Reina Sofia Essential Art Tour

Have you ever tried to visit a modern art Museum and got lost in its labyrinthine corridors? Have you stood in the middle of any of its huge halls wondering where to direct your steps, or even your gaze? Do you observe any of his so-called "masterpieces" for minutes and you get caught in doubts? If you want to know the most important keys of this immense and magnificent collection of art, do not miss our visit the Reina Sofia museum collection, with a local guide and a passionate about Art History. Together, we will discover the Art in Spain in the first half of the 20th century and learn about relevant movements such Cubism or Surrealism through the works of great artists like Picasso, Dalí or Miró. I will explain you the political and social situation that led to the creation of one of my favourite art piece and one of the most relevant paintings of all time: Guernica. I will also show you the sculptures, the garden and the building history, a former hospital from 18th century! Let's explore together!

I will start the tour with the museum curious history and the inner garden to look at some sculptures from Alexander Calder, Chillida or Miró. Then we will take the exterior glazed elevators up to Level 2 and will walk around the different rooms where we will learn from different movements and relevant artists: - Social photography and paintings - Cubism movement with artworks from Juan Gris, Picasso or Albert Gleizes. - Surrealism with Dali fascinating works, we will try to understand the different meaning behind some of them - Some female artists works like Maruja Mallo, Angeles Santos and Maria Blanchard - Miró conceptual paintings. - Sculptures by Alexander Calder, Chillida, Picasso or Miró - We'll stop calmly in the famous "The Guernica" of Picasso, a very impressive canvas and I'll explain what inspired Picasso to paint about the terrors of the Spanish Civil War *The itinerary order can be altered depending your interests.