Hands-on With The Preservers Of Spain’s Priceless Art

Immersive, expert-led journeys tailored to individual passions, designed exclusively for private parties and featuring a signature Mandarin Oriental welcome and touches.

Mandarin Oriental has partnered with The Luminaire, who create luxury travel experiences that offer a deeper understanding of the world, to design a collection of transformational journeys for a growing number of our hotels. 

Guided by an expert from Factum Arte’s renowned preservation studio, learn of Francisco de Goya's legacy with private visits to the legendary Museo del Prado, as well as exclusive access to rare prints and engraving plates created by the legendary Spanish artist, housed at Real Academia de Bellas Artes.

This multi-day experience is subject to availability, from £4,520 per person, including two nights at Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid.

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The front entrance to Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid.

Day 1 - An Immersion into Spanish Artistry

Check into Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid, a Belle Époque palace centrally situated in the city’s Golden Triangle of Art. In the early afternoon, join a Factum Arte expert guide and walk to the Museo del Prado for a tour of the iconic masterpieces of romantic painter and printmaker Francisco Goya.

Continue to a studio at the cutting-edge of art and restoration in Europe. Factum Arte is a multidisciplinary workshop which combines assiduous craftsmanship and bespoke technology. Its preservation work blurs the lines between the digital and the physical. Visit the print studio and tapestry department and explore Factum Arte’s 15-year collaboration with the Museo del Prado, which encompasses the high-resolution 3D digitisation of all 14 of Goya’s ‘Black Paintings’. Filled with representations of witches, demons and man-eating monsters, the series was painted by the artist with oil directly onto the walls of his Madrid home between 1819 and 1823.

Return to Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid by private transfer and enjoy the evening at leisure.

Enjoy the evening at leisure. The Luminaire can make recommendations and reservations, from the hotel’s globally acclaimed restaurant Deessa, led by celebrated chef Quique Dacosta, to lively tapas spots and cocktail bars favoured by locals.

Day 2 - Discover Goya's Undying Legacy

Start the day with a visit to one of Spain’s most renowned royal textile factories, the Real Fábrica de Tapices, which Goya delivered his first series of tapestry pasteboards to in 1775. Take an expert-led private tour to discover textile pieces and tapestry cartoons designed by the artist, many of which, such as The Pottery Salesman, are still in production today. You’ll be invited behind closed doors to view key pieces held in the archives.

Venture onwards with a private chauffeur to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes, home to a significant collection of Goya paintings second only to the Prado’s. This exceptional artistic heritage comes alive on an exclusive tour that offers privileged access to engraving plates and tools used by the artist, presented from the vaults by special arrangement.

The afternoon ends with a stroll around the Chapel of San Antonio de la Florida, which contains vivid frescoes completed by Goya in 1798 and considered to be one of the most important examples of Spanish neoclassical art. The chapel is also the artist’s final burial place.

View of Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid facade.

Day 3 - Depart Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid

After a leisurely breakfast, and possibly a signature treatment at The Beauty Concept spa at Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid, bid the Spanish capital farewell.

Inclusions

2 nights at Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid, including breakfast
Private experience with art production and conservation pioneers at Factum Arte studios
Privately guided exploration with a Factum expert of the Goya collection at the Museo del Prado
Private viewing of the archives and workshops at Real Fabrica de Tapices
Private viewing, by special permission, of Goya’s engraving plates from the vaults of Calcografia Nacional and other art treasures at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes
Private transfers as mentioned

When to Travel

Magnificent in all seasons.

Exclusions

Flights to/from Madrid.
Excursions, meals and drinks other than those mentioned.

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