Image of the Main Gallery of the Museo Nacional del Prado with artworks related with the "Juan Muñoz. Stories of Art" exhibition on display.
Juan Muñoz (1953–2001), one of Spain's most influential contemporary artists, "returns" to the Museo del Prado, a museum he often visited and drew inspiration from. His work maintains a sustained dialogue with Renaissance and Baroque masters, particularly in his use of perspective, composition, and theatrical staging.
Juan Muñoz. Stories of Art gathers a wide range of materials—installations, sculptural figures, library books, display-case artifacts, canvases, drawings and prints—on view in Rooms C and D of the Jerónimos building, as well as several rooms in the Villanueva building.
The exhibition highlights Muñoz's deep connection to artists such as Velázquez and Goya and to broader Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque traditions. Some works extend beyond the temporary exhibition spaces into the Prado's Permanent Collection galleries and key architectural areas, including the South Staircase and the exterior near the Goya entrance. Featuring iconic pieces like The Prompter, Conversation Piece, and The Nature of Visual Illusion, the show immerses visitors in Muñoz's world of silent, enigmatic figures suspended between illusion and reality.
Curator: Vicente Todolí, former director of Tate Modern (2003-2010).
