Art Galleries in Madrid
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| The Reina Sofia Art Gallery |
The Prado
The Prado is possibly the most famous Madrid art gallery. It houses an extensive collection of works from the 12th to the 19th centuries. If you want to see everything you may need to visit twice to take it all in. You will see some of the worlds most talked about paintings including works by Goya, Rubens and Murillo. There's a whole room full of paintings from Goya's 'Dark Period' that is guaranteed to send a tingle through your spine - I found it quite creepy.
Detailed information about the Prado Art Gallery, Madrid.
Prado Art Gallery
Street: Paseo del Prado
Tel: +34 91 330 2800
Official Prado Art Gallery website
Metro: Banco de España (Red Line, L2) 10 minutes walk down Paseo del Prado; or
Metro: Atocha (Blue Line, L2) plus ten minutes walk.
Timetable: Tuesday - Sunday and public holidays
(closed on public holidays that fall on Mondays) 09:00 - 20:00
24 December, 31 December and 06 January 09:00 - 14:00
Entry fee: €8.00
Non-EU students under 25 pay €4.00
Free entry for Over 65s, EU students under 25, unemployed, disabled, teachers and official guides.
Temporary exhibitions may cost an additional few euros.
FREE entry to the Prado Art Gallery with the Madrid Card
Disabled access: Available.
Reina Sofia
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| The Reina Sofia Gallery Entrance |
This is an impressive gallery where you can see fairly recent works from the 20th and 21st centuries. There are a lot of Picasso pieces, including the famous Guernica. You will also find a section dedicated to some modern art sculptures, and there is even a room showing a film written by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí. The Reina Sofia art gallery makes up one part of Madrid's 'Golden Triangle' along with the Thyssen-Bornemisza gallery and the Prado. You can walk between all three in 10 minutes. I found the Reina Sofia to be bright and modern.
Detailed Article on Reina Sofia art gallery
Reina Sofia Art Gallery
Street: Santa Isabel, 52
Tel: +34 91 774 1000
Official Reina Sofia Art Gallery website
Metro: Atocha (Light Blue, L1) Plus 2 minutes walk
Timetable: Monday - Saturday 10:00 - 21:00. Sunday 10:00 - 14:30. Closed Tuesday.
Entry fee: €6.00.
Free for the general public: Saturdays: 14:30 - 21:00, Sundays: 10:00 - 14:30 and on 18 May, 12 October, and 06 December.
Official museum page detailing special offer entry cards available.
FREE entry to Reina Sofia with the Madrid Card
Disabled access: available
Parking available: Plaza Sánchez Bustillo. (Enter through Calle Doctor Mata.)
Thyssen-Bornemisza
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| The Thyssen-Bornemisza Gallery is just opposite the Prado Gallery |
This art gallery is one of the most popular. The main building itself is called Villahermosa Palace and it has been added to with newer galleries that house the Carmen collection of Dutch art. The paintings in this gallery are said to be the best private collection of 13th to 20th century art. You will see Durero, Titian, Goya, Degas, Renoir, Kandinsky or Rothko. The gallery offers guided tours for families with children between the ages of 6 and 12 at the weekends. You must call in advance to book. I loved the Renoir paintings - this is a delightful gallery.
The Thyssen is 2 minutes walk up the Paseo del Prado from the Prado museum. You'll come to a huge round-about with a fountain in the centre. It's just on the corner.
Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Gallery
Street: Paseo del Prado, 8
Tel: +34 91 369 0151
Official website for the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Gallery
Metro: Banco de España (Red Line, L2) Plus 10 minutes walk.
Timetable: Tuesday - Sunday: from 10:00 - 19:00
Entry fee: Adults €8.00; Pensioners and students €5.50; Free for accompanied children under 12.
FREE entry to the Thyssen Bornemisza Art Gallery with the Madrid Card
Disabled access: available
Sorolla Art Gallery
This is a less publicised museum, but one of Madrid's little know treasures. The Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida originally lived in what is now the art gallery, which was built between 1910 and 1911. You will find excellent sculptures and ceramic works, as well as furniture and jewellery. His paintings are full of light, and a real pleasure to look at, and the house is beautiful, and bourgeois in style.
All 3 metro stations are really close to the museum. You won't have to walk far.
Sorolla Art Gallery
Street: Paseo del General Martínez Campos, 37
Tel: +34 91 310 1584
Official website of Sorolla Art Gallery
Metro: Iglesia (Light Blue Line, L1) Rubén Darío (Green Line, L5) or Gregorio Marañón (Blue Line, L10) or (Orange Line, L7) and all plus about 3 minutes walk.
Timetable: Tuesday - Saturday: from 09:30 - 20:00
Sundays and public holidays: from 10:00 - 15:00
Entry fee: Adults €3.00; Students and pensioners free.
Free on sundays
Free access: Below 18 years, over 65 and retired
Free Entry with the Madrid Card
