Madrid Contemporary Art Galleries
Madrid is filled with amazing art galleries and museums. So if you’re an art lover, you’ll certainly have a great time in this Spanish capital city. If you wanted to dig a little deeper into the world of fine arts of Madrid, there are just so many places that are waiting for you to explore. Wondering where you should go? Check out this list of some of the most famous museums in Madrid for art lovers.
Top Madrid Art Galleries
Best Madrid Museums
Museo Nacional del Prado
The Prado Museum is definitely one of Madrid’s most famous museums and should be on top of your list of places to visit in the city. It houses a permanent collection of art pieces including Spanish paintings dating back from the 11th century. Paintings made...
1. Museo Lázaro Galdiano Admission Ticket
Duration:
1 to 3 hou
- The Lázaro Galdiano Museum is the result of José Lázaro Galdiano's legacy to the Spanish State. This museum, one of the few Madrilenian ensembles of mansion and garden that have survived to this day, houses more than 3,000 works of art (selected from its collection of 12,600) exhibited and distributed on four floors of what was the private... read more
Caixa Forum Museum
The Caixa Forum museum is a museum that is dedicated to media arts and contemporary arts. This highly remarkable museum is housed in a contemporary designed building that’s famous for its vertical garden having more than 15,000 plants, designed by French botanist Patrick Blanc. The...
2. Madrid Walking Tour and The Royal Palace Skip the Line Tickets
Duration:
2 hours 10
- The tour starts at the door of the Fun and Tickets office at Calle Mayor, 43 with a guided tour on the way to the Royal Palace. The tour includes the visit of the Royal Palace of Madrid with official guides and Skip the... read more
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Museo de Arte Thyssen-Bornemisza
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is known for its wealth of treasures and exquisite collections that consist of more than a thousand works of art. Most of these art pieces are private personal collection of Baron Hans-Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, which dates back...
3. National Archaeological Museum: Skip the Line Tickets and Private Guided Tour
Duration:
2 hours
- The National Archaeological Museum of Madrid brings together hundreds of works that have marked the time. Enjoy your private visit to discover the secrets of prehistory, Roman Hispania, protohistory or the Near East and the well-kept secrets of Egyptian mummies. A unique and original experience that will not leave you... read more
Museo del Romanticismo
The Museo del Romanticismo features the works of some famous artists, like Esquivel, Madrazo, Alenza, Goya and the Bécquer brothers. It includes jewellery pieces made of lava, ebonite, and human hair, as well as ceramics from the Sèvres and Sargadelos. There’s also an extraordinary collection of porcelain dolls, imperial and Isabelline furniture, 15 pianos, and the pistol that Larra used...
4. Admission to the Recoletos Room of the Mapfre Foundation in Madrid
Duration:
45 to 90 m
- For more than three decades, Fundación MAPFRE has been one of the central points of Madrid's cultural agenda for its Plastic Arts and Photography exhibitions. Its program includes exhibitions of painting and sculpture focused on the great protagonists (Renoir, Van Gogh, Picasso, Degas, Chagall, etc.) and the main movements of artistic modernity... read more
Museo Reina SofÃa
The Reina Sofia museum is another popular museum in Madrid when it comes to contemporary art and modern at. In fact, this museum is like the modern counterpart of the Prado Museum. The building is divided to two sections – new wing and the old...
5. Skip the line: Royal Palace of Madrid & 3 Self-Guided Audio Tours in Madrid
Duration:
1 to 2 hou
- Skip the frequently extensive line with this ticket and explore the biggest royal palace in the Western Europe.
The palace was built on the site of the old Alcázar for the Borbon dynasty.
For interior decoration, rich materials were used: spanish marble, stucco, mahogany doors and windows and important works of art, particularly... read more
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The Sorolla Museum
The Museo Sorolla houses a great collection of artwork by the famous painter, Joaquin Sorolla Bastida. Situated within the artist’s house and former art studio, the museum will take you to explore the painter’s world in a unique way, while getting a close up view of his personal belongings and paintings. The museum also showcases range of furniture and objects that used to be part of the...
6. IKONO: a unique sensory and photographic experience
Duration:
1 hour
- IKONO is a unique space in Spain, a sensory experience where we want you to enjoy photography through our different spaces. In each of our rooms you will live a different sensory journey where you will live 'ikonic' experiences.
The experience lasts approximately 60 minutes and is a collection of different worlds where you will come into... read more
7. Museo Reina SofÃa Skip The Line Tickets
Duration:
3 hours
- These Express Lane tickets get you into this remarkable museum faster and? cheaper than buying at the door
See Picasso's powerful and moving anti-war mural Guernica? – quite possibly Spain's most famous artwork
Getting There:
Bus: Several lines stop near the entrance of the museum
Train: Any line to Atocha-RENFE
Metro: 1... read more
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8. Private Tour: Madrid Royal Palace & Prado +Hotel PickUp & Tickets
Duration:
4 hours 30
- - Visit The PRADO MUSEUM and the ROYAL PALACE of Madrid with an OFFICIAL TOUR GUIDE who's also an historian and a fine arts doctor.
- Completely VIP, with a private transport, and managed exclusively for your group. You will be able to visit Madrid's ROYAL PALACE and the rarely shown ARMORY collection, and a curated visit to the PRADO... read more
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9. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza with Skip the line ticket
Duration:
1 to 4 hou
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza is a must see in Madrid. It is one of the most relevant museums in the city, in the country and in the world.
Its impressive art collection mesmerizes all types of public, and that is due to its catalogue of about 1,000 works on display that range from ancient painting of the 13th century to the... read more
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10. E-ticket to Madrid Archaeological Museum with Audio Tour
Duration:
2 hours
- Enjoy a hassle-free visit to the Archaeological Museum of Madrid with an entry e-ticket and discover the riveting stories of its most famous objects with an audio tour downloadable on your... read more
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11. Lázaro Galdiano Museum with Skip-The-Line Ticket with Audio Guide
Duration:
1 hour 30
- Experience the Lázaro Galdiano Museum at your own pace with a skip-the-line ticket and a captivating self-guided audio tour on your phone.
Receive your ticket by email, download the app and the audio tour on your phone,prior to your visit, and travel back in time to learn about the curiosities housed in the collection of the Lázaro Galdiano... read more
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12. Madrid Wax Museum Admission Ticket
Duration:
78 to 120
- The Wax Museum is located in the center of Madrid, in what is called the "golden mile of museums", since nearby is placed the Archeological Museum, and following the Paseo del Prado, we find the Prado Museum, the Thyssen Museum or Reina Sofia Museum.
Come and visit us with your whole family, the Museum is the perfect entertainment place... read more
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13. Visit with Audioguide to the Bullring of Las Ventas and Bullfighting Museum
Duration:
30 to 90 m
- Visits to the Las Ventas bullring and its bullfighting museum are made with an audio guide available in 10 languages, the rental of which is included in the ticket price. This type of visit will allow you to explore the square and the museum at your own pace discovering its corners and history following the route marked from the Great Gate,... read more
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Conclusion
Of all the museums stated above, the three most popular museums are the Prado Museum, Reina Sofia and Thyseen-Boenemisza Museum. The good news is that these museums are included in the Madrid Museum Pass. This means that if you’re going to book this ticket, you get to visit all three museums at a discounted price! If you have plans to visit other places in Madrid aside from these museums, your best bet is to book the Madrid hop on hop off bus, which is a convenient and comfortable way of exploring the city since you’ll be on board a bus.