Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Museum

Address: Museo Thyssen‑Bornemisza, Paseo del Prado 8, 28014 Madrid, Spain

Website: https://www.museothyssen.org/en

Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-7pm, closed Mondays (check website for late openings)

Admission: €13 (general admission)

The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid is a major art museum on the Paseo del Prado that showcases a private collection spanning early European works to 20th-century painting. The core collection was assembled by the Thyssen-Bornemisza family and is displayed in the Palacio de Villahermosa alongside rotating exhibitions.

Galleries present schools and movements that fill gaps between the Prado and Reina Sofía, with strengths in 19th-century academic painting, Impressionism, and 20th-century American and European masters. The museum regularly stages temporary exhibitions and loans drawn from its holdings of European and North American art.

The collection was transferred to public display in Madrid in the early 1990s and has been integrated into Spain’s national museum circuit. Since opening in the palace, the museum has expanded its exhibition programming and visitor services while maintaining the family collection as its centerpiece.

Situated on Madrid’s Paseo del Prado, the museum lies in the central ‘Golden Triangle of Art’ and is within walking distance of other major museums, gardens and central transport links.

• Collection scope: The collection complements the nearby Prado and Reina Sofía museums and covers European painting from medieval works through 20th-century movements, including notable Impressionist and modernist holdings.
• Location advantage: Located on the Paseo del Prado within Madrid’s ‘Golden Triangle of Art’, making it easy to combine with visits to the Prado and Reina Sofía museums.

What to See#

• Palacio de Villahermosa: The historic Palacio de Villahermosa, an 18th-century Neoclassical palace that houses the permanent collection galleries and state rooms.
• Temporary exhibition spaces: Rotating galleries and temporary exhibition spaces that host loaned works and special curatorial displays alongside the permanent collection.

The Thyssen‑Bornemisza Museum is on Paseo del Prado in central Madrid. Take Metro Line 2 to Banco de España (exit toward Paseo del Prado) - the museum is a couple of minutes’ walk from that station. Alternatively, Metro Line 1 to Atocha is about a 10-15 minute walk.

Many EMT bus routes run along Paseo del Prado; driving and parking in the area are limited, so public transit is recommended.

• Reserve a timed-entry ticket online and arrive at or just before your slot to avoid the midday queue; combining a visit with the Prado and Reina Sofía on the same 'Paseo del Arte' walk saves transit time.
• Head to the upper/less-busy galleries first for major impressionist and modern highlights before guided groups arrive, then use quieter lower galleries for smaller works and temporary exhibitions.