Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
One of the 'Golden Triangle of Art', a private collection spanning the Renaissance to Pop Art that fills gaps left by the Prado.
Together with the Prado Museum and the Queen Sofía Art Centre, the Thyssen-Bornemisza is known as Madrid's 'Golden Triangle of Art'. It was originally the private collection of the Thyssen family, with about a thousand works arranged chronologically. Visit from the top floor downward: early Italian painting, the Dutch Golden Age, Impressionism (Monet, Van Gogh), and German Expressionism, through to Hopper and Lichtenstein. Admission to the permanent collection is about €14. The permanent collection is free on Mondays from 12:00–16:00. It is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–19:00. The museum is on Paseo del Prado, just a 5-minute walk from the Prado, and you can buy the Art Walk card for combined entry to all three museums.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–19:00; Mon 12:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Prado Museum
- Plaza de Cibeles & Cibeles Palace
- Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid
- Puerta de Alcalá
- Reina Sofía Museum
- Chueca
- Puerta del Sol
- National Archaeological Museum