Madrid · Spain
Lázaro Galdiano Museum
Lázaro Galdiano Museum is an art institution in Madrid, Spain. Its official website provides current information about collections, exhibitions and visits.
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Understanding the art scene in Madrid
This selection of 9 places in Madrid connects museums, galleries, historic collections and contemporary practice. Use the specialisms below to shape a route around your interests.
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Art institutions to discover in Madrid
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Madrid · Spain
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
At Reina Sofía, the Guernica record connects Picasso’s painting to its 1937 commission, historical journey and associated studies. The Rethinking Guernica documentary project extends this approach through archives and technical images beyond a reproduction of the painting alone.
Madrid · Spain
Museo Nacional del Prado
The Prado offers routes through Bosch, Titian, El Greco, Rubens, Velázquez and Goya. Painting, sculpture, drawings, prints and photographs provide complementary areas of study. Use the catalogue to compare artists and check separately which works are on display.
Madrid · Spain
Museum of Romanticism
Museum of Romanticism is an art institution in Madrid, Spain. Its official website provides current information about collections, exhibitions and visits.
Museum of the Americas
Museum of the Americas is an art institution in Madrid, Spain. Its official website provides current information about collections, exhibitions and visits.
National Museum of Decorative Arts
National Museum of Decorative Arts is an art institution in Madrid, Spain. Its official website provides current information about collections, exhibitions and visits.
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando is an art institution in Madrid, Spain. Its official website provides current information about collections, exhibitions and visits.
Sorolla Museum
Sorolla Museum is an art institution in Madrid, Spain. Its official website provides current information about collections, exhibitions and visits.
Madrid · Spain
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is an art institution in Madrid, Spain. Its official website provides current information about collections, exhibitions and visits.
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Specialisms are editorial reference points. Years below come from Wikidata; profiles show sources and known access conditions.
| Directory | Type | Art guide | Inception according to Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lázaro Galdiano Museum | Museum | Global art | 1951 — Wikidata |
| Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía | Museum | Modern art · Contemporary art · Painting | 1992 — Wikidata |
| Museo Nacional del Prado | Museum | Painting · Old Masters · Sculpture | — |
| Museum of Romanticism | Museum | Antiquities | 1924 — Wikidata |
| Museum of the Americas | Museum | Global art | 1941 — Wikidata |
| National Museum of Decorative Arts | Museum | Design | 1912 — Wikidata |
| Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando | Museum | Global art | 1752 — Wikidata |
| Sorolla Museum | Museum | Global art | 1932 — Wikidata |
| Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum | Museum | Global art | 1992 — Wikidata |