THE ARMY MUSEUM

THE ARMY MUSEUM

8 Jul, 2019 | Blog-EN, Projects, Why Sit?

The Royal Military Museum opened in 1803 at the Cuartel de Monteleón following Manuel Godoy’s initiative, ‘Prince of Peace’. Since then until now the institution has had an eventful existence of which SIT has been part of. Five years after its opening it...
SIT AND THE MOVING OF LA DAMA DEL ARMIÑO

SIT AND THE MOVING OF LA DAMA DEL ARMIÑO

8 Jul, 2019 | Projects, Why Sit?

The Royal Palace of Madrid hosted during the summer months of 2011 the temporary exhibition Poland, Treasures and Artistic Collections (National Heritage), in which ‘La Dama del Armiño’ (Leonardo da Vinci, room 1490) could be contemplated. In order to move the...
SIT AND THE MOVING OF THE THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA COLLECTION

SIT AND THE MOVING OF THE THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA COLLECTION

8 Jul, 2019 | Projects, Why Sit?

One of the greatest fine arts movings made in Europe throughout the 20th century was the moving of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection from Villa Favorita (Lugano, Switzerland) to the Villahermosa Palace (Madrid). In total, over 900 masterpieces paraded through the old...
SIT IN THE HISTORY OF PICASSO’S GUERNICA

SIT IN THE HISTORY OF PICASSO’S GUERNICA

8 Jul, 2019 | Projects, Why Sit?

SIT is part of the eventful history of Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, perhaps the most iconic work of the 20th century. This great poster -as the author liked to call it- was commissioned by the Government of the Republic for the Spanish pavilion of the International...
SIT AND THE TRANSPORT OF THE ‘TEMPLE OF DEBOD’

SIT AND THE TRANSPORT OF THE ‘TEMPLE OF DEBOD’

8 Jul, 2019 | Projects, Why Sit?

One of SIT’s first works in the transportation of fine arts was moving the Temple of Debod from the Nile’s shore to the center of Madrid. This monument was a gift from the Egyptian Government to the Spanish in gratitude for its participation in UNESCO’s international...