About Museum Cerralbo
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The Museum Cerralbo (Spanish: Museo Cerralbo) is a museum located in Madrid, Spain. It houses the art and historical object collections of Enrique de Aguilera y Gamboa, 17th Marquis of Cerralbo, who died in 1922.
The museum, which is housed in the former residence of its founder, opened in 1944. The building was built in the 19th century, according to Italian taste, and it was luxuriously decorated with baroque furniture, wall paintings and expensive chandeliers. It retains to a large extent its original aesthetics, and it was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1962.