Museo Arqueológico Nacional de España
| Museo Arqueológico Nacional | |
Museum's main facade
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| Established | 1867 |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Type | Archaeology museum |
| Director | Andrés Carretero Pérez |
| Website | man |
| National Archaeological Museum | |
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Native name Spanish: Museo Arqueológico Nacional |
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 Location of National Archaeological Museum in Spain
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°25′24″N 3°41′20″W / 40.423333°N 3.688889°WCoordinates: 40°25′24″N 3°41′20″W / 40.423333°N 3.688889°W |
| Official name: Museo Arqueológico Nacional | |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1962 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0001373 |
The National Archaeological Museum of Spain (Spanish: Museo Arqueológico Nacional) is a museum in Madrid, Spain. It is located on Serrano Street beside the Plaza de Colón (Columbus Square), sharing its building with the National Library.
The museum was founded in 1867 by a Royal Decree of Isabella II as a depository for numismatic, archaeological, ethnographical and decorative art collections of the Spanish monarchs.
The museum was originally located in the Embajadores district of Madrid. In 1895, it moved to a building designed specifically to house it, a neoclassical design by architect Francisco Jareño, built from 1866 to 1892. In 1968, renovation and extension works considerably increased its area. The museum closed for renovation in 2008 and reopened in April 2014. The remodelled museum concentrates on its core archaeological role, rather than decorative arts.
The collection includes, among others, Prehistoric, Egyptian, Celtic, Iberian, Greek and Roman antiquities and medieval (Visigothic, Islamic Spanish and Christian) objects.
Lady of Elche, Iberian, 4th century BC, with Greek influence
Lady of Baza, a seated female figure of polychromed limestone, Iberian, 4th century BC
Bull of Osuna, Iberian, end 5th century BC
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