

Skip-the-line tickets to the Reina Sofía Museum
- Explore 19th and 20th-century Spanish art collections
- Admire Picasso’s masterpiece Guernica and works by Miro, Braque and Dalí
- Discover the 2005 building by French architect Jean Nouvel
- Skip the line to the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía of Madrid is dedicated to art of the late 19th and 20th centuries. Also known as the Queen Sofía Museum, it is located in the so-called Golden Triangle of Art not far from the world-famous Museo del Prado and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza.
The Reina Sofía Museum was first hosted in the 16th century San Carlos Hospital building. The collection was made up of works displayed at the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art. After some restoration work, the Permanent Collection was inaugurated on 10 September 1992 by Their Majesties King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía (Sabatini building). As the collection and temporary exhibits kept increasing, they decided to extend the museum surface, which led to the 2005 inauguration of a new building, created by the French architect Jean Nouvel.
The collection includes around 20,000 works of art and masterpieces by Spanish and international artists. Here you will find works by Picasso and Dalí, but also Joan Miró, Juan Gris, Lucio Fontana, Ives Klein, Max Ernst, Robert Delaunay, Yves Tanguy, Georges Braque and many more.
Skip-the-line access to the permanent collection
Skip-the-line access to the temporary exhibition(s)
Guided tour
Free admission for:
- People over the age of 65
- Students aged 25 and under (international students are recommended to show their ISIC card)
- Holders of youth cards or equivalent documents
- People with disabilities
Reduced admission with accreditation 50% (only at the box office) for:
- Cultural volunteers, members of official large families, staff employed in museums not connected to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
Calle Santa Isabel, 52, 28012 Madrid, Spain
The museum has two entrances:
- Sabatini Building: 52 Santa Isabel Street 28012, Madrid
- Nouvel Building: Ronda de Atocha Street 28012, Madrid
- Important: on Sundays, the museum is open from 10.00am to 7.00pm. The sale of tickets at the ticket office will finish at 2.00pm, apart from advanced bookings. Entrance to the museum will be free starting at 1.30pm
- Cloakroom service is available at both entrances
- The Sabatini building has ramp access
- The Nouvel building has automatic lockers for wheelchair users
- Use the cloakroom at the entrance to the Nouvel building for large possessions (please note: the Nouvel has no ramp access)
- Photos without flash, tripod, monopod or any other stabilizing element are allowed, except where otherwise indicated
- No photos or image recording equipment is allowed in area 206 (Picasso’s Guernica)
- Baby carriages/pushchairs/strollers can be borrowed at the locker service counters or you may bring your own
- Monday: 10.00am-9.00pm
- Tuesday: closed
- Wednesday - Saturday: 10.00am-9.00pm
- Sunday: the museum is open from 10.00am to 7.00pm. The sale of tickets at the ticket office will finish at 2.00pm, apart from advanced bookings. Entrance to the museum will be free starting at 1.30pm; only Collection 1 will be open. The rest of the museum will be closed
- Visitors are kindly asked to clear the gallery 15 minutes before closing time
- The museum is free on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 7.00pm to 9.00pm
- The museum is open and free all day on the following dates: 18 and 29 April, 17 and 18 May, 12 October, and 6 December
- Closing days: 1 and 6 January, 1 and 15 May, 9 November and the 24, 25, 31 December