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Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
Founded in 1912
A museum of 1912 tracing the decorative arts of East and West, by the Retiro.

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- Decorative arts
- Address
- Calle de Montalbán 12, 28014 Madrid
Los Jerónimos, Madrid - Nearest metro
- Retiro
400 m · 5 min walk
More distances - Phone
- +34 91 532 64 99
- Website
- culturaydeporte.gob.es
About Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
The Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, at Calle de Montalbán 12, was created in 1912 and traces the history of the decorative arts of East and West (esmadrid.com).
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, as the crow flies.
- Hospes Puerta de Alcalá300 m4 min walk
- Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid350 m4 min walk
- Hotel Villa Real650 m8 min walk
- Wellington Hotel & Spa650 m8 min walk
- Only YOU Boutique Hotel Madrid700 m9 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- RetiroL2400 m5 min walk
- Banco de EspañaL2450 m6 min walk
- SevillaL2850 m11 min walk
Key sights
- Thyssen-Bornemisza450 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Museo del Prado500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- El Retiro650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Museo Reina Sofía1.2 kmWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Puerta del Sol1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Plaza Mayor1.5 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Royal Palace2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Templo de Debod2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Santiago Bernabéu3.9 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Madrid-Barajas Airport13 kmCar or taxi 40 min
Main railway stations
- Sol (Cercanías)1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Madrid Puerta de Atocha1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Príncipe Pío2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Nuevos Ministerios (Cercanías)3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Madrid Chamartín6.3 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 21 min
Location
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