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Exhibitions

99 exhibitions and museum plans in Madrid, with closing dates and free entry hours.

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On now: exhibitions and longer events

Modern mythologies: Ouka Leele & Co

Sala Alcalá 31, until 18 October

An electrifying journey: an Iberdrola immersive experience

Galería de Cristal - Palacio de Cibeles, until 20 October

Looking again

Depósito elevado Plaza de Castilla, until 25 October

The world of Van Gogh

Nomad Museo Inmersivo, until 30 October

El Greco, Velázquez, Goya: The immortal triad

Nomad Museo Inmersivo, until 31 October

Robert Frank and The Americans (PHotoESPAÑA 2026)

Espacio Fundación Telefónica, until 1 November

Unfounded rumours. Javier and Rafa Forteza

CaixaForum Madrid, until 2 November

Day of the Dead altar 2026

Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa, until 8 November

Feriarte 2026

IFEMA MADRID - Pabellón 5, until 29 November

The Odyssey. The immersive journey

MAD. Madrid Artes Digitales, until 9 December

José Manuel Ballester (PHotoESPAÑA 2026)

Estadio Bernabéu, until 31 December

Dante's inferno. Doré and Rauschenberg

Fundación Canal. Sala Mateo Inurria 2, until 5 January 2027

Human Universe - The Experience

Espacio Delicias, until 6 January 2027

Thyssen-Bornemisza & Mauritshuis: a love story between two museums

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, until 10 January 2027

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Behind the artist's house. Architectures of the Museo Sorolla (1905-2026)

Museo Sorolla, until 10 January 2027

The aesthetic transition. Spain, 1960-2020

Fundación Juan March, until 10 January 2027

Minor White

Fundación MAPFRE. Sala Recoletos, until 10 January 2027

Pre-Raphaelitism. Women's journeys, 1850-1914

Fundación MAPFRE. Sala Recoletos, until 10 January 2027

The other shore of the avant-garde

Fundación MAPFRE. Sala Recoletos, until 10 January 2027

Kenny Scharf

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, until 17 January 2027

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Ricardo de Madrazo (1852-1917): drawings and watercolours

Museo del Prado, until 17 January 2027

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Seba Calfuqueo. Cautín

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, until 17 January 2027

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Dance, dance, damned ones. Carlos Aires

Nave 0. Matadero Madrid, until 24 January 2027

Dalí's Freudian universe

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, until 24 January 2027

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Cayetana. Grandee of Spain

Palacio de Liria, until 31 January 2027

Aqua Mater. Sebastião Salgado

Fundación Canal. Sala Castellana 214, until 31 January 2027

Of potions and serpents: between theriac and a global health emergency

Real Academia de Medicina, until 3 February 2027

Christina of Sweden. A passion for sculpture

Museo del Prado, until 7 February 2027

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Manolo Millares. Fallen figure I

Museo Reina Sofía, until 16 February 2027

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Nativity scenes in Madrid

until 28 February 2027. Free

Rilke and Spanish art

Museo del Prado, until 7 March 2027

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Hans Baldung Grien

Museo del Prado, until 7 March 2027

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Eli Cortiñas. The machine dreams of smoke

Museo Reina Sofía - Edificio Sabatini, until 8 March 2027

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La Menesunda according to Marta Minujín

Museo Reina Sofía, until 8 March 2027

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Miguel Ángel Rojas. The night

Museo Reina Sofía, until 15 March 2027

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The flexible plane

Sala de Exposiciones del Banco de España, until 28 March 2027

Mariana of Austria

Museo del Prado, until 28 March 2027

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Sunday, 18 October

  • 09:30

    Museo Arqueológico Nacional

    Free on Sunday mornings, 9:30 to 15:00

    Details
  • 10:00

    Museo Sorolla

    Free for everyone. Sundays and public holidays, 10:00 to 15:00

    Details
  • 10:00

    Museo de América

    Free on Sundays, 10:00 to 15:00

    Details
  • 10:00

    Museo del Romanticismo

    Free on Sundays, 10:00 to 15:00

    Details
  • 12:30

    Museo Reina Sofía

    Free on Sundays, 12:30 to 14:30

    Details
  • 17:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free on Sundays and public holidays, 17:00 to 19:00

    Details

Monday, 19 October

  • 12:00

    Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

    Free on Mondays, 12:00 to 16:00 (permanent collection; on Mondays it only opens these hours)

    Details
  • 18:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 20:00

    Details
  • 19:00

    Museo Reina Sofía

    Free on Mondays and Wednesday to Saturday, 19:00 to 21:00 (closed on Tuesdays)

    Details

Tuesday, 20 October

  • 09:30

    Museo Sorolla

    Free for everyone, 9:30 to 20:00

    Details
  • 09:30

    Museo del Romanticismo

    Free for everyone until 31 October

    Details
  • 18:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 20:00

    Details

Wednesday, 21 October

  • 09:30

    Museo Sorolla

    Free for everyone, 9:30 to 20:00

    Details
  • 09:30

    Museo del Romanticismo

    Free for everyone until 31 October

    Details
  • 18:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 20:00

    Details
  • 19:00

    Museo Reina Sofía

    Free on Mondays and Wednesday to Saturday, 19:00 to 21:00 (closed on Tuesdays)

    Details

Thursday, 22 October

  • 09:30

    Museo Sorolla

    Free for everyone, 9:30 to 20:00

    Details
  • 09:30

    Museo del Romanticismo

    Free for everyone until 31 October

    Details
  • 14:00

    Museo de América

    Free on Thursdays from 14:00 (it closes at 15:00)

    Details
  • 18:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 20:00

    Details
  • 19:00

    Museo Reina Sofía

    Free on Mondays and Wednesday to Saturday, 19:00 to 21:00 (closed on Tuesdays)

    Details

Friday, 23 October

  • 09:30

    Museo Sorolla

    Free for everyone, 9:30 to 20:00

    Details
  • 09:30

    Museo del Romanticismo

    Free for everyone until 31 October

    Details
  • 18:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 20:00

    Details
  • 19:00

    Museo Reina Sofía

    Free on Mondays and Wednesday to Saturday, 19:00 to 21:00 (closed on Tuesdays)

    Details

Saturday, 24 October

  • 09:30

    Museo Sorolla

    Free for everyone, 9:30 to 20:00

    Details
  • 09:30

    Museo del Romanticismo

    Free for everyone until 31 October

    Details
  • 14:00

    Museo Arqueológico Nacional

    Free on Saturdays from 14:00 (not on public holidays)

    Details
  • 18:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 20:00

    Details
  • 19:00

    Museo Reina Sofía

    Free on Mondays and Wednesday to Saturday, 19:00 to 21:00 (closed on Tuesdays)

    Details
  • 21:00

    Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

    Free on Saturday nights, 21:00 to 23:00 (temporary exhibitions only)

    Details

Sunday, 25 October

  • 09:30

    Museo Arqueológico Nacional

    Free on Sunday mornings, 9:30 to 15:00

    Details
  • 10:00

    Museo Sorolla

    Free for everyone. Sundays and public holidays, 10:00 to 15:00

    Details
  • 10:00

    Museo de América

    Free on Sundays, 10:00 to 15:00

    Details
  • 10:00

    Museo del Romanticismo

    Free on Sundays, 10:00 to 15:00

    Details
  • 12:30

    Museo Reina Sofía

    Free on Sundays, 12:30 to 14:30

    Details
  • 17:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free on Sundays and public holidays, 17:00 to 19:00

    Details

Monday, 26 October

  • 12:00

    Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

    Free on Mondays, 12:00 to 16:00 (permanent collection; on Mondays it only opens these hours)

    Details
  • 18:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 20:00

    Details
  • 19:00

    Museo Reina Sofía

    Free on Mondays and Wednesday to Saturday, 19:00 to 21:00 (closed on Tuesdays)

    Details

Tuesday, 27 October

  • 09:30

    Museo Sorolla

    Free for everyone, 9:30 to 20:00

    Details
  • 09:30

    Museo del Romanticismo

    Free for everyone until 31 October

    Details
  • 18:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 20:00

    Details

Wednesday, 28 October

  • 09:30

    Museo Sorolla

    Free for everyone, 9:30 to 20:00

    Details
  • 09:30

    Museo del Romanticismo

    Free for everyone until 31 October

    Details
  • 18:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 20:00

    Details
  • 19:00

    Museo Reina Sofía

    Free on Mondays and Wednesday to Saturday, 19:00 to 21:00 (closed on Tuesdays)

    Details

Thursday, 29 October

  • 09:30

    Museo Sorolla

    Free for everyone, 9:30 to 20:00

    Details
  • 09:30

    Museo del Romanticismo

    Free for everyone until 31 October

    Details
  • 14:00

    Museo de América

    Free on Thursdays from 14:00 (it closes at 15:00)

    Details
  • 18:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 20:00

    Details
  • 19:00

    Museo Reina Sofía

    Free on Mondays and Wednesday to Saturday, 19:00 to 21:00 (closed on Tuesdays)

    Details

Friday, 30 October

  • 09:30

    Museo Sorolla

    Free for everyone, 9:30 to 20:00

    Details
  • 09:30

    Museo del Romanticismo

    Free for everyone until 31 October

    Details
  • 18:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 20:00

    Details
  • 19:00

    Museo Reina Sofía

    Free on Mondays and Wednesday to Saturday, 19:00 to 21:00 (closed on Tuesdays)

    Details

Saturday, 31 October

  • 09:30

    Museo Sorolla

    Free for everyone, 9:30 to 20:00

    Details
  • 09:30

    Museo del Romanticismo

    Free for everyone until 31 October

    Details
  • 14:00

    Museo Arqueológico Nacional

    Free on Saturdays from 14:00 (not on public holidays)

    Details
  • 18:00

    Museo Nacional del Prado

    Free Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 20:00

    Details
  • 19:00

    Museo Reina Sofía

    Free on Mondays and Wednesday to Saturday, 19:00 to 21:00 (closed on Tuesdays)

    Details
  • 21:00

    Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

    Free on Saturday nights, 21:00 to 23:00 (temporary exhibitions only)

    Details

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