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Cabeza de muchacha by Diego Velázquez

Museo Lázaro GaldianoSalamanca

Velázquez: Head of a Girl

Now showingPermanent collectionTicketed — see website

A small, unfinished oil study from Velázquez's late Seville or early Madrid years, prized for its dramatic modelling of light and shadow.

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Feather artwork on display in the Arte Plumario exhibition

Arte Plumario. Naturaleza, Identidad y Poder

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

Close-up photograph of a lizard's head against a black background, from the Evolución photography exhibition

Evolución

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

Detail of the poster for 'Tras la casa del artista. Arquitecturas del Museo Sorolla (1905-2026)'

Tras la casa del artista. Arquitecturas del Museo Sorolla (1905-2026)

Museo Sorolla

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Exterior facade of the Palacio de las Artes y la Industria, home of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

Natural History7 min walk
Main facade of Museo Sorolla, the former house and studio of painter Joaquín Sorolla in Madrid

Museo Sorolla

ArtFree8 min walk
Marble-and-glass facade of the Fundación Juan March headquarters on Calle de Castelló, Madrid

Fundación Juan March

MusicFree9 min walk
Neoclassical facade of the Museo Arqueológico Nacional on Calle de Serrano, Madrid

Museo Arqueológico Nacional

History18 min walk

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