The Lázaro Galdiano Museum occupies Parque Florido, the mansion that publisher and collector José Lázaro Galdiano had built from 1904 to 1909 on Calle Serrano, in the Salamanca district. He named it after his wife, the Argentine Paula Florido. On his death in 1947, he left the house and his collections to the Spanish State; the museum opened to the public on 27 January 1951. The collection brings together more than 12,600 pieces gathered over more than sixty years: paintings by Goya, El Greco, Zurbarán, Murillo and Hieronymus Bosch, as well as enamels, ivories, jewellery, weapons, textiles and furniture. You visit the decorated rooms of the former residence over four floors, far from the crowds of the big museums on the Paseo del Prado.
Highlights
The Parque Florido mansion
The brick and stone residence, with its balustraded terrace and statues, stands in the middle of a garden. Access to the garden is free during the museum's opening hours. Inside, the rooms have kept their painted ceilings.
Goya's Witches' Sabbath
Painted in 1797-1798 for El Capricho, the country house of the Dukes of Osuna, this small canvas shows a large he-goat surrounded by witches. It is one of the museum's best-known works, and the museum holds other paintings by Goya.
The painting galleries
Court portraits, Flemish primitives and Spanish Golden Age painting follow one another from room to room. Do not miss Hieronymus Bosch's Saint John the Baptist in Meditation and the Young Saviour attributed to a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci.
The decorative arts
Medieval enamels, ivories, gold and silverwork, watches and jewellery take up a large part of the visit. They reflect the collector's very broad curiosity: he bought works of art as well as books and manuscripts.
Infos pratiques
Tips
Admission costs €8 (€5 for over-65s, students, children aged 7 to 10 and families with at least three children); it is free for under-7s (prices checked in October 2026). Admission is free for everyone from Tuesday to Friday, 2pm to 3pm. A free museum guide is available in Spanish, English and French. The Treasure Room is temporarily closed for a review of its installations.
How to get there
Calle de Serrano, 122, 28006 Madrid: Metro Rubén Darío (line 5), Gregorio Marañón (lines 7 and 10), Núñez de Balboa (lines 5 and 9), Avenida de América (lines 4, 6, 7 and 9) Bus: lines 9, 16, 19 and 51 (Calle Serrano), 7, 14, 27, 40, 145 and 150 (Paseo de la Castellana), 12 (Calle María de Molina) and 61 (Calle Diego de León)
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