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ArtLazaro Galdiano Museum Madrid, tickets and free hour
Lazaro Galdiano Museum tickets cost 8 euros, but two things are missing right now, so read before you pay. The Treasure Chamber of silver and jewellery is shut for an inspection of its fittings, and close to sixty paintings are on loan to Granada until 31 January 2027. The free app guide is in English and French, and the museum's guided tour is free for anyone who enters free.
ArtCaixaForum Madrid tickets, free entry and what's on
CaixaForum Madrid tickets buy you the immersive We Are Nature, a 70-minute show built on National Geographic footage that runs until 7 March 2027, and from 25 November Interior Berlanga, drawn from the film director's personal archive with the Spanish Film Library. Under-16s get in free on any day, the vertical garden is visible from the street, and the café sits on the top floor.
ArtFundacion MAPFRE Madrid exhibitions, tickets and free Monday
Fundacion MAPFRE Madrid costs little and, for young travellers, nothing at all: anyone under 26 can pick up a free pass at the Sala Recoletos desk with ID, whatever the day. That pass leaves out the English audio guide, which comes only with paid entry, and the guided tour runs in Spanish. Over the holidays the hall shuts on 25 December and 1 and 6 January.
ArtRoyal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando Madrid, tickets
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid: plan around what is shut. The second floor has been closed since 2 May 2026 until further notice, and the Tauromaquia plate room is under restoration. Until 2 December a free Golden Age exhibition in the same building stays open until 7pm from Tuesday to Saturday, and George Washington's portrait hangs in Room 14 until 30 December.
ArtMuseo del Traje Madrid, costume museum tickets, free hours
Museo del Traje Madrid, the costume and fashion museum, is showing La moda a tus pies until 31 January: shoes from 40 Spanish brands, Castañer and Chie Mihara among them, placed in 35 cases beside the historic pieces that inspired them. Lunch at the in-house Café de Oriente before the free Saturday slot, then walk 12 minutes to the Museo de América or the Faro de Moncloa tower.
ArtMuseum of the Americas Madrid, Tickets and Free Days
Museum of the Americas in Madrid, or Museo de América: worth it for Colombian goldwork and two codices at almost no cost. Students up to 25, pensioners and holders of the carné joven card pay nothing either, and English audio guides download ahead of the trip. Through 29 November a Day of the Dead altar joins the displays, and weekend parking costs nothing.
ArtPrado Museum Madrid, How Long to Spend and What to See
Prado Museum, how long to spend. Why two hours is the sweet spot, what time to walk in for the free evening, and which door gets you past the ticket queue. An online ticket, even for today, skips the desks at the Goya entrance, under-18s go free with ID, and the one-hour route covers Las Meninas and The Third of May 1808.
ArtCerralbo Museum Madrid, Hours and Free Entry
It shares the 3 € ticket with Madrid's seven other state museums and almost nothing else. Free entry here is not Saturday afternoon but Thursdays from 5pm to 7pm and every Sunday, it shuts at 3pm on most days, and on International Museum Day, when the others open free, this one closes its doors.
ArtLope de Vega House Museum Madrid, Booking a Visit
It is free and still one of the hardest museums in Madrid to get inside. Entry is by guided visit only, in groups of no more than 15 people, and booking ahead by phone or email is essential. The tour lasts 35 minutes, it opens Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 6pm, and it stands on Calle Cervantes 11.
ArtMuseum of Romanticism Madrid, Tickets and Passes
Right now it costs nothing. The museum is running free access from 30 June to 31 August 2026, and outside that window it charges 3 €, on two seasonal timetables two hours apart. Combined passes cover four museums for 8 € and all eight for 16 €, a third off the single-ticket price.
ArtArchaeological Museum Madrid, Hours and Tickets
It costs the same 3 € as the Cerralbo and opens almost twice as long. Tuesday to Saturday runs ten and a half hours, 9.30am to 8pm, against the five and a half the Cerralbo gives. It is the largest of the eight state museums, it stands at Serrano 13, and Saturday afternoons are free.
ArtSorolla Museum Madrid, Hours and Closure for Works
The museum is temporarily closed to the public while the house undergoes extension and rehabilitation works, so turning up without checking costs a morning. When open it charges 3 €, free on Saturdays from 2pm and on Sundays from 10am to 3pm, and it shuts every Monday of the year.
ArtDescalzas Reales and La Encarnación Tickets, Madrid
The Descalzas Reales and La Encarnación charge a flat €9 and admit nobody without a booked guided tour, 60 minutes at the first and 50 at the second. Both close on Mondays. Every tour sold online runs in Spanish, and the single English tour of the week leaves the Descalzas Reales at 12:00.
ArtGoya Hermitage Madrid, Free Entry and Opening Hours
The Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida reopened on 12 June 2026 after a €2.2 million restoration. It is owned by Patrimonio Nacional, run by Madrid City Council, charges nothing and opens Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30 to 19:00. It shuts every Monday, public holidays included, and six fixed dates.
ArtRoyal Collections Gallery Madrid, Tickets and Hours
The Royal Collections Gallery opens all seven days, 10:00 to 20:00 Monday to Saturday and to 19:00 on Sundays, with no weekly closure at all. The full ticket is €14 and the concession €7, the average visit runs two hours, and the building is cleared 15 minutes before the doors shut.
ArtFree Museums in Madrid, Days, Hours and Conditions
Four major museums open free and no two share a rule. The Prado runs 6pm to 8pm Monday to Saturday and 5pm to 7pm on Sundays, the Reina Sofía 7pm to 9pm but shuts on Tuesdays, the Thyssen opens only four hours on a Monday, and the Royal Palace admits EU and Ibero-American citizens alone.
ArtFree Museums in Madrid, How Many Days You Need
Twelve Madrid museums open free at some point, but the windows sit on two days. Monday is the only one where the Thyssen, the Royal Palace, the Prado and the Reina Sofía all fall free, and Saturday adds the eight state museums from 14:00. The Royal Palace asks EU or Ibero-American nationality at the desk.
ArtMadrid State Museums, 3 € Tickets and Free Hours
No passport check, no time slot, no booking. Eight state museums in Madrid charge €3, or €1.50 reduced, and most open free from 14:00 on Saturday and all day Sunday, plus 18 May and 12 October. The Ministry of Culture sets that fare for all of them, and no nationality condition applies.
ArtPrado Museum Free Evening Hours in Madrid
The Prado opens free for its last two hours seven days a week, 6pm to 8pm Monday to Saturday and 5pm to 7pm on Sundays. In that window the Collection costs nothing and the temporary exhibitions drop to half price, which no other Madrid museum does. General admission is €15 and last entry 30 minutes early.
ArtReina Sofía Free Hours and Closing Days, Madrid
The Reina Sofía is free for its last two hours on every day it opens, which is 7pm to 9pm on Monday and Wednesday to Saturday. Sunday closing is 2.30pm, so that day the free window runs 12.30pm to 2.30pm instead. Tuesday it does not open at all. General admission is €12 and last entry 30 minutes early.
ArtThyssen Museum Free Monday Hours in Madrid
The Thyssen opens 12pm to 4pm on Mondays and those four hours are free, so no paid Monday exists at all. No ticket, no nationality check. The slot covers the Collection and leaves out the temporary exhibitions, which are free instead on Saturdays from 9pm to 11pm. General admission is €14.