Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

museum, Madrid, Spain

Also known as: Queen Sofia Museum, Reina Sofía

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The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, often called the Reina Sofía Museum, is Spain's national museum dedicated to 20th-century art. Located in Madrid, it was built on the site of an 18th-century hospital. The museum is renowned for housing Pablo Picasso's iconic mural, Guernica, which depicts the devastation of the Spanish town of Guernica following a bombing during the Spanish Civil War. The museum has undergone significant renovations and additions, including a modern expansion designed by Jean Nouvel. It showcases a vast collection of modern and contemporary art, making it a key cultural institution in Spain.123

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Guernica
…moved several blocks to the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (called the Reina Sofía), Spain’s newly established national museum dedicated to 20th-century art. The move was controversial as it defied Picasso’s expressed desire that the painting hang amid the Prado’s great masterpieces.
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…moved several blocks to the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (called the Reina Sofía), Spain’s newly established national museum dedicated to 20th-century art. The move was controversial as it defied Picasso’s expressed desire that the painting hang amid the Prado’s great masterpieces.
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