Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias — Attraction in Oviedo

The "Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias", located next to the cathedral of Oviedo, is definitely worth a visit. But first this: pay attention to the opening hours and plan your visit. As is customary in Spain, almost everything closes for a few hours in the afternoon. This is also the case in Oviedo, including this museum. In addition, the museum is only open until siesta on Sundays and is always closed on Mondays. But this museum is free to enter, you don't have to pay an entrance fee! The museum was only opened for the first time in 1980 with 78 exhibited works of art. That is almost unimaginable, because today the collection includes more than 15,000 works of art and objects. Inside, this museum is a maze, because the museum expanded further and further over the years in partly historical buildings. But we as visitors didn't mind that at all. We were totally surprised by the size of the collection and unfortunately we had the closing time in mind. We actually saw far too many works in far too short a time, but not everything. The collection covers eight centuries, from the 14th century to contemporary art. It mainly consists of works by Spanish artists: from local Asturian art to the greatest Spanish visual artists such as El Greco, Goya, Zurbarán, Picasso, Miró, Dalí to name just a few of the most famous representatives of Spanish visual art. There are also some artists from other countries represented. And in addition to paintings, the collection also contains drawings, sculptures, photography, glass, pottery...

Super lovely museum! Has some really great pieces - I loved the paintings from Sorolla and Fortuny! Had some cool paintings from Dali, Miro and Picasso too! There is quite a variety of styles, mediums and eras which means there’s something for everyone. The layout was quite confusing because you can only get to some sections from a specific level but I still managed to navigate it with the floor plan (not in English). I was there for 1.5 hours before it closed at 2pm which was a bit rushed and I didn’t feel like I really finished my visit. No shop which was a shame because I definitely would have loved some post cards of the beautiful art! There is a little bit to read in Spanish and English on each floor but not super insightful - it’s more an overview of what there is on that floor and what style. There’s not written descriptions next to the artworks. Free entry is much...

Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias

Se encuentra en la calle de Santa Ana 1. C.P. 33003 Oviedo, Asturias TF.: 985 21 30 61; Fax.: 985 20 64 00

HORARIO DE INVIERNO Martes a Viernes de 10:30 a 14:00 y de 16:30 a 20:30
Sábados de 11:30 a 14:00 y de 17:00 a 20:00
Domingos y festivos de 11:30 a 14:30

HORARIO DE VERANO (JULIO Y AGOSTO) Martes a Sábados de 10:30 a 14:00 y de 16:00 a 20:00
Domingos y festivos de 10:30 a 14:30

CERRADO Lunes (todo el año).
En 2024, el Museo permanecerá cerrado los siguientes festivos: 1 de enero, 1 de mayo, 21 de septiembre, 1 de noviembre, 24, 25 y 31 de diciembre.

.- El mejor museo de Asturias. Está al lado de la Catedral, visita imprescindible en la ciudad de Oviedo. Es gratis, la gente del museo es super agradable, dejan hacer fotos sin tripode a la entrada tenéis unas taquillas para poder dejar bolsas, las taquillas son gratuitas. Podéis solicitar un programa con las obras y novedades del museo.

El Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, es el museo de arte más importante de Asturias, ocupando tres históricos edificios de la ciudad de Oviedo: el Palacio de Velarde, la Casa de Oviedo-Portal y la ampliación en la Casa de Solís-Carbajal, en las calles de la Rúa y Santa Ana.

Cuenta con obras de autores dispares como Francisco de Goya, El Greco, Pablo Picasso, María Blanchard, Carreño Miranda, José de Ribera, varios retablos de pintura flamenca e italiana, y artistas contemporáneo

Historia.: Fue inaugurado el 19 de mayo de 1980 a partir de la colección de arte propiedad de la antigua Diputación Provincial de Oviedo, ahora depende de la Consejería de Cultura del Principado de Asturias y es sufragado con fondos del Principado y del Ayuntamiento de Oviedo.

El Museo actualmente cuenta con una colección integrada por casi 15.000 obras, entre pintura (unas 1500), escultura, dibujo, grabado y artes industriales (unas 4.000 piezas), aunque realmente dispone de una exhibición permanente de 800.Contiene pinturas de artistas españoles, especialmente asturianos, y extranjeros, entre los que sobresale la pintura italiana y flamenca, así como esculturas, fotografías y objetos de vidrio y loza. En 2017 la colección se ha visto notablemente enriquecida con 33 obras importantes donadas por Plácido...