Museo Arqueológico Nacional de España

Archaeological Museum

Useful Information

Location:	Calle de Serrano, 13, 28001 Madrid. ()
Open:	All year Tue-Sat 9:30-20, Sun9:30-15. Closed 01-JAN, 06-JAN, 09-NOV, 24-DEC, 25-DEC, 31-DEC. [2019]
Fee:	Adults EUR 3, Children (0-18) free, Seniors (65+) free, Students (-26) free, Disabled free. Groups: Adults EUR 1,50. [2019]
Classification:	Cave Replica
Light:	Incandescent
Dimension:
Guided tours:	self guided
Photography:
Accessibility:	yes
Bibliography:
Address:	Museo Arqueológico Nacional de España, Calle de Serrano, 13, 28001 Madrid, Tel: +34-915-5777912.
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History

1867	museum founded by Isabel II of Spain.
2008	beginning of museum renovation.
2014	renovation completed.

Description

The Museo Arqueológico Nacional de España (National Archaeological Museum of Spain) in Madrid has an accurate reproduction of the Showcave Cueva de Altamira (Altamira Caves). It was created in the 1960 by specialists from the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. At this time the cave had to be closed to the public as damage caused by the visitiors was discovered. To allow people to see the cave anyway the idea was to create a replica which shows the most important paintings.