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National Archaeological Museum

National Archaeological Museum

Madrid, Spain
Founded in 1867 by Queen Isabel II, Spain's National Archaeological Museum preserves an extraordinary record of human civilizations. While celebrating the archaeological heritage of the Iberian Peninsula, the museum provides a crucial bridge to Asian and Middle Eastern cultures through its rich collections of the Ancient Near East (Mesopotamia, Persia, and the Levant) and its world-class Islamic art collection tracing cultural synthesis across Al-Andalus and the wider Islamic world.
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Founded in 1867 by Queen Isabel II, Spain's National Archaeological Museum preserves an extraordinary record of human civilizations. While celebrating the archaeological heritage of the Iberian Peninsula, the museum provides a crucial bridge to Asian and Middle Eastern cultures through its rich collections of the Ancient Near East (Mesopotamia, Persia, and the Levant) and its world-class Islamic art collection tracing cultural synthesis across Al-Andalus and the wider Islamic world.

Selected Exhibitions

  • Permanent galleries display Mediterranean and Near Eastern antiquities—including Persian ceramics, Phoenician and Punic trade relics, and Mesopotamian cylinder seals—alongside celebrated masterpieces like the Lady of Elche, the Visigothic Treasure of Guarrazar, and exquisitely carved Hispano-Islamic ivories and architectural stonework.
  • Permanent galleries display Mediterranean and Near Eastern antiquities—including Persian ceramics, Phoenician and Punic trade relics, and Mesopotamian cylinder seals—alongside celebrated masterpieces like the Lady of Elche, the Visigothic Treasure of Guarrazar, and exquisitely carved Hispano-Islamic ivories and architectural stonework.

Details

Country
Spain
City
Madrid
Address
C. de Serrano, 13, Salamanca, 28001 Madrid, Spain

Contact

Email
info@namuseum.gr
Website
www.man.es/man/en/home.html