Thyssen Museum Madrid

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

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(17K) · Art museum in Madrid, Spain
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The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum offers visitors an overview of art from the 13th century to the late 20th century. In the nearly one thousand works …

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May 1, 2025
Has jumped straight to the top 3 of my favourite museums ever. Absolutely fantastic. Love the chronological guided layout, and the idea of a short version on the ground floor is excellent. Some real …Full review by LovelyTrees
Apr 22, 2025
The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza really does have some stunning art and is well worth a visit but there are some improvements they could make in terms of their systems and their catering provisi…Full review by EgyptophileEngland
Apr 16, 2025
My favorite of the big three museums in Madrid. Many periods and artists represented and organized in a logical easily accessible layout that I could appreciate without doing a tour. Comparatively qu…Full review by Pennie F
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When the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum opened in 1992, Madrid added the third point to its 'Art Triangle'. The private collection of the l…
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The Thyssen-Bornemisza family collected what became one of the world's finest private art collections over several generations. The Spa…
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This extraordinary private collection, curated by Baron Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, his son Hans Heinrich, and his former wife Carmen, i…
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The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is an art museum in Madrid, located near the Prado Museum on one of city's main boulevards. It i…
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Facts

Established:1992
Located:Palace of Villahermosa
Visitors:1.052.014 (2017)
Founder:Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon
Director:Guillermo Solana (Artistic Director), Evelio Acevedo (Managing Director)

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How far in advance should I purchase museum tickets?
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We queued on the day (a Saturday) - not many ahead of us- it took about 10 minutes.
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Is there a discount for seniors?
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Yes, but you have to provide an EU passport ot ID. Tourists over 65 from elsewhere do not get the discount.
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Going to Thyssen in September, 2018. Is the museum crowded on the free Monday? Thanks for your help.
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It's difficult to say but, definitely, it won't be as crowded as the Prado.And you absolutely must visit it; I preferred it to the Prado! I find it always best to visit any museum as soon …
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It's difficult to say but, definitely, it won't be as crowded as the Prado.And you absolutely must visit it; I preferred it to the Prado! I find it always best to visit any museum as soon as it opens.The majority of people tend to visit later in the day.
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Free entrance on Mondays --- do we just go there or do we need to do something prior to arrival like register online, …
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Free entrance on Mondays --- do we just go there or do we need to do something prior to arrival like register online, etc? Do they require anything? Is it free for anyone or do they have specific requirement for people who can enter the museum for free?
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No need to do anything prior to arrival - we just turned up. There were no huge queues and anyone can get in for free. Well worth a visit - but the 4 hours free isn't really long enough to do …
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No need to do anything prior to arrival - we just turned up. There were no huge queues and anyone can get in for free. Well worth a visit - but the 4 hours free isn't really long enough to do this museum justice.
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Answer by janna16 · Sep 7, 2017
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Hello - is the museum open on May 1st or 2nd?
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This museum is closed 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec, so 2 May will be fine.
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