A Virtual Visit to Madrid’s Top Art Museums

Armchair travel is getting easier every day. Thanks to Google’s recently launched Art Project, you can now “virtually visit” two of Madrid’s top art museums, the Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Reina Sofía from the comfort of your own home.

Together with the Prado Museum, these two collections form the Golden Triangle of Art: the Spanish capital’s most renowned and highly-rated art museums. Located in Villahermosa Palace, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum houses European paintings dating from the 13th to 20th centuries while the Reina Sofía Museum is located mainly in an 18th-century hospital and contains 19th- and 20th-century paintings and sculptures, including important works by Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí.

Google’s Art Project is an excellent tool for giving you a preview of forthcoming exhibitions, reminding you of a couple of Madrid’s highlights, or simply allowing you to enjoy a little high-tech armchair travel. But of course there’s nothing like being able to admire and examine every detail of the paintings in person. See you there!

[Image: Young Knight in a Landscape by Vittore Carpaccio]