Norman Foster RA introduces the Museo del Prado extension

In 2016, Madrid's Museo del Prado ran a competition to restore and expand its historic Hall of Realms. The winning proposal by Foster + Partners aimed to reveal the memories buried within the existing building. Their project rediscovers the original 18th-century façade, creating spectacular indoor public spaces and finally opening the Prado to the city. In this event, recorded at the RA on 25 June 2019, Norman Foster RA celebrates the 200-year history behind Spain’s most important art museum and reveals more about the extension planned by Foster + Partners and Madrid studio Rubio Arquitectura. The Hall of Realms is the latest in a long line of his projects that have breathed new life into historic buildings, starting with the Royal Academy’s own Sackler Wing of Galleries in 1991 and including the Great Court at the British Museum and the dome of the Reichstag building in Berlin. LINKS RA website: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/ News and blog: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/news-... Facebook:   / royalacademy   Twitter:   / royalacademy   Instagram:   / royalacademyarts