |
| Kirchner to Sargent. There are also American | | | | floors of the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and |
| artists such as Hopper and Homer represented. | | | | spreading into the expended 86,000 square feet |
| But the exhibit is not done. In the past few years | | | | of space in the new addition, there is never a |
| the museum has grown. It now includes what | | | | shortage of magnificent art to explore and |
| was the Palace of Goyeneche located on | | | | experience. Make a reservation to be impressed! |