- Address: Calle de Alcalá, 13, 28014 Madrid, Spain
- Working hours: 10-00-15-00
- Phone: +34 915 24 08 64
- Founded: 1744
The Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando is an outlet for art critics, as well as vivid emotions for everyone else. Want to see the building in which Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali laid the foundation for their future success? Where are the works of Spanish art from the 16th century? Then you must certainly visit the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.
Alma Mater for many creators
Do you know who first thought about the creation of the San Fernando Academy of Arts? It was Philip V. Later, even with his successor - Fernando VI, the decision to erect the first Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando was formally signed. This, it seemed then, whim of the government to follow the fresh world trends in art, produced a striking effect on the development of Spanish creativity.
Since 1563 in San Fernando, students of the Royal Academy could attend classes in painting, sculpture and architecture. It was then ... And now you can also meet graduates of the cinematographic faculty, photo / video art and many other specialties that are studied in this prestigious institution.
In the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando are exhibited about two thousand paintings and more than five hundred virtuoso sculptures. The value of the gallery of the Academy of Arts of San Fernando puts it on a par with the largest museums in Spain. The first exhibits date back to the 16th century. They were once admired by Fernando VI himself.
In order to appreciate the majesty of the collection of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, you only need to see the names of the creators, whose works have been contemplated for centuries. Here are some of them: Rubens, El Greco, Zurbaran, Ribera.
Information for those wishing to visit the Academy of Fine Arts
Royal Academy of Fine Arts San Fernando is located on the street. Alcala, 13 and works daily. Tuesday-Sunday: from 10 am to 3 pm you can tirelessly admire the precious collection of this prestigious university. Weekends: every Monday, New Year and Christmas holidays, November 9 and May holidays.
The total cost of the ticket is € 6, preferential - € 3. Children and people of retirement age go to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando without payment. And a small clue - every Wednesday, as well as 3 days a year (in spring, winter and autumn), there is an action, all those who wish these days can visit the museum for free.
In addition to the Academy, tourists can visit one of the many museums in Madrid .
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