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The Museo de Bellas Artes de Coruña is about 10 minutes walk from the Cruise Terminal. The majority of it is in a modern purpose built structure within the old walls of a Capuchin Sisters Convent. Entry was free of charge. The museum has a large room devoted to engravings by Goya, but there are galleries on three floors displaying Spanish and European paintings from the 16th to the 20th centuries, and Galician painting from the 19th and 20th centuries. It includes paintings by Rubens, Van Dyke, Sotomayor and Pascual, amongst many others. It has a partnership with the Prado museum in Madrid and some of the paintings are on loan from the Prado. The galleries are spacious and the exhibits are well lit. Allow a couple of hours to see everything, longer if you want to study the paintings in detail. Certainly worth a visit if you are in Coruña.
Graham GouldGraham Gould
20
Pleased I could get in a visit on a Sunday. Thought I needed a couple of hours but managed to visit in about an hour. Bonus as it was free entry. All descriptions in Spanish and QR codes takes you to webpage that can be translated. But the audio guide for highlighted pieces are in Spanish. Enjoyed the ground and top floor exhibitions most which had the sculptures and modern art respectively. Lovely to see several artists present drawing the sculptures. Staff are helpful. Lockers available plus umbrella stand which you can secure your brolly. Has a tiny shop with merchandise and art postcards, umbrellas, and bookmarks etc. for sale. Toilets were pristine.
Ly MLy M
20
A treasure. Free entry, even for special exhibitions. They have a great collection of early Sargadelos pieces, plus tons if Goya etchings that are absolutely worth seeing. The Sorolla exhibition had few paintings but did include absolutely fascinating sketches that I would have loved to continue examining in a catalog. The 20th century artworks give a nice overview of Galician artists. A handful are represented in catalogs in the small but nice gift shop. The staff was kind and the museum is spacious and comfortable to walk, not too overwhelming in scale but definitely worth a visit.
LaurenLauren
10
Tomate tu tiempo para una visita, casi obligatoria, del museo de Bellas Artes en A Coruña. El personal, muy amable, me explicó como estaba estructurado el museo. Los domingos son gratis. Me presenté a las 10 de la mañana, pude guardar mi mochila en una taquilla gratuita y durante varios minutos pude disfrutar yo solo de todo el museo. Estuve dos horas. Había muy poca gente. Hay una gran sala con los grabados de Goya. Este lugar tiene paneles donde explican la intención del autor romántico. También tienen una exposición sobre el arte mitológico de Rubens y otros artistas en La Torre de la Parada. Se puede contemplar varios cuadros. Me encantó el del vuelo de Ícaro. En una planta por debajo de la entrada, como un sótano luminoso, tienen distintos cuadros de donaciones de artistas gallegos. Podemos constatar la evolución del arte en los distintos siglos mientras se hace un recorrido hacia las plantas superiores. La ultima sala de arriba trata sobre todo tipo de arte contemporáneo. Un popurrí de todo que se limita a citar el autor sin más explicaciones sobre su pertenencia artística.
AA
10
Really nice visit; a beautiful little cultural beacon, just a few minutes walk from the Praza de Maria Pita. Free admission. Easy to spend an hour or two wandering about due to the diversity of the works shown; included was an interesting Goya collection. I enjoy 'hidden' gems such as this one, and found a couple of new favorites!
A.L. PongratzA.L. Pongratz
10
Very nice museum , worth a quick visit, in display Goya's print and Sargadelos China collection. Has a good collection that covers Flemish to Galician painters, even a large format Sorolla. Entrance is free, so like I said even just to enjoy the building is worth a quick visit. Well adapted for handicapped
PM HernándezPM Hernández
40
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