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Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
See everything from Pop Art to Renaissance works.
What you'll do
Get your art fix at the National Museum Thyssen-Bornemisza. See everything from 13th century paintings through to Renaissance works, sculptures, Pop Art, and more. There are nearly a thousand works to discover at this fascinating museum which will start with a glimpse of two Rodin sculptures in entrance hall, standing on either side of El Paraíso by Tintoretto.
The museum also has an impressive collection of masterpieces which will delight any art fan. Browse works created by the hands of Rubens Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Manet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Kandinsky, Picasso, Hopper, and more. For 19th and 20th Century Spanish art, don’t miss the Carmen Thyssen Collection. Here you’ll find pieces from Lucas Velázquez, Pérez Villaamil, Haes, Martí i Alsina, Fortuny, Rico, and more.
Be sure to check the museum website before you visit as they also have on ongoing rota of temporary exhibits and talks. And even better, when you do go, you can head straight into the museum without having to queue for a ticket, just by showing your Madrid Pass.
Highlights
Édouard Manet, Horsewoman, Full-Face (L’Amazone), ca. 1882
Edgar Degas, Swaying Dancer (Dancer in Green), 1877 - 1879
Paul Gauguin, Mata Mua (In Olden Times), 1892
Pablo Picasso, Harlequin with a Mirror, 1923
Giovanni da Bologna, The Coronation of the Virgin with four Angels, ca. 1380 - 1390
Vincent van Gogh, Les Vessenots in Auvers, 1890
Francis Bacon, Portrait of George Dyer in a Mirror, 1968
Roy Lichtenstein, Woman in Bath, 1963
Hans Holbein the Elder, Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1518 - 1520
Hans Wertinger, The Court Jester known as "Knight Christoph”, 1515
Jan Mostaert, The Expulsion of Hagar, ca. 1520 - 1525
Facts
Villahermosa Palace (where the museum is housed) is the former bank and home of an aristocratic family.
Originally a private collection, the pieces were bought by the Spanish government in 1993.
Madrid has been the capital of Spain since 1562.
What's included
Access to all permanent exhibitions
Explore Spanish art in the CarmenThyssenCollection
Where you'll be
Paseo del Prado, 8, Madrid, ESHow to get there
1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 20, 27, 34, 37, 41, 51, 52, 53, 74, 146, 150
Banco de España (Line 2)
Operating hours
Please visit the attraction website for information about this attraction.
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