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Reina Sofía National Art Museum

Routes

The permanent collection is distributed along two floors, the second and the fourth floor.

 

They are separated in order to make difference between the artistic vanguards from the beginning of the XX Century to 1939 and the Contemporary pieces from 1939 to nowadays.

Second Floor
Anglada Camarasa, Novell, Solana, Sonia Delaunay, Liptchitz, Juan Gris, Gargallo, Picasso, Miró, Julio González, Calder y Arp, Dalí, Man Ray, Óscar Domínguez, Buñuel, Mallo, Ponce de León, Luis Fernández y Benjamín Palencia, Ferrant.

Fourth Floor
Caneja, Tapiés, Oteiza, Monpó, Guerrero, Vicente Equipo 57, Bacon Palazuelo,
Klein, Fontana, Millares, Saura, Dubuffet, López García, Chillida, Merz, Equipo Crónica, Arroyo, Gordillo, Nelly, Judo, Soto, Grupo Zaj.

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Plan your visit

Address and telephone

  • Calle Santa Isabel, 52. 28012 Madrid
  • +34 917 741 000

Opening times

  • Main venue. Sabatini and Nouvel Building
    • Monday: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
    • Tuesday: Closed
    • Wednesday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
    • Sunday: Check the opening times
    • Holiday: Check the closing days
  • Venues Parque del Retiro. Palacio de Velázquez and Palacio de Cristal
    • April - september: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
    • October: 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    • November - march: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
    • Holidays: Check the closing days
  • Free of charge days
    • Mondays, wednesday-saturday: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (just for individual public)
    • Domingo: 1:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    • April 18,  May 18, October 12, December 6: all day
  • Closing days: January 1 and 6, May 1, May 15*, November 9*, and December 24*, 25 and 31*

 

* Palacio de Velázquez and Palacio de Cristal will be opened

Prices

  • Main venue. Sabatini and Nouvel Building
    • General admission
      • Boxoffice: 10 €
      • Online: 8 € + management expenses
    • General admission + audioguide: 14,50 € (Boxoffice)
    • Two visits (on different days over one year): 15 € (Boxoffice)
  • Venue Parque del Retiro. Palacio de Velázquez and Palacio de Cristal: Free admission
  • Other tickets available: reduced and free admission with accreditation, group prices, cards and memberships.

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It is located in the Plaza de la Independencia, immersed in a nerve centre of the traffic in Madrid. It commemorates the arrival of Carlos III to the capital city. It is decorated with sculptures, relieves, capitals, a headstone which says “Carlos III. Año 1778” and the coat of arms is held by the fame and the genius. It is built with granite and white stone and is 1.95 metres height. It consists of five openings, three round arches and two trabeated arches.

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