museum of fine arts, sevilla

Free for EU citizens. Lovely building with pleasant open courtyards and good interiors (including a stunning ceiling) worth a look around in itself. Art is mainly religous (lots of Murillo) but with some varity in the later rooms.

Whenever I visit Seville I have to see the Musem of Fine Arts because there is so much art in this museum. It is considered one of the 7 best fine art museums in Spain. I especially like to go to the great hall, which was a church in the past, and where they have the big paintings by Zurbaran and other artists from Seville.

The video depicting how the Murillo masterpieces were saved from Napoleon's armies should be in different languages. More extensive education materials (about the artists and their respective eras) would be good. Lots of beauty here.

Free to get in with a European passport or 1.50 euro entrance fee. Does not open on a Monday. Its on the site of a forma convent and is based over two floors, its divided into smaller rooms. Most of the paintings and sculpture have a religious theme to them. We had a very limited leaflet to take with us and the descriptions at the painting are in Spanish only. So I cannot say I learnt much about Spanish art, but I did enjoy looking at it. However if you don't enjoy a religious theme this is not the place for you.

We took a taxi from the Barrio Santa Cruz to here on a Saturday morning.For some reason, the entry fee was waived(only 1.5 Euros) for that particular moment. The museum building is fabulous. The artwork is by Sevillian and Spanish painters. The architecture is stunning and the courtyards are beautiful. Hard to absorb everything in one visit so I hope to return one day to Seville. We walked back to our hotel in Santa Cruz as we had time before our bus returned to the Algarve

If you're into Renaissance and Baroque religious-themed art (rather redundant, I realize), this is the place for you! The collection is extensive and impressive, but for my taste the building itself held much greater interest. The interior courtyard, archways, staircases, ceilings are all very attractively designed, though some of the walls seem barely big enough to hold the massive paintings on display. We happened to go on a cloudy Monday in February, and for whatever reason it turned out to be free for everyone (not just EU citizens), so we felt lucky to have seen it all at no cost.

The Medieval Art is quite impressive. There is so much information and stuff that is amazing to see and be apart of. If you like this kind of art this is great place for you.

Set in a lovely building, around a beautiful courtyard, the works of art are displayed in chronological order. Unfortunately the bulk of the works are not to my taste, although one portrait of an old man by Velasquez stood out. The more recent items we found more interesting and more to our taste.Still considering it is free entry for EU passport holders it was a good way to spend an hour

Enjoyed the building more than the exhibits - too dark and religious for me. Beautiful ceilings and courtyards. Free for EU passport holders.

This is a lovely place but my tip is to start from the top floor because, unless you are an art historian, there are only so many religious scenes that you can take in. The modern stuff is at the top.

Beautiful open patio (Courtyard) and halls, and grand stairways, lead to and through grand and elegant rooms hung with very fine Spanish paintings from Renaissance onwards - with prominence to Murillo's superb work, of course.

The collection is housed in a magnificent building. Manicured courtyards, beautiful painted ceilings, ornate carvings, very tastefully presented.The staff were helpful and pleasant. Very reasonable fee to enter the facility. The art is a collection of rather large religious paintings followed by some small religious paintings dotted with a collection of religious carvings. Not a great deal of variety in the subject matter. I suppose there is historical value in the collection but I found it to be rather one-dimensional.

This gallery of fine art is housed in an old Ducal Palace. The art displayed is heavy on the religious side which, if you like that sort of thing, will give you plenty to look at. Some of the more modern pieces were more to my liking escpecially the scenes of Seville from the mid 18th century showing what the city looked like in past times. As appealing as the artwork was it's the buildign that just as appealign with it's enclosed courtyard gardens and ammazing grand hall which took my breath away. A nice addition is the art market held outside the museum on a Sunday. If you present a European passport then entranc eis free and even then it's only 1.50 euro. A great palce to visit ona rainy day.

Superb collection housed in a former convent. Well worth a visit to see the building moreover the paintings are exquisite with several masterpieces. My favourite - 'La muerte del maestro' Death of the Master, with bullfighters around the bed of their gored master. A brilliant gallery.

Despite being a little difficult to find and outside the main tourist area, get a map or ask locals and you should find the large red bricked building. It can seem shut up, but it is gated on 3 sides and entry only at front. Free for EU citizens, bring your passport and a euro to use in lockers for cats/coats etc. 2 floors of art, sculptures and immersion into Spanish culture. Worth heading to for around an hour, especially for keen art lover.