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Sorolla Museum

37 General Martinez Campos, 28010 Madrid, Spain
34-91-310-1584
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Ranked #2 of 288 attractions in Madrid
Type: Art Museums, Historic Sites, History Museums
Description: A small, lesser-known museum with an excellent collection of Spanish post-impressionist and early 20th-century art.
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

A small museum but an incredible feeling when you are inside this place and contemplate the lively and luminous paintings

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013 NEW

It's a treat to find a museum dedicated to one artist, all the more so since the museum is the house Sorolla designed and lived in.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013 NEW

We loved this small home of a museum, although there were not that many works on display. We loved his artistic style, and were most surprised to have never even heard of him before today. The house itself is quite unusual, and decorated mostly by the artist and his wife, and has been restored to how it was when the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

This small museum is one of my favorite spots in Madrid. The museum was the home of Valencian painter Joaquín Sorolla's. The gardens, patios and interiors alone are worth seeing, but the museum is also filled with many of Sorolla's finest works.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

A beautiful home perfectly preserved as a museum. The aritist's studio is intact and evey wall of every room has paintings that he created, including touching images of his family. Easy to get to by metro with lots of dining options near by. The gardens are a wonderful place to sit and meditate on the lovely fountain, pool and plants.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

Beautiful gardens, beautiful paintings, lovely atmostphere. Much nicer to see artwork in artists home than on a cold bare wall in a museum.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

Most Americans don't know much about the 19th Century painter Sorolla who influenced a lot of our realist artists. This museum--his former home--is a good introduction and a welcome relief from the immensity of the Prado and other Madrid museums.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013

One of my favorite Spanish painters is Joaquin Sorolla, so I love to visit this house-museum every time I visit Madrid. You do not feel lost like you do in large museums. There are also no large crowds, so you can enjoy the art quietly. I love the garden design also. The people in the museum are also warm and... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2013

This museum was the Madrid home of renowned Valencia artist Sorolla. The post impressionist collections of Sorolla's paintings encompass the 3 main periods of his artistic life. So many beautiful paintings; a surfeit of delight if you are an admirer. I went early on Easter Saturday morning; it was not packed but it fills up quickly. The gift shop has... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

lovely little garden around the museum which was Sorolla's home. Some rooms are more or less as they were when he lived here. I had never heard of Sorolla but am now a fan. LOTS of great paintings

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