7 of the best · Madrid, Spain
Museums and Opera in Madrid
The Prado, the Reina Sofía and Guernica, the Thyssen, a collector’s mansion in Salamanca, the Sorolla annexe and the Teatro Real.
Our 7 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Madrid.
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Velázquez, Goya, El Greco
Museo Nacional del Prado
Spain’s national museum of art, on the Paseo del Prado.
Paseo del Prado, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
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Picasso’s Guernica
Museo Reina Sofía
The national museum of modern art, home of Picasso’s Guernica.
Calle de Santa Isabel 52, 28012 MadridExplore View on map
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Opposite the Prado
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Seven centuries of European painting in a palace opposite the Prado.
Paseo del Prado 8, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
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Art and collections.
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A collector’s house
Museo Lázaro Galdiano
A collector’s mansion in Salamanca, full of paintings and decorative arts.
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Velázquez, Goya, El Greco
Museo Nacional del Prado
Spain’s national museum of art, on the Paseo del Prado.
Paseo del Prado, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
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Opposite the Prado
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Seven centuries of European painting in a palace opposite the Prado.
Paseo del Prado 8, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
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Picasso’s Guernica
Museo Reina Sofía
The national museum of modern art, home of Picasso’s Guernica.
Calle de Santa Isabel 52, 28012 MadridExplore View on map
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Annexe open; house closed
Museo Sorolla: the new annexe
The Sorolla museum’s new annexe on Calle de Zurbano; the painter’s house is closed for renovation.
Calle de Zurbano 68, MadridExplore View on map
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On Calle de Alcalá
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
The royal academy of fine arts and its museum, near the Puerta del Sol.
Stages 1
Opera and ballet.
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Opera and ballet
Teatro Real
Madrid’s opera house, facing the Royal Palace across the Plaza de Oriente.
