Free museums Madrid 2023: list, schedules and news

Museums Madrid 

Almost all the Museums in Madrid are free at some point of the week or of the year.

You just have to know what they are and write down their schedule in your agenda to be able to enjoy them.

Let’s start!

Reina Sofia Museum 

The Reina Sofía Museum is the capital’s contemporary art museum and one of the most important in the world.

You will find works by artists such as Picasso, Salvador Dalí or Joan Miró.

Click on the orange link to find out all the news about this museum.

• Hours: The Reina Sofía Museum is free for children under 18, over 65 and students under 25 (with valid ID). It is also free on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 19:00 to 21:00. Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., May 18 and December 6.
• Address: Calle de Santa Isabel 52.
• Metro: Art Station.

Archeological Museum

The Archaeological Museum of Madrid  is located on Calle Serrano and shares a building with the National Library of Spain.

This wonderful Museum serves to bring the public closer to the culture and history of Spain, taking them on a journey from prehistory to the 19th century.

• Address: Calle Serrano 13.
• Subway: Colón or Serrano.

Free admission for the public

• Saturdays from 2:00 p.m. and Sunday mornings.
• April 18, Monuments and Sites Day.
• May 18, International Museum Day.
• October 12, National Holiday of Spain.
• December 6, Spanish Constitution Day.

Free entrance after accreditation

• April 8, Monuments and Sites Day.
• May 18, International Museum Day.
• October 12, National Holiday of Spain.
• December 6, Spanish Constitution Day.
• Under 18 years and over 65 years.
• Students between 18 and 25 years old.
• Youth Card holders.
• Members of the Association of Friends of the National Archaeological Museum.
• Donors of cultural assets attached to the Museum.
• Cultural volunteers of the Museum.
• People with disabilities. The person who, if any, accompanies you for the visit will also be able to access the museum free of charge.
• pensioners.
• People in a legal situation of unemployment.
• Members of large families.
• Staff.
• Official Tourist Guides, in the exercise of their functions.
• Journalists, in the exercise of their duties.
• Members of ICOM, APME, ANABAD, AEM, FEAM and Hispania Nostra.
• Personnel who provide their services in the General Directorate of Fine Arts and Cultural Assets and Archives and Libraries, as well as in the museums attached to the General Sub-directorate of State Museums and in the Theater Museum (Almagro).

Prado Museum

The Prado Museum is one of the best art galleries in the world.

Created thanks to the Spanish kings of the 16th and 17th centuries.

You will find works by artists such as El Bosco, El Greco, Rubens, Velázquez or Goya and new temporary exhibitions.

• Opening hours: it is free from Monday to Saturday from 18:00 to 20:00. Sundays and holidays from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Address: Paseo del Prado s/n.
• Metro: Bank of Spain or Estación del Arte.

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