Spain's Prado Museum said Wednesday that director Miguel Zugaza will end his 15-year successful run there; he intends to return to his previous post as director of Bilbao's Fine Arts Museum.

One of Europe's most famous streets, the tree-lined Paseo del Prado in the Spanish capital Madrid, has been added to the Unesco World Heritage list - along with the adjoining Retiro Park.

Madrid is full of essential museums: the Prado, of course, and the Reina Sofia and Thyssen-Bornemisza, all within a short walk of each other.Add to that a relative newcomer, the Royal Collections ...

Madrid (AFP) – A new exhibition at Madrid's Prado museum is throwing a spotlight on the reverse side of paintings, letting visitors see labels, seals and sketches that are usually hidden from view.

Madrid’s Museo del Prado Celebrates Gay Pride With an Exhibition Devoted to Same-Sex Relationships. From Greek sculptures to Goya, the Prado queers its gaze on art history.

Climate activists glued their hands to the frames of two world-famous paintings by Spanish master Francisco de Goya in Madrid’s Prado museum on Saturday, the latest in a string of protests ta… ...

They are two of Europe’s premier art destinations, filled with treasures amassed over centuries; now the Hermitage in St. Petersburg is presenting a “mini-museum” inside the Prado in Madrid.

Two of them belong to the former Republican mayor of Madrid, Pedro Rico, who went into exile in France in 1937 and died in Aix-en-Provence 20 years later, never able to return to his country.

Madrid’s tree-lined Paseo del Prado boulevard and the adjoining Retiro park have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list Via AP news wire Sunday 25 July 2021 16:06 BST ...