MADRID'S ROYAL COLLECTION GALLERY TO OPEN IN JUNE

THE ROYAL COLLECTION GALLERY IN MADRID TO OPEN ON JUNE 28TH

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will inaugurate the gallery at the opening ceremony on June 28th. 

Madrid boasts several world-renowned galleries, such as the Prado Museum, the Thyssen-Bornemisza, and the Reina Sofía. However, next month, Spain is poised to unveil one of Europe's most anticipated cultural highlights of the year: The Royal Collections Gallery in Madrid.

The new museum will showcase a remarkable assortment of paintings, tapestries, sculptures, decorative art pieces,  and royal furniture accumulated by Spanish monarchs over a span of five centuries, over the Hapsburg and Bourbon dynasties of the empire. Spain's Royal Collections are not the property of the crown but rather belong to the public, owing to a historical turn of events nearly a century ago. Presently, Patrimonio Nacional oversees palaces, monasteries, convents, and royal gardens across the country.

The exhibition will present 650 selected pieces out of the vast collection of over 150,000 artworks managed by Patrimonio Nacional. These works include contributions from artists including Velázquez, Goya, Caravaggio, Titian, and Tintoretto. Furthermore, the exhibition will feature a selection of the finest tapestries in the world, along with ancient carriages and royal furniture. Each year, approximately one-third of the exhibited works will be replaced with new exhibitions.

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