Police in Spain have charged two women activists from the Futuro Vegetal movement who are accused of throwing red paint over a historical artwork at Madrid's Naval Museum. The demonstrators targeted ...

More than 450 years ago, King Philip II of Spain decreed Madrid – a somewhat sleepy mountain town in the middle of the Iberian Peninsula – the capital of his empire. Many historians consider it an odd ...

The two female activists, from the Futuro Vegetal movement, were allegedly seen throwing biodegradable red paint over José Garnelo's 'First Tribute to Christopher Columbus' at Madrid's Naval Museum on ...

If you love art and history, Madrid is the place to be. The city has so many brilliant museums and galleries, but buildings with as much history as these need a bit of TLC every now and again.