October 15th. 18:00

The dome of Torrijos, which can now be admired in the National Archaeological Museum, originally covered one of the halls of the now-defunct palace of Don Gutierre de Cárdenas (c. 1440-1503) and his wife Doña Teresa Enríquez, which was built in the city of Torrijos at the end of the 15th century.

Three other ceilings from this former palace are preserved in various public and private institutions outside Spain. One of them is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London). Its installation in the new Victoria and Albert East Storehouse was preceded by a rigorous research project entitled “Crafting Medieval Spain: the Torrijos Ceiling in the global museum”, in which the National Archaeological Museum collaborated.

To mark Torrijos Day, which will be celebrated on October 11 at the London museum, the MAN has organized a parallel round table discussion in which technicians from both museums, together with other specialists in the field, will discuss the project led by the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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