| If you have a desire to see some of the best | | | | come in. The collection includes Escargot, |
| art in Spain, look no further than the Museo | | | | Femme, Man With A Pipe, Fleur, and Femme et |
| Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia on Calle | | | | Oiseau Dans La Nuit (Woman and Bird in the |
| Santa Isabel 52. Among the masterpieces | | | | Night). These works were painted in the 20s |
| hanging on the walls are works from Solana, | | | | and 30s in Barcelona. Another very popular |
| Miro and Picasso. One of the most famed | | | | series of works in the museum are those of |
| pieces of the hundreds of works hanging on | | | | Dali. Included at the Queen Sophia are By the |
| the walls of the Queen Sofia is Picasso's | | | | Light of the Moon from 1927, the 1945 |
| Guernica. That joined with the other works | | | | portrait Galarina, and his 1951 and 1955 |
| have ranked this museum's modern art | | | | Crucifixion paintings. Of course, many are |
| collection as one of the most important not | | | | drawn to the several Picasso pieces housed in |
| just in Spain, but in all off Europe. When | | | | the museum. They may not be what many would |
| one thinks of modern art, they also usually | | | | expect from a Picasso assortment. Included in |
| think of that art being housed in a very | | | | this collection is his 1896 First Communion , |
| modern gallery. This is not the case with the | | | | which has a young Picasso painting in a very |
| Queen Sofia. The building was constructed in | | | | academic style. In addition, the 1901 Woman |
| the 18th century. It's life was to end in the | | | | In Blue also shows some of his younger work. |
| 1970's, with a date to be demolished, but it | | | | You begin to see Picasso's cubist style in |
| was then declared a historic monument and | | | | the 1907 Las Señoritas de Avignon . Eye |
| preserved, then turned into a museum. Not | | | | catching is the 1937 Guernica painting, which |
| only is the building a place to view great | | | | displays Picasso's impression of a bombing of |
| works, it also offers a great view of the | | | | this town. The Queen Sophia collection is not |
| city. The building has transparent framed | | | | limited to paintings. The collection also |
| elevators that you will travel on as you go | | | | includes over 46,000 square yards of |
| to the gallery. From the elevator, you can | | | | exhibition area which houses a number of |
| get a fabulous view of Madrid. Once you step | | | | pieces of porcelain, glass, pottery and other |
| out of the elevator, your art experience is | | | | works of art. In addition, there is a |
| underway. First, you will encounter a | | | | library for studies and research into |
| selection of Solana artworks including The | | | | artworks, as well as a cafeteria once you |
| Circle of the Cafe Pombo, The Meeting of the | | | | work up an appetite from your travel through |
| Pharmacy, and The Chorus Girls. While these | | | | the vast halls. |
| are more modern of pieces, the collection | | | | |
| runs the range from the late 19th century to | | | | Focusing on informating about Torrevieja, |
| modern day works. There is an ample | | | | Leroy Calstard writes articles at large for |
| collection of Miro in the museum, which is a | | | | . His writings on property for sale costa |
| very popular attraction with the crowds who | | | | blanca are published on his site . |