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Bank of Spain may remove many managers’ private offices for museum project
The Bank of Spain may remove private offices for most managers as it redesigns its headquarters in Madrid.
The change is still being defined, and the proposal would reserve offices for the most senior managers.
Some affected staff have raised concerns that shared workspaces could make confidential phone and video calls harder.
The redesign is needed for a museum planned inside the bank’s Cibeles headquarters.
Its planned exhibits include more than 3,500 works of art and a collection of coins.
A major attraction will be the underground gold vault, which has never been open to the public; visitors will see replica gold bars, not the real ones.
The vault is expected to be ready for visits in 2028, and the museum is scheduled to open fully in 2029.
The Bank of Spain may remove private offices for many managers to make space for its future museum at its Cibeles headquarters.
The proposal is still being defined, and the highest management levels would retain offices.
Some affected managers are concerned that working in shared spaces could threaten the confidentiality of phone and video calls.
The museum is planned to display more than 3,500 works of art and a major numismatic collection.
The institution aims to open the gold chamber to visitors in 2028 and the full museum in 2029.
- Who
- The Bank of Spain and its managers.
- What
- The bank may remove private offices for many managers as it makes room for a future museum.
- When
- The proposal is still being defined. The gold chamber is planned to open to visitors in 2028, with the full museum opening in 2029.
- Where
- The Bank of Spain’s headquarters at Cibeles in Madrid.
- Why
- The museum project requires the institution to redefine spaces in its headquarters.
Affected managers
Bank of Spain's museum project
Office changes
Affected managers
Some affected managers are concerned that shared workspaces could compromise the confidentiality of their phone and video calls.
Bank of Spain's museum project
The proposal would reserve private offices for the highest management levels to help make space for the museum.
The Bank of Spain selected Estudio Herreros to design its future museum.
The proposal to remove many managers’ offices was still being defined.
The gold chamber is planned to be ready for visitors.
The museum is expected to open fully.
- Bank employees
- 3,486
- Management group
- 14 levels
- Museum collection
- More than 3,500 works of art
- Gold chamber
- 2,500 square metres, 35 metres below the Cibeles headquarters
- Planned opening
- Gold chamber in 2028; full museum in 2029