THE Prado museum, lined with works by Goya, Velázquez and El Greco, is a sanctuary of peace in busy central Madrid.
"We're working on it," joked Chris, who gathered with other family members for dinner last week at Knollwood, whose hallways are something of a Turnesa museum, lined with old photographs and exhibits.
An 0-4-0WT Maffei named Sid, owned by several L&B members, was also used on the L&B steam service until the end of 2013, when it was sold off to a railway museum line in Sweden.
"It's a slightly alarming situation to see more and more galleries on museum credit lines," said Brett Littman, director of the Drawing Center in New York.
Their Facebook page was flooded with comments, the museum's business line was inundated with phone calls, and the owner of the museum claims he had abuse yelled at him in the street. .
Did he buy the museum's line that all the parties were equal?
This museum, in line with the new strategy pursued by these cultural producers, moves away from celebrating martyrs to offering a narrative heavy on nationalism, dignity, and pride.
The sleepover is one of scores of activities the museum has lined up in an effort to attract new visitors as well as regulars from across the state and beyond.
"The EM-PER-OR!" By the time I left the museum, the line to get past security stretched out the door, down the steps, past the fountain and into absurdity.
