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Exhibition backwards for those with access requirements
There are many masterpieces hidden away in this museum, pieces by El Greco, Martin de Vos, José de Ribera, Paul Gauguin and even a Rembrandt.
I thoroughly enjoyed both temporary exhibitions (Eduardo Arroyo and Goya) however the Goya exhibition was in the one gallery whose lift access is in a bizzarre place meaning that if you have access requirements and arrive in the lift you go through the exhibition backwards, only finding the booklets with the explanations as you finally arrive at the beginning. I found this quite confusing and slightly annoying as the exhibition I saw was in a chronological arrangement. It is confounding that no member of staff had spotted this problem as I was not the only wheelchair user in the gallery at the time going around the 'wrong' way. All floors and galleries are accessible despite this problematic 'backwards' arrangement of the temporary exhibition gallery upstairs if you arrive from the lift rather than the stairs. It is something that could be fixed with something as simple as a sign or arrow. Nevertheless I still enjoyed this museum far more than I enjoyed the Guggenheim, I guess it just depends which kind of art floats your boat! Staff were very friendly and all spoke good English.
There are many masterpieces hidden away in this museum, pieces by El Greco, Martin de Vos, José de Ribera, Paul Gauguin and even a Rembrandt.
I thoroughly enjoyed both temporary exhibitions (Eduardo Arroyo and Goya) however the Goya exhibition was in the one gallery whose lift access is in a bizzarre place meaning that if you have access requirements and arrive in the lift you go through the exhibition backwards, only finding the booklets with the explanations as you finally arrive at the beginning. I found this quite confusing and slightly annoying as the exhibition I saw was in a chronological arrangement. It is confounding that no member of staff had spotted this problem as I was not the only wheelchair user in the gallery at the time going around the 'wrong' way. All floors and galleries are accessible despite this problematic 'backwards' arrangement of the temporary exhibition gallery upstairs if you arrive from the lift rather than the stairs. It is something that could be fixed with something as simple as a sign or arrow. Nevertheless I still enjoyed this museum far more than I enjoyed the Guggenheim, I guess it just depends which kind of art floats your boat! Staff were very friendly and all spoke good English.
