Prado National Museum, Madrid: Hours, Address, Prado National Museum Reviews: 4.5/5
Prado National Museum
Prado National Museum
4.5
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
About
The Prado has one of the largest art collections in the world, and is best known for its diverse assortment of works by Velasquez, Goya and El Greco.
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Neighbourhood: Retiro
How to get there
- Atocha • 7 min walk
- Antón Martín • 8 min walk
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BBSF12345
San Francisco, CA167 contributions
Always amazing
Jul 2021
Great collection of Old Masters. We had purchased tickets to avoid waiting in line but surprisingly there was no line, maybe due to Covid?
Written 4 August 2021
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Rennie
Malta11 contributions
A walk through history
Jun 2021 • Friends
A museum not to be missed. Full of artistic treasures. A walk through history and time. Impressive amounts of artistic representations.
Written 26 July 2021
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D G
Amman, Jordan72 contributions
Must visit for Art lovers
Jun 2021 • Friends
We did a private tour. It was amazing to see the history of Spain and the region through paintings. Standouts were Goya, Picasso and Velazquez.
Must visit if you like Art
Must visit if you like Art
Written 23 July 2021
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Deborah W
Kauai, HI161 contributions
beautiful inside and out
Jun 2021
i had been to Madrid a few times but never visited the Prado. Very happy I went. Very relaxing walk through the museum. A lot of pristine artwork and the architecture itself is beauutiful.
Written 18 July 2021
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Emily A
Madrid, Spain268 contributions
One of the best for a reason
Jan 2021
I gotta say I know you must visit when in Madrid, but having said that it isnt my favorite. (But thats another article.)
Why must you visit- well there are always gorgeous temporary exhibits. There is the Bosch room, the Vazquez galleries, and the large corridor full of renaissance and later masterpieces from Durer, Goya, and Rubens. (Goya's Saturn devouring his Son is here, quietly hanging on the wall, ready to shock and delight, as good art should.)
If you want to learn about Spanish painters, this is your place.
(I do wish there were more classic and ancient art, and currently with Covid some rooms are closed.) But there is so much to see. Not to be missed also are the grounds and surrounding neighborhood.
Why must you visit- well there are always gorgeous temporary exhibits. There is the Bosch room, the Vazquez galleries, and the large corridor full of renaissance and later masterpieces from Durer, Goya, and Rubens. (Goya's Saturn devouring his Son is here, quietly hanging on the wall, ready to shock and delight, as good art should.)
If you want to learn about Spanish painters, this is your place.
(I do wish there were more classic and ancient art, and currently with Covid some rooms are closed.) But there is so much to see. Not to be missed also are the grounds and surrounding neighborhood.
Written 14 July 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Libby in Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH1,022 contributions
One of the best art museums in the world
Jul 2021
It was disappointing that the Goyas were not on display as they were working on the rooms. They should consider a clear screen so people could watch how they move the paintings, etc. it would be interesting to watch and would help people to see the Goyas from a distance. The collection is World Class and a must on every art lovers list. We have been 4 times and will return.
Written 13 July 2021
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Mike T
Coral Gables, FL173 contributions
One of the Greatest Art Museums
Jul 2021
The Prado is an exceptional art museum. It is in a gorgeous building. The exhibits are well organized and impressive. The museum contains many paintings from the great masters and perhaps the greatest painting anywhere. Plan on spending 2 to 3 hours. Amazing!!!
Written 12 July 2021
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Malgorzata
10,318 contributions
Fantastic museum, a large collection of works
Aug 2020
The museum, one of the largest in the world. It was founded in 1819 by King Ferdinand VII at the request of his second wife, Maria Isabella Braganza. We will see paintings by the greatest masters of the brush. A great collection of classical paintings from the 11th to the 20th century from all over Europe. Spanish, Flemish, French and German paintings are richly represented there. The museum houses paintings by Goya, Velazquez, El Greco, Rubens, Breughel, Bosch, Sorolla and many others. The museum has two cafes and a restaurant, a gift shop and a bookstore. I advise you to spend a whole day visiting this museum. If someone wants to see all the works very carefully, including reading descriptions, one day may not be enough. You cannot enter the museum with larger bags, backpacks, but you can leave them in the cloakroom free of charge. The museum offers free admission from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Sundays from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. However, then there may be a long line to enter. A beautiful museum. To visit one day is really not enough.
Written 11 July 2021
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DocRR
Mexico City, Mexico16 contributions
A must
Jul 2021
One of the great museums in the world.. .But if it only had the Bosh collection and the Meninas it would be worth the visit. It, of course, has many other impressive art in its collection. Plan to spend a whole day!
Written 7 July 2021
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trk921
Bucharest, Romania67 contributions
Wow
Jun 2021 • Couples
Great. We loved the tour. It was sensational and the tour guide explained everything verde good. We recommend it. When you visit Madrid you have to go to Prado
Written 5 July 2021
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ddavies505
San Francisco, CA18 contributions
We are in Madrid for just a half day during a layover in September.
interested in hailing a cab from our Airporter hotel direct to El Prado and checking out the collections for a little while.
Would 3 hours in the gallery be just enough to sample the masterpieces ?
Anywhere nearby we could walk afterward to grab a quick spread of fine tapas bf returning to hotel ?
Thank you.
Mairwen1
United Kingdom4,462 contributions
I have now had a chance to look up my review from last year. Like you, we had limited time too so we started with Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights (Room 56A) and Fra Angelico’s Annunciation, next door in Room 56B. From there, we went upstairs to see Valezquez’ Las Meninas and his paintings of the Spanish kings and royal family (Room12), and his portraits of court buffoons, jesters, and dwarves in Room 15, then onto Titian, Tintoretto and Rubens in Rooms 25-29. Finally we headed down to Goya’s Third of May (Room 65). You can easily manage this in 3 hours.
Afterwards we walked up Calle des Heurtas where lots of bars and were open and had tapas at Casa Alberto.
Buenos dias, tengo una discapacidad fisica del 52%. Como puedo reservar la entrada para visitar el museo?'
Gracias
Michelle A
2 contributions
Strange question :) There's a gentleman who sells paintings outside the Prado in the paseo de prado. Does anyone know what his name is or if he sells his paintings on line?
LiverpoolPeteG
Liverpool, UK114 contributions
Sorry, Michelle, I don’t know . . .
Hola se puede pasar con una mochila con comida y bebida dentro del museo
Lourdes JL
Madrid, Spain267 contributions
No, hay taquillas en la entrada. Por seguridad se evita entrar con mochilas, y por supuesto por la seguridad de las propias obras de Arte se evita el acceso con comida y bebida. Gracias
What kind of actives are there to do at Museo de Prado.
Mayela B
San Jose, Costa Rica9 contributions
hi, their are various activities and temporary expositions program year round, my best advise is to enter the Museums web page and find out want they have schedule at your visit
Здравствуйте. Купила билеты в Прадо на официальном сайте, получила их штрих-кода (один из них бесплатный). Предложено обменять их в кассах музея. Это означает, что я буду стоять в общей очереди? Или есть отдельные кассы? Кто сталкивался? Спасибо
Мария Б
Rostov-on-Don, Russia15 contributions
Добрый вечер, ничего не надо менять, прошли сразу по распечаткам. Отдельная очередь для тех кто купил электронные билеты.
Elaine S
St. Andrews, UK3 contributions
Can you just pop into the museum shop for free?
holiday0303
Munich, Germany110 contributions
No, you can only enter the shop when you have a ticket for the museum. It is inside the museum after the ticket control.
What are the 6 bus lines that have stops at the Prado?
johnxboy
Hilton Head, SC82 contributions
Buses # 1, 27, 34, 37, 46
Se puede pasar con mochila con comida y bebida?
DrUlrich
Fuerth, Germany377 contributions
I dont speak spain, so I unfortunately I can Not answer
GabyCt
Catania, Italy35 contributions
Per dimostrare lo status di studente, bisogna che richieda l'ISIC per le mie figlie di 13 e 18 anni, oppure basta la carta d'identità ?
Michele L
Province of Naples, Italy221 contributions
mia figlia aveva la carta dell studente, comunque anche con altri ragazzi era sufficiente esibire il documento. buon viaggio
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- Prado National Museum is open:
- Sun - Sun 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
- Mon - Sat 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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