Some Unusual Museums in Spain

The Mint Museum in Madrid

Like so many other things, the Greeks invented currency. Over the centuries currency has portrayed the different forms of power and has marked the most important historical events. Because of the historical importance of currency, you should visit the Mint Museum where you can take a tour to learn about the history of money over the long span of the centuries.

The museum is built on a vast area that encompasses a large coin collection and a large number of stamps, banknotes and other forms of payment. Drawings, engravings, old books, coins and medals began the museum's assets and over time these assets have increased through donations, acquisitions and copies created by factories. In principle, it worked as a school, engraving all kinds of works by metal artists.

Currently, seventeen rooms exhibit objects of gold, silver and bronze of different purities, metal objects such as arrows, shells and ornaments, and foods that have served as money whose value was supported by the whole community that promoted the exchange.

If you want to know the history of the ticket, if you're nostalgic about the peseta or if you are curious about pseudomonades cardboard that circulated in Spain during the Civil War or the coins that circulated during the World Cup of 1982, stick around for the REAL HOUSE OF THE CURRENCY in Doctor Esquerdo 36. Admission is free and the museum is open on all days except Monday.

Museo Guggenheim Bilbao

The Museo Guggenheim is an excellent work of modern architecture. Its entrance is guarded by a cute flower-based monument that reminds visitors of a puppy. There is no doubt that the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is one of the most modern buildings in Spain.

Its undulating forms extend beyond the estuary of Bilbao through the bridge of the Salve. Its style could be termed "organic" with some minimalism, although its best adjective could simply be "modern". With sculpted gray limestone-based coatings and titanium plates, its miasma structure is itself a work of art which visitors will not fail to notice.

It was designed by a team lead by the prestigious Frank Gehry for the foundation of Solomon R. Guggenheim. It was opened in 1997 as the Museum of Contemporary Art whose major collections come from the Guggenheim foundation. These collections can still give you a feel for the sensuality of the famous and controversial Peggy Guggenheim, one of the most famous patrons of the arts of the twentieth century.  Alan Marker