The scope and prestige of Madrid’s art museums cannot be understated.
The Prado and the Thyssen museums rank among the world’s best. Other worthwhile museums are the Reina Sofía (Picasso’s Guernica is the star of that collection), the Museo Sorolla , the Museo de América which holds a small but very important collection of native South American Art and the Museo Arqueológico which presents a wonderful panoram of the historical development of Spain, from Pre-Roman to Islamic times.
Welcome to the capital of arts
Useful links:
www.madrid.org
www.webmadrid.com
www.puertademadrid.com
www.descubremadrid.com
www.tourspain.es
www.okspain.org
www.guiadelocio.com
www.in-madrid.com
www.turismomadrid.es
Student's voice:
Greg Morrison, Syracuse University
Spanish art has a rich history and Madrid has some of the best art galleries in Spain. From the 16th and 17th century works of El Greco and Diego Velazquez, to Francisco de Goya’s early portraits of the royalty and his eventual revolutionary, yet dark style in his “Black Paintings,” then of course the bizarre yet beautiful styles of Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, Spanish art has it all...READ MORE
MUSEUMS
Main museums in Madrid
Museo del Prado
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Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
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Museo Nacional Reina Sofia
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Museo Sorolla
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Museo de América
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Museo Arqueológico
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