Royal Collections for Free: Two Days of Culture Without Spending a Euro

The Gallery of the Royal Collections celebrates its third anniversary with two open-door days: June 29 and July 25. Admission will be free, and talks and visits to storage rooms that normally remain closed are also included. With over two million visits since its opening, the museum offers an opportunity to access artworks and cultural activities at no cost.

Museum Gallery of the Royal Collections during open-door day, visitors walking through a wide illuminated hallway, doors to normally closed storage rooms wide open, guide pointing at display cases with artworks while group observes, showing the process of free access to exhibition halls, natural light filtering through skylights, stone and noble wood walls, festive cultural atmosphere, cinematic photorealistic style, depth of field, reflections on polished floors, details of gilded frames and classical sculptures

How digital management optimizes access to the museum's storage rooms 🖥️

Opening the storage rooms to the public requires capacity control and environmental conditions management. The museum's management system uses IoT sensors to monitor humidity and temperature in real time, ensuring the preservation of the pieces. Seat reservations are managed through a web platform that avoids queues and distributes visits in time slots. This technological infrastructure allows normally restricted spaces to be opened without risks to the heritage.

Totally free: even culture goes on sale 🛒

Two million visits in three years and now, for a couple of days, you get in for free. Like supermarket offers, but with 16th-century tapestries instead of expired yogurts. The good thing is you don't need a coupon or an app: just show up and enjoy. The bad thing is you might have to queue under the July sun. But hey, to save 14 euros, even the heat is more bearable.