Thyssen-Bornemisza museum is one of the finest art museums throughout the world which is situated near by Prado museum in Madrid as one of the most important part of the Golden Triangle of Art. It has become the attraction of many visitors as one of the most significant private art collection of the world that was opened to the general public in 1992.
Thyssen -Bornemisza museum is one of the major attractions of Madrid and it has distinct history in the collections of international arts. This museum is located along with the Reina Sofia and the Prado by holding more than 1,500 amazing paintings from the different corners of the Europe. This museum is the clear reflection of European arts which were collected by different famous artists like, Goya, Cannaletto, EI Greco and so on. There are more than 700 arts which have made the museum most attractive due to which it has given the name of masterpieces of the museum. This museum is recognized as the second largest art collection after the collections of British Royal Family.
This is the museum with Neo-Classical structure which was formed in 1806 and became popular as one of the most important part of private art collections in the world. This museum is a witness of western arts and cultures of the western countries.
The history of current Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum begins from 1920, when Henrich Thyssen bought arts from private collections before the World War I. He used to collect varieties of arts from different American sources during his collection period. It was continued and extended by Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza between 1921 to 2002.He gave his full efforts for new collections, with the purpose of expanding the museum as finest private art collections all over the world. He continued for the collections of modern European arts after his marriage in 1985. He wanted to open it to exhibit the wonderful arts and painting collected from the different parts of the world and made agreement with the Spanish government. The museum was opened to the public after the agreement of 1992. He took this museum as one of the most important part of his life and kept giving effort for the expansion and protection of the museum.
Most of the collections are based on the 19th and 20th centuries. The museum also highlights the ancient European arts and paintings that reflects the historical appearance of European countries. Most of the arts and paintings reflect the European cultures. Thyssen-Bornemisza museum is situated as one of the most complement of Reina Sofia and Prado Museum due the amazing arts and paintings.