Museo Naval

Man & the sea

Address:

Paseo del Prado, 5 - Alcalá, 237
28014 - Retiro & Paseo del Prado
Madrid

Nearest Bus or Train:

Banco de España

Open Hours:

10.30a-1.30p Tu-Su

Charting man's maritime history, this museum starts with the maps used during the discovery of the New World and ends with a display of the most advanced nautical instruments available today. The battles and naval campaigns waged throughout Spanish history are explored and explained. You'll see how nautical, scientific and astronomical instruments developed alongside weapons of war and maps. There are reproductions of ship's cabins, paintings of ships, the personal belongings of well-known sailors, and portraits of kings and navigators as well as a collection of shipwrecked curios.

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