Museo Taurino de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla, Bullfighting museum at Plaza de Toros, Seville, Spain
Museo Taurino de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla is a museum located at Plaza de Toros dedicated to documenting bullfighting through different eras. It displays traditional matador costumes, historical photographs, paintings, and preserved objects that tell the story of this practice across generations.
The Real Maestranza began collecting bullfighting artifacts in the 1940s, with the museum opening to the public in 1989 under the patronage of Mercedes de Borbón. This establishment marked the formal recognition of how important it was to preserve these materials for future generations.
The collection displays paintings by Goya and other artists depicting bullfighting across different centuries. These works show how important this tradition was to Spanish society and how artists documented its role in cultural life.
The museum is located within the bullring arena and can be visited during posted hours, often combined with a tour of the arena itself. Most visitors spend one to two hours exploring the collections, making it easy to fit into a day visiting other Seville attractions.
The collection includes an engraving from 1578 by Juan Stradan depicting one of the earliest known images of a bullfight. This rare artwork predates modern bullfighting by centuries and offers a window into how this practice looked in its earlier forms.
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