We manage, disseminate and conserve the Banco Santander Collection, formed over more than 160 years by the various financial institutions that are integrated into what is now Banco Santander.
Its collections cover a wide historical period from the 2nd century BC to the present day. The main part of the collection is made up of paintings, although it also has interesting examples of sculpture, decorative arts and a complete numismatic collection, with coins and banknotes that offer a unique journey through the history of Spain.
The Banco Santander Collection is on display in the Santander Art Gallery of the Financial City in Boadilla del Monte.
Through loans of works of art from the Banco Santander Collection, we fulfil the dual purpose of disseminating and promoting knowledge of art, as well as supporting other museums and cultural institutions by collaborating in their exhibition projects.
This Spanish catalogue of the Banco Santander Collection was published in 2016 and revised in 2024. It consists of a first part with files on the 140 most important artists in the Collection, together with images of the most outstanding works and an appendix with technical data on 532 paintings, sculptures, drawings and tapestries from the Banco Santander Collection.
It includes an introductory text in which José Manuel Cruz Valdovinos, Professor of Art History at the Complutense University of Madrid, gives an overview of the entire Collection. In addition, the texts included in this catalogue have been written by forty specialists.