Bullfighting Museum
Museo Taurino, or the Bullfighting Museum, is housed inside the world-famous bullring of Madrid. It is equally attractive to experts and to laymen who want to learn more about the art of bullfighting. A visit to the museum is an essential prerequisite for all who want to watch a real bullfight and understand it. The exhibitions focus on the origin, creating and history of bullfighting and display artefacts from all epochs, including present day.
The most frequent objects are paintings depicting bullfighting scenes, portraits of bullfighters, bullfighters' suits, sculptures, engravings and even a few bull heads. One of the most impressive exhibits in
Museo Taurino is the
Goya's 'Tauromachy', a series of bullfighting posters from the end of the 18th Century. Other famous artists, whose works are shown in the museum are Eugenio Lucas and Roberto Domingo. Admission is free!
Name: Bullfighting Museum
Address: Plaza de Toros de las Ventas
Phone: +34 91 725 18 57
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