Naval Museum

Maritime museum · Jeronimos

Naval Museum

Maritime museum · Jeronimos

P.º del Prado, 3, Retiro, 28014 Madrid, Spain

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Displays on nautical science & the Spanish navy from the reign of Isabella & Ferdinand onward.

P.º del Prado, 3, Retiro, 28014 Madrid, Spain Get directions

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"The Museo Naval, located in the current Spanish Army Headquarters—and closed for renovations until the end of 2019—has an entertaining and enlightening mix of artifacts and historic items from Spain's maritime pursuits. Carefully restored stained glass with naval decoration covers what once were courtyards. Don’t miss the map of Juan de la Cosa, considered to be the earliest preserved map of the Americas. The recouped coins and jewelry are perfect examples of the explorers' prized loot. This is a great stop for families—kids will love the boats and weapons in many of the galleries." - Ramsey Qubein

9 Best Museums in Madrid | Condé Nast Traveler

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Rob Timlin (GrabCourage)

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This museum was amazing! I do not especially like boats but It is excellently designed, full of great info, and beautifully adorned. It has detailed information from the wooden boats of the 1400s to current day military ships. There is a 3€ donation per person requested upon entry and a quick security check. One warning: This is a patriotic museum and it has a patriotic perspective of the past.

Niko Skogström

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Excellent Spanish maritime museum. Lot's on items on display and miniature model were fantastic. 1,5 hours is more than enough to see everything when visiting on low season.

Nick Kisel

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Pay what you want, but prepare at least a few euros to be nice. Tons of model and replica ships describe all of Spain’s naval history from 1200 onwards.

Sergio Gallo

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It's an amazing museum! It takes you from the beginning of ship building to the latest warships in the Spanish Navy. It also gives the historical perspective and conquests along the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries of the Spanish Navy. The best part was it took about an hour and it was free!! Although a donation of 3 Euros per adult (kids are free) is most welcome. The kiddos had a blast learning from the wooden ship models, swords, cannons, and artifacts on display.

Saniyah Shaikh

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Great museum, took about 2.5 hours to see the whole thing. They have lots of models of ships all the way from the 15th century to now. Entry is €3 each.

Sebastian Lojano

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Awesome naval museum of Spain. Lots of history and mocks of the ships to read and learn about. Completely free, and worth the trip to understand more about Spain’s past dominance on the seas!

Haiwen Huang

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This is my favorite museum in Spain. It's very well-structured, with lots of ship models, paintings, and equipments that help you imagine the life then on such a ship. The naval history is also a major part of western modern history. I'd recommend this museum to anyone visiting Madrid.

Rebecca L.

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Well done and interesting museum! Entrance is free, unless you would like to make a 3 euro donation. The museum was bigger than it looked, clean and organized with plenty to look at (paintings, models, cannons, guns, etc). Things are organized from oldest to most recent. I especially enjoyed seeing the model ships and the captain's cabin or what one would have looked like. See if you can find that one captain looks just like Mel Gibson!

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9 Best Museums in Madrid | Condé Nast Traveler

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Rob Timlin (GrabCourage)

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Niko Skogström

Google

Excellent Spanish maritime museum. Lot's on items on display and miniature model were fantastic. 1,5 hours is more than enough to see everything when visiting on low season.

Nick Kisel

Google

Pay what you want, but prepare at least a few euros to be nice. Tons of model and replica ships describe all of Spain’s naval history from 1200 onwards.

Sergio Gallo

Google

Saniyah Shaikh

Google

Great museum, took about 2.5 hours to see the whole thing. They have lots of models of ships all the way from the 15th century to now. Entry is €3 each.

Sebastian Lojano

Google

Awesome naval museum of Spain. Lots of history and mocks of the ships to read and learn about. Completely free, and worth the trip to understand more about Spain’s past dominance on the seas!

Haiwen Huang

Google

Rebecca L.

Google

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