The Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan at the Museo Nacional del Prado

The investment tied to Component C24: Revitalization of the cultural industry—whose decision-making entity is the Spanish Ministry of Culture—grants the Museum a definitive budget of €19,014,874.25 (including VAT), broken down into annual payments issued in 2021, 2022 and 2023. The use of these funds has resulted in the project called The Prado Campus, Digital Transformation and Training: It consists of seven lines of action broken down into 21 projects and a total of 69 procurement tenders, for a total cost of €17,438,671.17, equivalent to 92% of the budget allocated.

Modernization and Optimization of Monitoring Infrastructure: Upgrading of the Security System

Specific activities

• Optimization and upgrading of infrastructure

  The projects carried out as a part of this activity guarantee improved security and energy efficiency at the Museum facilities; moreover, they guarantee that these elements will be upgraded as to remain in line with applicable regulations in force.

  (21AM0204) Outdoor air stage: project update

  Revision of the project drawn up in 2018 to replace the outdoor unit of the air conditioning system of the Museum’s Villanueva Building. This system has been upgraded based on technological advancements, bringing it in line with applicable energy efficiency regulations.
  Duration: 2.5 months
  Value: €16,927.90

  (22AME177) Remodelling of lower Goya offices in view of transfer to the Museum Visitor Service Centre

  Intervention intended to create a Visitor Service Centre layout allowing to optimally serve citizens in collaboration with other departments, and especially the admission sales and online bookings departments, which have experienced very remarkable growth driven by the Museum. This intervention takes accessibility needs into account.
  Duration: 3 months
  Cost: €30,890.53

  (22CCE266) Supply of furniture for lower Goya offices in the Villanueva Building allocated to the Visitor Service Centre and admission sales staff

  Provision of the furnishings necessary for the new unified space allocated to the Visitor Service Centre and admission sales staff in order to optimize shared spaces and simultaneously address the needs of all positions.
  Duration: 3 months
  Cost: €18,358.12

  (22AAE355) Outdoor air unit: execution of the works

  Replacement of the outdoor air intake of the air conditioning system of the Museum’s Villanueva Building, the purpose of which is to replace the building’s indoor air, and installation of new devices to improve energy efficiency. This air conditioning filters the air, creating temperature and humidity conditions that are optimal for exhibition rooms and artwork storage rooms.
  Duration: 7 months
  Cost: €1,442,241.67

  (22ASE448) Outdoor air unit: oversight of the works including the construction management and health and safety coordination

  Activities necessary to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations in force.
  Duration: 7 months
  Cost: €55,176.00

• Modernization of facility management systems

  This activity is focused on the use of digital technologies to monitor parameters affecting the security of both Prado Campus buildings and the artworks that they house, allowing to maintain environmental conditions guaranteeing the preventive conservation of these heritage assets. Moreover, the information obtained assists in efficient and timely facility management, optimizing energy consumption and minimizing the cost of potential future repairs.

  (23AME198) Supply of a thermal camera to the Museum’s Buildings and Maintenance Department

  Purchase of a thermal camera (system enabling contactless viewing of humidity and temperature measurement via infrared) in order to study and diagnose the causes of potential areas of water damage appearing in Prado Campus buildings, in view of devising actions to rectify them. This technology also allows to measure the temperature in spaces, conduct energy studies, determine building structure insulation quality and detect areas at risk of condensation and hot spots. The possibility of monitoring all of these parameters enables preventive interventions, considerably improving facility management.
  Duration: 3 months
  Cost: €16,212.79

• Improvement and installation of audiovisual and connectivity devices

  Activity directed at applying audiovisual and communications network technologies promoting citizens’ access to culture, strengthening the presence of the Museum in different spheres by encouraging new forms of dissemination.

  (23AAE229) Audiovisual and digital equipment for the Museum auditorium

  Supply and installation of the audiovisual equipment necessary to receive signals as well as create and broadcast, in different formats, content on the educational activities taking place in Prado Campus spaces, including the Auditorium, Conference Room, using the portable equipment of the Jerónimos Building, and in Classrooms 1 and 2 of the Casón del Buen Retiro.
  2 lots
  Duration: 4 months (Lots 1 and 2)
  Cost: €776,075.85 (Lot 1) and €11,180.40 (Lot 2)

• Replacement of comprehensive security system infrastructure

  Activity encompassing the modernization and adaptation of the Museum’s security infrastructure to the new challenges of the digital era, both with regards to protecting visitors and workers as well as the artwork stored at the Museum. This covers a broad range of risk control measures, including fire protection.

  (22AAE234) Supply, installation and configuration of devices to update the fire protection systems installed in the Casón del Buen Retiro

  Renovation and expansion of fire protection systems, including both detection and extinction systems. Among other interventions, the scope of this project includes the replacement and installation of new equipment, such as detection systems, extinguishers, fire detectors, emergency buttons, alarms, etc., as well as bringing the system in line with new regulations, the inclusion of modules to pick up signals from the electrical panels of pressure and pumping devices, the installation of modules to control the handling of air conditioning machines, and the installation of a workstation running management software.
  Duration: 8 months
  Cost: €224,793.05

  (22AAE476) Supply, installation and configuration of a radio over IP communication system to replace the radio transmitters at the Prado Campus

  Replacement of the analogue radio communication system used by the Museum security and surveillance staff with a system based on digital technology, thus improving coverage and privacy.
  Duration: 8 months
  Cost: €304,920.00

  (22AME514) Health and Safety Coordination Department support in the works to upgrade the fire protection systems installed at the Casón del Buen Retiro

  Activities necessary to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations in force.
  Duration: 7 months
  Cost: €3,509.00

  (23ASE134) Renovation of the Security Control Room

  Renovation and modernization of the Villanueva Security Control Room where CCTV images and alarms are continuously monitored and viewed 24/7, in order to improve the working conditions of operators by providing a more accessible and ergonomic environment. The scope of this renovation includes a technical floor, technical roof, illumination and furniture.
  Duration: 3 months
  Cost: €47,410.64

  (23AAE106) Supply, installation and configuration of the equipment necessary to expand the security IP network

  Expansion of the infrastructure of the existing security communications network by means of the installation and configuration of a series of communications hubs distributed across different locations in the Villanueva-Jerónimos Building in order to provide service to new security system IP devices (CCTV cameras and access control system).
  Duration: 3 months
  Cost: €568,051.10

  (23CCE192) Supply, installation and configuration of two video walls

  Replacement of old monitors with 4K video walls at the Security Control Rooms located in the Villanueva Building and the Casón del Buen Retiro.
  Duration: 3 months
  Cost: €110,887.47

  (23AME295) Health and Safety Coordination service for the works to install the equipment necessary to expand the security IP network

  Activities necessary to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations in force.
  Duration: 3 months
  Cost: €4,840,00

  (23AME314) Health and Safety Coordination service for the works to renovate the Villanueva Security Control Room

  Activities necessary to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations in force.
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €2,117.50

• Technological upgrading of the comprehensive security system

  This component covers interventions carried out to upgrade IT systems related to comprehensive security, including image-based control used in rooms in the Villanueva Building and at entrances to all Prado Campus buildings.

  (22CC0057) Supply of XIS model X-ray scanner devices with a tunnel for package inspection

  The acquisition of X-ray scanner devices to inspect voluminous packages guarantees the control of objects deposited at the cloakroom or introduced into exhibition rooms by visitors, thus contributing both to improving comprehensive installation security and visitor entry flows.
  Duration: 1 month
  Cost: €89,661.00

  (22AAE235) Supply, installation and configuration of an electronic master keying system with cylinders and keys

  This system improves the security of the Museum’s facilities by significantly improving access control. It makes it possible to control and monitor the individualized permissions of each worker to access each door according to the needs of their position. It also offers a record containing the time and date of all accesses that have taken place as well as any denied access attempts, guaranteeing the monitoring of the correct use of facilities.
  Duration: 6 months
  Cost: €456,066.71

  (22ASE253) Supply, installation and configuration of IP video intercoms

  Replacement of analogue intercoms with IP video intercoms at all entrances to Prado Campus buildings. The goal of this system is to increase security at the Museum by enabling better access control.
  Duration: 6 months
  Cost: €57,459.89

  (23CCE199) Supply, installation and configuration of the equipment necessary to upgrade and expand the CCTV system of the Villanueva-Jerónimos Building

  Renewal (upgrading from analogue technology to IP technology with artificial intelligence) and expansion of the CCTV system of the Museum’s Villanueva-Jerónimos Building. The scope of this project includes the installation of 474 cameras enabling to expand coverage, as well as of video recorders, servers and workstations.
  Duration: 5 months
  Cost: €1,178,499.04

  (23AME296) Health and Safety Coordination service for the activities necessary for the upgrading and expansion of the CCTV system in the Villanueva-Jerónimos Building

  Activities necessary to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations in force.
  Duration: 5 months
  Cost: €4,416.50

Accessibility and Signage: Revitalization of the Urban Environment

Specific activities

• Universal accessibility

  The projects carried out seek to guarantee accessible visits, both in person and remotely, for all individuals, and have aimed at both eliminating physical barriers and creating content to mitigate cognitive barriers.

  (21AM0274) Purchase of 391 group guides

  Supply of group guide devices (391 receivers with earphones, 30 transmitters with microphones and their corresponding charger cases) in order to guarantee successful group visits and guided tours.
  Duration: 1 month
  Cost: €18,146.37

  (21AM0279) Supply and installation of a stair lift platform in the Murillo Hallway of the Villanueva Building

  This device makes it possible for people with reduced mobility to enter through the Murillo door, which is generally the entrance door used by educational groups.
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €11,990

  (21AM0319) Supply and installation of a stair lift platform at the entrance to Museum offices located at Calle Casado del Alisal No. 1

  This makes it possible for people with reduced mobility to access the offices of the Museum’s General Coordination of Human Resources.
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €12,755.78

  (22AME144) Creation of a project to refurbish and improve the accessibility of the Villanueva Building

  Creation of a project to define the works necessary to improve the accessibility of the Villanueva Building, divided into two components: on one hand, the refurbishing and/or replacement of handrails, banisters and retractable barriers along the public pathways through the building in order to make them accessible to all individuals; and on the other hand, refurbishment of the toilets in the Velázquez and Murillo areas. In the case of the toilet complex of the ground floor of the Velázquez area and the toilet in the west hallway of the second floor of the Murillo area, the goal is to make them more accessible to people with reduced mobility. In all cases, sensorial and cognitive accessibility elements will be provided.
  Duration: 3 months
  Cost: €13,068

  (22CCE477) Supply of resting furniture for the north and south lower Ionic Galleries of the Museum

  Purchase of easy-to-move ergonomic furniture allowing to accommodate visitors, allow them to rest during their visit and offer them the storage areas and charging stations necessary to make their visit more comfortable and pleasant. The furniture’s modular structure also allows to hold forums or work meetings and to organize groups prior to their visit.
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €32,329.52

  (23AME011) Construction works to renovate the Information, Coat Check and Education Counters of the Jerónimos Building to improve accessibility

  Renovation of the cloakroom, Information and Education Counters located in the entrance hall of the Jerónimos Building to make them accessible to people with reduced mobility and wheelchair users.
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €47,789.92

  (23AAE117) Technical development, manufacture, supply and installation of public service counters in the Muses Room of the Museum’s Villanueva Building

  Technical development of an accessible counter and manufacturing of two symmetrical units to be installed in the Muses Room of the Villanueva Building of the Museum in order to be able to provide adequate service to all publics, including wheelchair users.
  Duration: 3 months
  Cost: €25,203.09

  (23ASE207) Design and adaptation of content in different formats to improve the cognitive accessibility of the Museum

  Writing of 100 easy-to-read texts and adaptation of content to different digital formats to make information accessible to a larger number of individuals, including an explanatory video. This includes the actions necessary to raise the awareness of Museum staff as well as to provide them with training in order to promote inclusive access to culture and encourage its dissemination.
  Duration: 4 months
  Cost: €44,282.37

• Comprehensive signage at the Museum

  This project has a two-faceted goal: on one hand, to make it easier for all individuals to visit the Museum regardless of their functional, sensorial, intellectual and/or cognitive diversity; and on the other hand, to seek to optimize transit flows in Prado Campus buildings, thus increasing the comfort and security of visitors and workers.

  (22AAE244) Creation of a universal signage and orientation plan at the Prado Campus

  Creation of a signage and orientation plan for the Museum which includes symbols or pictograms, and which allows all individuals, regardless of their functional, sensorial, intellectual and/or cognitive diversity to be able to find their way, understand, communicate and move around as independently as possible in the different spaces, avoiding situations of disorientation, frustration, discrimination and/or social exclusion.
  Duration: 5 months
  Cost: €99,220

  (23AAE258) Supply and installation of signage elements to improve the accessibility of the Museum’s Villanueva-Jerónimos Buildings and the Casón del Buen Retiro

  Installation of signs in the Villanueva-Jerónimos Buildings and the Casón del Buen Retiro based on the Signage and Universal Orientation Plan designed for the Prado Campus.
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €86,636

Inclusive Exhibition Experience

Specific activity

• Virtual visits to the permanent collection

  Activity oriented at digitalizing Museum rooms and a selection of artworks in order to create virtual tours offering easy access to all members of society, regardless of their level of education, thus eliminating physical and cognitive barriers.

  (22AAE211) High-resolution digitalization of a selection of artworks and creation of virtual visits on the Museum website

  Digitalization of a selection of artworks and rooms of the Museum’s permanent collection in order to create different virtual tours offered on the website and to offer an inclusive experience capable of reaching a large number of visitors. High image quality will also allow exhaustive viewing of the details of artworks.
  Duration: 13 months
  Cost: €323,070

The Digital Prado Platform and Innovation Hub

Specific activities

• Prado Platform management system

  Development of solutions intended to create a transferable comprehensive museum management platform and to enhance museums’ digital transformation, both in terms of management as well as communication and sharing with all of their audiences.

  (22AAE106) Oversight, architecture design, ontology engineering and development of the Prado digital semantic platform

  Creation of a digital semantic platform based on the Museum’s current ontological model, offering third-party cultural institutions a complete digital experience that brings their online presence to life and optimizes it. This platform will allow said third-party institutions to manage their collection in a way that is integrated with their online presence, as well as to expand and consolidate the experience that they offer their visitors.
  Duration: 17 months
  Cost: €4,417,922.88

• Upgrading of digital marketing systems

  Development of solutions intended at enhancing the digital transformation of museums in the digital marketing sphere, their relationship management and communication with their different audiences.

  (22AAE400) Comprehensive CRM

  Supply and installation of a CRM software at the Museum allowing to streamline internal operations, reduce the number of manual activities done by different work teams, interact more directly with different Museum representatives, obtain analytics used for decision-making, propose new strategies related to publics, and guarantee data security.
  Duration: 10 months
  Cost: €338,800

• Prado Innovation Hub

  The goal of the Prado Innovation Hub is to encourage technological experimentation and innovation at the Museum. It comprises activities intended at providing cutting-edge image analysis technology to analyse artworks.

  (21AA0414) Acquisition of an XRF mobile spectrometer

  This technology makes it possible to carry out non-invasive analyses of artworks in order to characterize pigments by detecting the chemical elements present in nonorganic materials, offering information that is highly valuable in the study of paintings, sculptures and graphic works. The XRF mobile system makes it possible to scan the entire surface of works.
  Duration: 5 months
  Cost: €301,290

  (22AAE180) Supply of a mobile tomography, videoradiography and laminography system to inspect artworks

  This computerized axial tomography, videoradiography and laminography system for studying 3D objects and panel paintings makes it possible to determine the materials that compose them, how they were manufactured and the technology used to make them, as well as their state of conservation and potential non-original manipulations.
  Duration: 5 months
  Cost: €370,865

  (22AME386) Supply of three licenses for the use of the BRUKER spectrometer model XRF M6 Jetstream

  Auxiliary equipment necessary for specialists processing the data obtained via spectrometer analysis.
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €3,630

  (23AAE067) Supply of a high spatial resolution multispectral imaging system

  This system is composed of multiple connected systems, each of which operates within the optimal spectral range in order to provide the best views of the underlying layers of a painting. It allows to enrich knowledge on artists’ creative processes and to observe the state of conservation of artworks.
  Duration: 7 months
  Cost: €548,130

• Technological outfitting of the Restoration Laboratory

  Through this activity, the Restoration Department has been provided with technologies permitting an advancement in the analysis and reintegration work applied to traditional techniques.

  (23AAE072) Supply, installation and configuration of devices for the analysis and reproduction of 3D frames

  Using a 3D laser scanner with a robotic arm, this equipment makes it possible to digitalize frames in order to study and document them. 3D printers employing stereolithography (SLA) technology and dual extrusion 3D printers make it possible to totally or partially re-create them as a part of restoration work.
  Duration: 5 months
  Cost: €287,980

• Adaptation and improvement of audiovisual communication

  This project is intended to provide the Museum with the means necessary to address the growing demand for communication via audiovisual means with high-quality systems.

  (22AME133) Viability study on multifunctional recording at the Casón del Buen Retiro

  Study of the viability of creating a digital classroom/recording studio in view of improving the capacity for digital connectivity in relation to communication. It is specially designed for teaching activities, the broadcasting of conferences or classes over the Internet, and to exchange information with press and media.
  Duration: 4 months
  Cost: €17,663.58

  (23CCE069) Acquisition of high-performance IT materials

  Materials intended to provide the services necessary to edit and produce 4K audiovisual videos and content for the Museum’s Communication Department.
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €55,412.77

  (23CCE304) Acquisition of audiovisual materials for the Museum

  Replacement and optimization of the devices used to produce 4K audiovisual content for the purpose of disseminating the Museum’s activities so that said devices are in line with the quality standards of users faced with growth in the demand for videos over the past years.
  Duration: 1 month
  Cost: €77,809.61

Digital Government

Specific activities

• Replacement and upgrading of IT infrastructure

  Actions have been carried out to provide the IT infrastructure necessary to properly adapt and ensure the operation of the Museum’s information systems.

  (22CCE497) Acquisition of hardware for virtualization infrastructure

  Supply and installation of up-to-date virtualization servers in order to enable support and the replacement of software faced with security threats or threats to product operability.
  Duration: 1 month
  Cost: €69,986.36

  (22AME510) Acquisition of IT storage infrastructure

  Supply of storage racks and hard drives in order to address the new needs of different Museum departments stemming from the implementation of projects financed under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €11,388.52

  (23AAE071) Replacement of IT systems and micro-IT infrastructure (communications hub)

  Acquisition of new IT equipment allowing to upgrade the Museum’s network, offering higher-speed uplinks and promoting the modernization, support and upgrading of structures and infrastructure.
  Duration: 4 months
  Cost: €161,796.92

  (23AAE191) Supply, installation and commissioning of new hardware for IT storage infrastructure

  Acquisition of new hardware for high-speed storage in order to be able to use the disaster recovery service provided by the virtualization infrastructure.
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €174,778.54

• Electronic headquarters: modernization of relations with citizens

  Adaptation of the Museum to the digital transformation underway, which involves modernization of the relations with citizens via electronic systems.

  (22CCE299) Electronic office

  Creation of the Electronic Office of the Museum, in order to comply with Laws 39/2015 of October 1 on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations [Ley 39/2015, de 1 de octubre, del Procedimiento Administrativo Común de las Administraciones Públicas] and Law 40/2015 of October 1 on the Public Sector Legal Regime [Ley 40/2015 de 1 de octubre, de Régimen Jurídico del Sector Público]. The aim is to offer better service to the citizens interacting with the Museum by creating the tools necessary to offer transactional services regarding administrative procedures of the Museum (scholarship selection processes, staff hiring processes, as well as a general form and complaints and suggestions management).
  Duration: 12 months
  Cost: €196,020

• Technological adaptation to remote work

  Technological adaptation in order to adjust to remote work by more effectively increasing the communication and collaboration of the work teams of the different organizational units of the Museo Nacional del Prado.

  (23ASE305) Supply, wiring, installation, configuration and commissioning of videoconferencing equipment

  Outfitting and setup of the Museum’s different meeting rooms for both remote, in-person and hybrid videoconferences, given the need to adapt to current work environments, in which remote work, communication and collaboration between teams in different geographic locations have become essential.
  Duration: 1 month
  Cost: €73,810

Digital Content

Specific activities

• Cataloguing, digitalization and technological adaptation of library holdings

  This involves the creation of a Digital Library to promote the online consultation of both historical and contemporary library holdings, making the Museum’s bibliographic assets and publications available to citizens, thus facilitating access to information in addition to guaranteeing the conservation of original copies of works.

  (21AS0251) Spanish to English translation of explanatory texts on artworks consulted at the library and creation of vocabulary

  Activity intended to increase the reach of online content by encouraging access by an international public.
  Duration: 18 months
  Cost: €26,433.44

  (21AM0248) Mechanical cleaning of 600 books from the Bordes Library historical collection, issuance of conservation reports and proposal to carry out restoration interventions on 250 volumes in the historical collection

  Treatment which must be carried out prior to digitalization to guarantee the proper conservation of library assets.
  Duration: 3 months
  Cost: €14,520

  (21AS0273) Supply and commissioning of a digital library management software for sharing the Museo Nacional del Prado’s library holdings

  This software makes it possible to share and view the Museum’s digitalized library holdings on its website as well as to integrate them into national repositories such as Hispana, or alternatively international repositories such as Europeana and Internet Archive.
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €108,295

  (21AA0322–Lot 1) Preparation for digitalization and digitalization of library and document collections

  Technical bibliographic processing (movement, entries and removals from the register) and digitalization of the Museum’s library and documentary holdings in order to encourage online consultation via the Digital Library. This lot comprises the handling and processing of library and documentary holdings for the purposes of their digitalization.
  Duration: 19 months
  Cost: €84,095

  (21AA0322–Lot 2) Preparation for digitalization and digitalization of library and document collections

  Technical bibliographic processing (movement, registration and elimination from records) and digitalization of the Museum’s library and documentary holdings in order to encourage online consultation via the Digital Library. This lot comprises the technical bibliographic processing and digitalization of library and documentary holdings.
  Duration: 19 months
  Cost: €1,110,280.89

  (22AAE140–Lot 1) Cataloguing of 220 historical books, review and updating of the cataloguing of 1400 historical books, and analytical cataloguing of 2000 prints contained in drawing books

  Creation and/or modification of complete bibliographic records, along with their corresponding authority and holdings records, in the Museum’s library management system (AbsysNet).
  Duration: 13 months
  Cost: €43,560

  (22AAE140–Lot 2) Cataloguing of 220 historical books, review and updating of the cataloguing of 1400 historical books, and analytical cataloguing of 2000 prints contained in drawing books

  Analytical cataloguing in the library management system of 2000 prints from drawing books housed in the Museum’s Library.
  Duration: 8 months
  Cost: €31,363.20

  (22AAE230) Restoration of 249 book volumes, periodicals and bound documents belonging to the Library and Archives of the Museo Nacional del Prado

  Actions necessary to digitalize collections in a way that guarantees the protection and conservation of the Museum’s library and documentary holdings.
  Duration: 12 months
  Cost: €188,196.14

  (23ASE166) Supply and commissioning of the responsive module of the management system of the Museo Nacional del Prado’s Digital Library (DIGIBIB)

  Module necessary to facilitate consulting the Digital Library on any device (PC, tablet, smartphone, etc.)
  Duration: 4 months
  Cost: €27,225

• Cataloguing, digitalization and technological adaptation of archive and documentary holdings

  This project involves the centralization of the Museum’s documentation and the high-quality digitalization of both historical documentary holdings and artistic works on paper. It promotes the dissemination of knowledge on the Museum’s history while simultaneously preserving the integrity of the original materials.

  (21AM0233) Albalá and Mediasearch filing software versions

  Update to the versions of AlbaláNet 6.3 and Mediasearch used for documentary management and access to document art holdings by the Museum’s Documentation and Archives Department.
  Duration: 3 months
  Cost: €17,666

  (21AA0405) Cataloguing of documents for the Digital Archives, analytical cataloguing of drawing book prints and 220 historical books, and updating of 1400 book records

  Process of selecting, cataloguing holdings as well as reviewing and updating records to make said collections accessible to the public and to researchers via the Digital Archives.
  Duration: 12 months
  Cost: €31,894.78

  (21AM0412) Description of 600 prints in the collection database [Sistema de Acceso a la Colección, SAC] in order to make them available on the website

  Description of a portion of non-exhibited collections, with the goal of making them available on the Collection section of the Museum website, to facilitate public dissemination and scholarly research.
  Duration: 9 months
  Cost: €18,148.79

  (22AAE155) Technical and archival processing of administrative documentation generated by the Museum and transfer of documentation from producing departments to the archive records

  Organization, technical processing (description and classification of documents, generating records in the file management system), digitalization and transfer of documents without administrative validity produced by the Museum’s Royal Board of Trustees and by different departments working under the General Directorate of Conservation.
  Duration: 15 months
  Cost: €114,345

  (22AS0023) Supply of a Cenital A2 scanner for digitalizing documents in the Museo Nacional del Prado’s Archives

  Equipment to digitalize loose or bound documents from the Museum’s Archives, to promote online consultation, thus reducing the wear of the collections due to physical consultation and promoting their knowledge and dissemination via the Digital Archives.
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €42,229

Training and Research

Specific activities

• Training/research channel

  The projects carried out in this line of action fall within the dissemination tasks performed through the creation of online multimedia content. A digital publishing and interactive training model has been developed via a pilot project dedicated to works on paper. This model should be transferable to any other of the Museum’s areas of study.

  (22AAE493) Creation of digital content for the Museo Nacional del Prado’s website in the new section dedicated to the Drawings and Prints Department

  This includes the creation of an interactive educational activity in a simulation environment of the process of intaglio engraving and the creation of multimedia content to improve the online presence of this department’s collection in a new section of the Museum’s website.
  Duration: 9 months
  Cost: €266,301.45

  (23AME001) Web Design and layout of four website templates allowing for content related to artworks on paper in the Museo Nacional del Prado’s collection

  The templates designed will enable an online improved display of the collection artworks and their related content in the different formats in which the information could be available (video, audio, links to resources, etc.).
  Duration: 2 months
  Cost: €17,545

• Generation of digital content

  This activity comprises both content for Education Department courses as well as the translation, editing and bibliographic updating of information on collections in order to accommodate digital content to the quality standards that govern all of the Museum’s publications.

  (23AAE070) Creation of educational digital content (2 courses)

  Creation of two online courses with quizzes and an exam in order to bring the Museum closer to a variety of audiences through different levels of active and participatory learning in an e-learning digital environment.
  Duration: 5 months
  Cost: €90,568.50

  (23AME290) Proofreading and editing of texts published in English on the Museum collection on its website

  The growing demand for digital content is making it necessary to edit content written in English, maintaining the same quality standards that the Museum applies to all of its publications.
  Duration: 4.5 months
  Cost: €12,250

  (23AME294) Inclusion of bibliographic references extracted from catalogues raisonnés of the Museo Nacional del Prado

  Updating the specialized bibliography contributes to maintaining the academic accuracy of information on the collections available on the website. In this way, online content, in addition to its informational purpose, can also serve as an essential reference for specialists.
  Duration: 4 months
  Cost: €8,247.36

• Digital skills training plan

  This activity is aimed at training staff in digital skills, promoting change management in the context of the digital transformation.

  (23AME363) Plan for training Museo Nacional del Prado staff in digital skills

  In order to enhance the acquisition of skills relating to digital work environments and eGovernment, the Museum is providing its employees with online training allowing to improve the information processing and security practices in place at the institution. To do so, two online courses have been developed, the first on information security and the second on data protection. Moreover, the institution has set up an online training platform enabling employee training and the management of training tasks.
  Duration: 1.5 months
  Cost: €9,002.40

Projects