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Art Museums in Madrid

Top 9 Art Museums

#1
Prado Museum

See the masterpieces of Goya, Velázquez, and El Greco in Madrid's premier art gallery

4.8 (7,663 reviews)
#2
Museo Reina Sofía

Engage with modern masterpieces, including Picasso's "Guernica", in Madrid

4.6 (3,893 reviews)
#3
Matadero Madrid

Visit Matadero Madrid and watch an interactive exhibition called "The Legend of the Titanic"

4.4 (55 reviews)
#4
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

Navigate through eight centuries of art in one of Madrid's essential art museums

4.7 (3,217 reviews)
#5
Royal Collections Gallery

See artworks and historical pieces from the Spanish royal collection

4.6 (281 reviews)
#6
Fundación MAPFRE Madrid – Sala Recoletos

For more than three decades, Fundación MAPFRE has been one of the focal points of Madrid's cultural agenda for its exhibitions of Fine Arts and Photography. Its program includes painting and sculpture exhibitions focused on the great protagonists (Renoir, Van Gogh, Picasso, Degas, Chagall, etc.) and the main movements of artistic modernity (Impressionism, Avant-garde, Surrealism, etc.). The Photography exhibitions also range from the great masters of the 20th century (Atget, Evans, Winogrand, Strand...) to those who represent the best expression of artistic photography today. The Foundation is located in the Palace of the Duchess of Medina de las Torres, built between 1881 and 1884, a building very representative of architecture.

4.6 (254 reviews)
#7
Museo de la Felicidad

Learn about the science of happiness in Madrid

3.5 (2 reviews)
#8
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando

The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, founded in 1752 during the reign of Ferdinand VI, is the artistic institution with the longest cultural trajectory in Spain. The Museum houses one of the best art galleries in the country, spanning five centuries and different schools. It offers a complete journey through the history of art from the Renaissance to the most current trends of the 21st century. The Academy conserves an exceptional heritage of more than 1,400 paintings, 1,300 sculptures, 15,000 drawings, around 40,000 prints and 9,000 intaglio matrices, as well as furniture, silver and goldsmith objects, porcelain and other decorative arts.

4.7 (387 reviews)
#9
La Neomudéjar Museum

The La Neomudéjar Museum is a museum and center of avant-garde arts opened in 2013 in a historic 19th-century railway warehouse in Atocha, Madrid. The museum features both national and international artists and presents work from a number of different artistic mediums.

4.1 (12 reviews)

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