Bullfighting Museum of Madrid
Visit Museum + Tour Plaza with Audioguide: From 7€.
Authentic lighting costumes
Do you know where the saying “tie up your bullfighting suits” comes from? In your visit to the Museum you will know it, besides contemplating authentic marvels of bullfighting tailoring: bullfighting costumes that belonged to Marcial Lalanda, Joselito, Belmonte, Bienvenida, and many more figures… stories, legends and the most unknown aspects of the essence of the bullfighting costume.
Capes and other legendary objects
On our tour we will have the opportunity to contemplate capes and other jewels of the Museum: the one that belonged to Bombita, to Luis Manzzaniti, one that Belmonte wore or even a striking capote de paseo of Domingo Ortega embroidered in purple flowers and gold and with the figure of the Nazarene.
Other curious objects can also be seen, such as, for example, stoques and fundones, monteras, “moñas”, scissors, canes or banderillas, which are part of the history of bullfighting.
Other curious objects can also be seen, such as, for example, stoques and fundones, monteras, “moñas”, scissors, canes or banderillas, which are part of the history of bullfighting.
Period paintings and posters
During our visit we admired the important collection of bullfighting posters, including the one that announced the inaugural bullfight of the Las Ventas bullring on June 17, 1931, or those that illustrated the posters of various extraordinary charity bullfights.
Legendary bulls’ heads
The Museum also has some of the most significant bulls’ heads in the history of bullfighting, especially highlighting that of the bull “Perdigón, from the stud farm of Don Antonio Miura, which mortally wounded Manuel García “el Espartero”on May 27, 1894 in the bullring of Madrid, or that of the bull “Burlero” which mortally wounded the bullfighter José Cubero “Yiyo”.
Museum ticket prices
Museum + Plaza Tour
From 7€.Per person
- Bullfighting Museum Tour with audio guide Visit the entire bullring Audiovisual experiences
Schedules
- Open every day
- Hours from April to October: 10:00 – 19:00h
- Hours from November to March: 10:00 – 18:00h
- Schedules on bullfighting days: Last entry at 14:30h.
Access
- Museum visit: The bullfighting museum is located inside the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, access next to the bullfighting gate (C/ Alcalá, 237 28028 Madrid).
- Plaza + Museum Tour: Accessed through the main gate of the bullring, the museum is seen during the tour.
Images of the bullfighting museum
Bull sculpture
Sculpture
carteles taurinos
Esculturas
Sala
Grabados
Trajes de Torero
cabezas de toro
Escultura
pintura
Capote
69 years of bullfighting history that is still being written.
The Bullfighting Museum of Madrid, in the bullring of Las Ventas, was inaugurated on May 15, 1951 by the Provincial Council under the presidency of Don Mariano Ossorio Arévalo, Marquis of Valdavia.
It took place during the festivity of San Isidro Labrador, patron saint of the city.
In 1988, the Museum came under the management of the Community of Madrid.
At the present time it depends on the Center of Bullfighting Affairs, organ of bullfighting promotion of the Council of Presidency, Justice and Spokesmanship of the Government of the Community of Madrid.
Since its inauguration, the main core of its facilities was the then recently acquired Ortiz Cañabate collection.
The layout of the rooms was maintained until 1968, when a first reform was carried out.
In 2011, in Las Ventas Bullfighting Museum, was completely renovated in 2011 to modernize its air conditioning, its exhibition elements and security, incorporating both a thematic and chronological criteria and installing a room dedicated to the projection, showing with images and texts the history of bullfighting and its culture.
Then in 2014, a new extension was made that gave visitors access to the Museum directly from the outside, without passing, as was formerly the case, through the bullfighting ring courtyard of the bullring.
A room has also been installed for the projection of films, documentaries and reports.