Museum created in 1913 where you can appreciate and follow the history of decorative arts in the East and West from the 14th century to the present day. It has about 70,000 works and between They display ornamentation elements of all kinds belonging to the 15th and 19th centuries.
It is one of the oldest and richest museums in Madrid. It is located very close to Retiro Park and the Prado Museum. Inaugurated in 1913
The museum is located in an old 19th century palace that the Duchess of Santoña used to use as a summer residence. In 1941 the heirs of the Duchess sold it to the State and the works were expanded
Of the 70,000 pieces it has, about 2,600 from the East and West are on display. You can see the evolution of furniture, toys, clocks, carpets, tapestries and many more objects from the 15th century to the 20th century. Most of the objects originate from China from the Ming (14th-17th century) and Quing (17th-20th century) dynasties
The museum has five floors and temporary exhibitions take place on the first.
It has a large exhibition of carpets from the 15th to 17th centuries
You can see, among many other things, a 17th century manor house, an 18th century Neapolitan nativity scene, a 19th century bedroom and the impressive Valencian kitchen decorated with tiles from the area that has an exhibition of kitchen utensils that transport us to old country houses.
FromTuesday to Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sundays and holidays from 10.00 to 15.00
Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from from 17.00 to 20.00