Museoprado

Museo del Prado

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  • Ricardo Orueta y Duarte tried to carry part of the Heritage to the International Exhibition of New York in 1939

    Ricardo Orueta y Duarte tried to carry part of the Heritage to the International Exhibition of New York in 1939
    However, he couldn't achieve this.
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    Duration of the Civil War

  • Creation of the Board for the Seizure and Protection of Artistic Heritage

    Creation of the Board for the Seizure and Protection of Artistic Heritage
    This was created to avoid the destruction of artistic heritage at the beginning of the war.

  • Prado Museum closed preventivelly

    Prado Museum closed preventivelly
    Due to the war, the museum closed to avoid damages.

  • 1st evacuation order

    1st evacuation order
    This order was sent to the subdirector of the museum, Sánchez Cantón, when a confrontation started in the city.

  • Buried in the talcum mines in Gerona

    Buried in the talcum mines in Gerona
    The artworks that had previously been in the Museum were moved to Valencia in military trucks and left in the Towers of Serranos, where they were protected from bombs. Later, the artworks were moved to the "Mina del Negrín" in Gerona, which was seized by the Republican Government, 250 metres underground.

  • Agreement of the safeguard of heritage

    Agreement of the safeguard of heritage
    This agreement between the League of Nations and the Government of the Republic stated nine different points. One of them stated that the works of art would be transported to Ginebra, where they would be given to the Secretary of the League of Nations.