La culture It is an anniversary, because on November 19, 200 years ago, the Museo del Prado, our most precious artistic jewel and one of the reasons why Madrid It is visited by so many tourists. So it seemed like a good time to take a walk.
Inaugurated as the Royal Museum of Painting and Sculpture, in 1868 it was renamed the National Museum of Painting and Sculpture and later the National Museum of the Prado, it opened with 311 paintings from the Royal Collection, all by Spanish authors.
The driving idea of ​​the bicentennial is to celebrate the culture and the museum as the great gift that has been given to the Spanish nation and explain how, as a result of social and political events, a private collection conceived for the delight of a few, ended up becoming the main cultural institution of all Spaniards.
The person in charge of blowing out the candles will be Goya, with an exhibition, which will serve to prepare a new catalog raisonné of his drawings, and which brings together for the first time, on a unique and unrepeatable occasion, more than three hundred of his engravings, coming from both the museum's own collection and other public collections. and private. A compendium of culture.
But since we are here, we wanted to take a look at two cities that we love and that have two museums “almost” as beautiful as ours, the Paris Louvre with an exhibition on El Greco, and the Victoria & Albert in London, they are an original and fun car exhibition.
We love Paris and the excuse of El Greek It is as good as any other to get lost in its streets, and in the process, contemplate one of our most famous artists of all time, Doméniko Teotocopuli, the Knight with his hand on his chest par excellence. The exhibition can be visited until February 10.
And we can fly, train or car to London and let ourselves be absorbed by the vibrant and bustling life of the British capital as we head to the Victoria & Albert, where the exhibition “Cars” will welcome us, a great retrospective that will dedicate to the automobile as a propellant of the dizzying progress that took place in the 20th century.
This exhibition will bring together a wide selection of cars that have not been exhibited in the United Kingdom until now. Each of these specimens has its own story to tell about its impact on the world. These cars include the first mass-produced car, an autonomous flying car, a modified lowrider and a prototype from the 50s.
Anniversaries, classics, paintings or cars, the culture It may cost money to enjoy it but without a doubt, it takes up no space and enriches the spirit. Who doesn't like a good conversation about art in the living room? to us in De Salas and our clients and friends, we know that it is.
Gala Mora
DESALAS Lifestyle
