Museo del Prado
Madrid · founded 1819
The Museo del Prado, officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It houses collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century, based on the former Spanish royal collection, and the single best collection of Spanish art. Founded as a museum of paintings and sculpture in 1819, it also contains important collections of other types of works.
- Visitors a year
- 3.5MVisitors a year
- Founded
- 1819Founded
What to see
Las Meninas
Diego Velázquez, 1656.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Garden of Earthly Delights
Hieronymus Bosch, 1490.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
La maja desnuda
Francisco Goya, 1795.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Third of May 1808
Francisco Goya, 1814.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Surrender of Brea
Diego Velázquez, 1634.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Saturn Devouring His Son
Francisco Goya, 1820.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Plan your visit
Hours
Published on the museum’s own site. Confirm on www.museodelprado.es before you travel.
Getting there
Paseo del Prado, 28014 Madrid.
On their own site
Opening hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the museum’s own site.
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