Carmen Thyssen Museum facts for kids
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| Established | 2011 |
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| Location | Calle Compañía, Málaga, Spain |
| Type | Art museum |
The Carmen Thyssen Museum (also called Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga) is a fantastic art museum in the city of Málaga, Spain. It mainly shows 19th-century Spanish paintings. Many of these artworks are from the Andalusian region. This special collection comes from Carmen Cervera, who is a famous art collector. She is the fifth wife of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza.
Since 1992, the main art collection of the Thyssen family has been on display. You can see it at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid. However, Carmen Thyssen started collecting art on her own in the 1980s. Her personal collection is shown in a different place.
In 1999, she agreed to show many pieces from her collection. They were displayed at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum for twelve years. During this time, a new home for her collection was found in Málaga. This museum was created by changing a 16th-century building. It first opened its doors to the public on March 24, 2011.
Discovering the Museum Building
The Carmen Thyssen Museum was specially built for its purpose. It was designed by RG Arquitectos Asociados. They built it around the old 16th-century Baroque Palacio de Villalón. This palace was partly rebuilt to become part of the museum.
The museum has several areas where art is shown. There are three rooms for the permanent collection. These are the artworks that are always on display. There are also two rooms for temporary exhibitions. These shows change from time to time. The new exhibition spaces were built next to the old palace. The palace itself holds the museum's collection of Old Masters paintings.
In total, the museum covers a large area of 7,147 square meters. About 5,185 square meters of this space can be used to display the beautiful artworks.
Amazing Artworks to See
The Carmen Thyssen Museum has many important paintings. Here are some of the highlights you can find there:
- Niccolò Frangipane, Penitent, 1574
- Francisco de Zurbarán, Saint Marina, around 1640-1650
- Alfred Dehodencq, A Confraternity in Procession along Calle Génova, 1851
- Marià Fortuny, Bullfight. Wounded Picador, around 1867
- Manuel Ussel de Guimbarda, Rosquillo Sellers in Seville, 1881
- Guillermo Gómez Gil, The Reding Fountain; By the Fountain, around 1880-1885
- Raimundo Madrazo, Leaving the Masked Ball, around 1885
- Martín Rico Ortega, A Summer's Day on the Seine, 1870-1875
- Emilio Sánchez-Perrier, Winter in Andalusia, around 1880
- Ignacio Zuloaga, Bullfight at Éibar, 1899
- Darío de Regoyos, The Concha, Night-time, 1906
- Francisco Iturrino, The Bath (Seville), 1908
- Ramon Casas i Carbó, Julia, 1915
- Julio Romero de Torres, La Buenaventura, 1922
Gallery
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Saint Marina by Francisco de Zurbarán, 1640-1650
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North African Landscape by Marià Fortuny, 1862
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A Summer's Day on the Seine by Martín Rico Ortega, 1870-1875
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Leaving the Masked Ball by Raimundo Madrazo, c. 1885
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Ladies in the Garden by Cecilio Plá y Gallardo, c. 1910
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First Atrium of Santa Paula Convent, Seville by Manuel García y Rodríguez, c 1920-25
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Interior Courtyard, Seville by Manuel García y Rodríguez, c 1920
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The Garden of Alcázar Seville by Manuel García y Rodríguez, c 1920
See also
In Spanish: Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga para niños
