It’s a showdown between two Spanish powerhouses: the world-renowned Prado Museum in Madrid and a newcomer, the Museum of Royal Collections. With the backing of the Patrimonio Nacional—the national heritage agency responsible for pieces belonging to the Spanish Crown—the Museum of Royal Collections is in its final phase of construction and is anticipated to open in Madrid in the latter half of 2016. It will house a thousand pieces from the royal collection on a rotating basis; this is just a small portion of the royal holdings administered by the Patrimonio Nacional, which exceed 150,000 pieces. The dispute concerns […]