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Royal Collections Gallery

The Royal Collections Gallery, originally named the Royal Collections Museum, is an art museum in Madrid. Run by Patrimonio Nacional, it is located in a new building above the gardens of the Campo del Moro park and next to the Almudena Cathedral and the Royal Palace.

History
The origin of the museum dates back to the 1930s, when a first project began in 1935 and the Foundation Decree of the Museum of Arms and Carriages was issued in 1936 by the government of the Second Republic, when the president was Manuel Azaña. The start of the Spanish Civil War paralyzed the project, which was resumed in 1950 and again in 1980, but it did not come to fruition at either of those times. The works suffered delays due to the discovery of archaeological remains of the 9th-century Muslim settlement in its location. In addition, the central government had to increase the project's original budget considerably. The main façade is finished in granite of the type. This uses stones of great dimensions that had to be emptied on the interior sides to cover the structure of reinforced concrete. The placement of these large pieces was a very complex task, for which a custom-made tool had to be created, which translated into a laying of the first stone as a decisive act. Solid steps, rain gutters, large caps and bespoke tops were made from the same granite. The construction of the building was completed in 2016, but because of the caretaker status of the government after the 2016 general election, it could not sign the contract of an extra 25 million to finish the interior of the building, and the opening was announced for 2020. In October 2018, after a year of delays, a temporal cooperation of Empty, specialized in museography, and telecommunications company Telefónica won the public contest for the interior design and presentation of the museum and its collections. In June 2022, the Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, and the chairwoman of Patrimonio Nacional, Ana de la Cueva, announced that the museum would open in summer 2023 and be renamed the Royal Collections Gallery. ==Selected works==
Selected works
Juan de Flandes - Isabel la Católica (Palacio Real, Madrid, 1500-04. Óleo sobre tabla, 63 x 55 cm).jpg|Portrait of Isabella I of Castile, c. 1500–1504, Juan de Flandes File:Alberto Durero ?, c. 1503 (53206331280).jpg|Iris, c. 1503, Albrecht Dürer File:El hombre de la perla (Palacio Real de Madrid).jpg|Portrait of a Man with a Pearl, c. 1515–1517, Michel Sittow File:Tapiz de Hércules (53201667650).jpg|Hercules (tapestry), c. 1530, Bernard van Orley File:Colecciones Reales - Eagle Fountain.jpg|Eagle Fountain c. 1539, Giovanni Montorsoli File:-El Bosco- Tapiz, c. 1555 (53206270949).jpg|The Haywain (tapestry), 1555, Hieronymus Bosch File:Salomé con la cabeza del Bautista (Caravaggio).jpg|Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, 1609, Caravaggio File:White Horse - Caballo blanco - Velazquez.jpg|White Horse, c. 1634–1638, Diego Velázquez File:Gianlorenzo bernini, cristo crocifisso, 1654-57, bronzo dorato (madrid, coll. reali) 01.jpg|Crucified Christ, 1655, Gian Lorenzo Bernini File:Colecciones Reales - Black Carriage.jpg|Black Carriage, c. 1670–1680 File:Colecciones Reales - Arcángel.jpg|Saint Michael Defeating the Devil, 1692, Luisa Roldán File:Retrato de Felipe V a caballo, Louis-Michel Van Loo, 1737 (53208169969).jpg|Portrait of Philip V of Spain, 1737, Louis-Michel Van Loo File:La Mielera - The Honey Seller - Lorenzo Tiepolo.jpg|The Honey Seller, 1775, Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo Colecciones Reales - Dosel y sillón de besamanos.jpg|Chair and canopy from Maria Luisa of Parma's audience chamber, c.1793 Francisco de Goya, 1799 (53224629475).jpg|Portrait of Maria Luisa of Parma, 1799, Goya File:Colecciones Reales - Dessert.jpg|Surtout de table of the Glories of Spain, c. 1802–1805, Isidoro G. Velázquez File:Coche de la Corona Real (Galería de las Colecciones Reales).jpg|The Royal Crown Coach, c. 1829–1833 File:Coronas.jpg|Crowns for the Virgin of Atocha and Child, c. 1852, Narciso Práxenes ==Awards==
Awards
The museum building received two main awards: • The Spanish Architecture Award (2017). • The FAD Awards for Architecture and Interior Design (2017). ==See also==
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