Madrid · Paseo del Prado · Eight centuries of painting
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum: tickets, hours and how to visit
From Jan van Eyck to Picasso, in a palace on the Paseo del Prado. Pick your ticket, check the hours and make the most of the free Monday.
In short
- The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is open Monday from 12:00 to 16:00, Tuesday to Friday and Sunday from 10:00 to 19:00, and Saturday from 10:00 to 23:00. In July and August it stays open until 21:00 from Tuesday to Friday.
- The collection is free on Mondays from 12:00 to 16:00, and the temporary exhibitions on the lower floors are free on Saturdays from 21:00 to 23:00.
- You can choose a standard ticket, an open-date ticket for the permanent collection, a themed audio tour or a guided tour.
- The museum is closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December.
A palace that became a museum
The Villahermosa Palace was built in the eighteenth century and rebuilt in a neoclassical style around 1805. Rafael Moneo turned it into a museum in 1990-92, with rooms around an atrium lit from above. The museum opened on 8 October 1992, and in 1993 the Spanish state bought the collection of Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza.
Eight centuries of painting, from Van Eyck to Picasso
The collection covers eight centuries of European painting. You find Jan van Eyck's Annunciation diptych, Caravaggio's Saint Catherine, Holbein's portrait of Henry VIII, a Rembrandt self-portrait, Van Gogh's Les Vessenots at Auvers and Picasso's Harlequin with a Mirror.
Which ticket for the Thyssen?
Want the full museum? Take the standard ticket, which includes the temporary exhibition. Do you prefer to choose the day when you arrive? Take the open-date ticket for the permanent collection. Want a thread through the paintings? Choose the themed audio or the guided tour.