Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid
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Museo Reina Sofía - by Museoreinasofia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Description
The Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía) is dedicated to art since the 1900's with a strong focus on Spanish artists. It is located along the Paseo del Prado in central Madrid and occupies the building that originally housed the first General Hospital of the city with an extension designed by Jean Nouvel. The museum highlights include many works by Spanish masters such as Pablo Picasso (the original of Guernica is there) and Salvador Dalí. There is also a library with over 100,000 books specializing in art and it holds regular temporary exhibitions, including in its two venues located in the Retiro Park: the Crystal Palace and the Velázquez Palace.
Access & Transport
Estación del Arte (metro line 1) is next to the museum, Lavapiés (3) is 300m away Atocha (1) as well. The Atocha train station also sees most suburban lines transiting through it and several regional and national lines. Finally, buses 6, 59, 85, 27 and 34 stop in front of the museum.
Instructions & Recommendations
Even though the Prado and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums are a short walking distance away from the Reina Sofia, we would not recommend visiting more than one of those three per day. This activity is well combined with a walk in the Retiro Park.
Environmental & Social
We could find no information around environmental sustainability - the main use of energy is for electricity consumption (cooling / heating and lighting). Helps spread culture and the arts.
Conclusion
The Sofia Reina Museum has some wonderful modern and contemporary art from a broad range of (mostly) Spanish artists. Unfortunately, it lacks a bit of depth and could do with an improved layout / organization. If you are short in time, that is probably not the venue you will want to earmark as the highest priority, but if you enjoy modern art and have at least 3 days in Madrid, then we would recommend it.
Key positive
Houses some famous masterpieces such as Guernica
Centrally located and reasonable priced
Key negative
Modern and contemporary art collection will be hit and miss for most people
Suitability
Suitable for all ages even though younger kids may get bored quickly. No access problem for visitors with mobility issues (lift to floors)
About this Rating
TYPE
Desktop
RESEARCHED IN
June 2024
PROVIDER
Koreval
av. transport time:0h 20m
est. visit time:3h
Monday10:00 - 21:00
Tuesday -
Wednesday10:00 - 21:00
Thursday10:00 - 21:00
Friday10:00 - 21:00
Saturday10:00 - 21:00
Sunday10:00 - 14:30