Museo Nacional de Antropologia: Museums in Madrid, Spain. Cultural tourism in Madrid, Spain.
The National Anthropology Museum enables visitors to explore the richness and diversity of existing cultures all over the world.
The National Anthropology Museum displays collections of objects and documents that belong to a wide variety of peoples of Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania, mainly objects from the everyday life, rituals and beliefs, war and clothing. It provides a global view of culture that enables visitors to compare and understand the objects displayed and find cultural similarities and differences between them. The aim is to promote values of cultural pluralism and intercultural understanding.
An altar with three superimposed modules and two compartments inside which would hold ritual items used in the monasteries.
Altar with female figures used by the Yoruba African tribe in the ritual dedicated to the goddess Ifa.
This portable altar dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu has panels painted with scenes from mythology. This type of altar is used by story-tellers and priests in order to narrate tales from the Hindu tradition.
A human figure called anito representing human or natural spirits. It is one of the most important works in the collection from the Philippines.
It is one of the most important plastic art expressions in African cultures, in this case the Fang, which protects ancestors' relics.
Feather adornment used in the Kayapó groups to celebrate important rituals.
A representation of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, goddess of compassion, who in China takes on a female form and receives the name Guan Yin.
A figure representing death and forming part of the so-called altar of the dead used on the day of the dead.
Sculpture representing the tantric god Shiva with 18 arms, seated on a double lotus throne.
It is part of a set of 17 watercolours by Féliz Martínez, the only works by this artist which can be seen in Madrid.
Closed: 1, 6 January, 1 May, 24, 25 ,31 December.