Madrid: Prado Museum Entry Ticket

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Discover masterpieces of art with a full-day entrance ticket to Madrid’s Prado Museum and see works by Velázquez, Goya, El Greco and many more. Covering the full range of Spanish art, the collection includes 7,600 paintings and 1,000 sculptures.

Highlights

See the largest and most important collection of Spanish painting in the world
Admire paintings by Rembrandt, Dürer, Titian, Murillo, Velázquez and Goya
Explore the Prado’s sculpture collection and discover more than 900 works and about 200 fragments
Investigate the European and Spanish schools of art from the 15th to the 19th centuries
Stroll the galleries of Madrid’s Prado Museum to see the royal Dauphin’s Treasure

Full description

Since it opened in 1819, the Prado Museum has acquired a dazzling array of paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and decorative art that cover the history of Spanish art to form one of the finest collections of European art in the world.

Based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, the Royal Museum would become known as the National Museum of Painting and Sculpture, and subsequently the Museo Nacional del Prado. The collection currently comprises around 7,600 paintings, 1,000 sculptures, 4,800 prints and 8,200 drawings, in addition to a large number of historic documents.

With your full-day ticket, you will have access to more than 1,300 works currently on display in the main building. The size of this collection can cause headaches for visitors trying to choose what to see, but the Prado has organized 3 routes that focus on its masterpieces, dating from the Romanesque to the 19th century.

Once inside, you can purchase an audio guide (not included in ticket cost) to quickly lead you to works by artists such as Bartolomé Bermejo, Pedro Berruguete, Sánchez Coello, El Greco, Ribera, Zurbarán, Murillo, Alonso Cano, Velázquez and Goya.

Important information

Know before you go

The ticket does not include a reduction for seniors, students, children, or under 18s
The museum is free for all from Monday to Saturday: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, and Sundays and holidays: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The Prado is closed on January 1, May 1, and December 25. Reduced opening hours on December 24 and 31 and January 6 (10:00 AM – 2:00 PM)
Access to the Museum takes place up until 30 minutes before closing time
Food and drinks are not permitted inside the museum, except in the cafe