The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum of Madrid, part II !!!

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I was in Madrid again last week and of course could not missed checking out the museum on Paseo del Prado, golden triangle, I like to tell you a bit more from my latest passing by on the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum of Madrid, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is a museum of ancient, modern and contemporary art. Its origin lies in the Spanish government’s acquisition in July 1993 of most of the collection of art collected in Lugano (Switzerland) by the Thyssen-Bornemisza family, in addition to the Pinacothèque and existing national collections. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is located in the Villahermosa Palace, on the corner of the Paseo del Prado and the Carrera de San Jerónimo. The palace was built between the late 18C and early 19C in a neoclassical style.

Madrid mus Thyssen bonarmiza patio jul23

Madrid mus thyssen bonarmiza inside jul23

The current exhibtion entitled Lo oculto en las colecciones Thyssen-Bornemisza or theThe hidden in the collections ,Running to September 24 ,2023, This exhibition, curated by Guillermo Solana, brings together fifty-nine works of art from the Thyssen-Bornemisza collections (including both the museum’s permanent collection and the private collections of various members of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family) in which we have detected traces of the occult that can be documented. The esoteric tradition offers us a series of codes to decipher hidden meanings. Its value consists in revealing details and aspects of works of art that have gone unnoticed and proposing new heterodox readings. The exhibition is divided into seven sections: 1) Alchemy. The fantastic rocks in the landscape backgrounds of Renaissance painting – especially from the Ferrara School 2) Astrology The interest in celestial bodies and their influence on human life has left traces in countless works of art from different eras. 3) Demonology The fascination for the varieties of the demonic runs through the entire history of Christian iconography. 4) Spiritism Occultism was reborn in the 19th century in the form of an obsession with communicating with the spirits of the dead. 5) Theosophy Founded in 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, the theosophical movement combined elements of the Western esoteric tradition with Eastern religions and philosophies 6) Shamanism The avant-garde artist identifies with the figure of the shaman, spiritual mediator and healer in many cultures. Picasso, Chagall, Kandinsky or Pollock are notorious cases of appropriation of objects and shamanistic rituals. 7) Dreams, oracles and premonitions The surrealists became passionate about the occult and adopted its practices, although not necessarily its beliefs. Invested with apparent scientific rigor by psychoanalysis, the interpretation of dreams occupies a central place among his obsessions, especially linked to premonitions and the powers of psychics. The works of Dalí, Ernst, Tanguy or Delvaux dialogue in this section with artists who are difficult to classify as Schad, Balthus or Bacon.

The official Thyssen Bornemisza museum : https://www.museothyssen.org/en

The Madrid tourist office on the Thyssen Bornemisza:  https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/thyssen-bornemisza-national-museum

And if you are hungry well the Terrace is a wonderful place at least for a snack while in the museum. I have stop here for lunch even if not going in, you don’t have to. But not ate there this time:  https://www.museothyssen.org/eventos-corporativos/terrazas

There you folks, a dandy museum in the Golden Triangle of Arts in my dear Madrid. A good stop with plenty of wonderful arts and history, Go for it and see the nice Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum !!! Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum of Madrid, part II !!! as I,

And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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