The incredible art collections at Madrid’s “big three” museums are a powerful draw, but relative (and nearby) newcomer the CaixaForum is a worthy fourth. The building itself – the work of Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron – is enough to justify a visit: the converted electrical station has an exterior shell of cast iron, while the house next door has a 24-metre-high green wall, populated by 15,000 plants. Exhibitions draw on the CaxiaForum’s collection from the past 40 years, as well as other museums. A current show of ancient Egyptian art and objects featuring animals, put together by an expert from the Louvre, is a good example of the museum’s diversity.
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