Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Madrid

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

www.museothyssen.org
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The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum offers visitors an overview of art from the 13th century to the late 20th century. In the nearly one thousand works …

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Oct 27, 2024
This was a brilliant gallery! Incredibly well laid out and curated to provide a journey through time and style of some very important works. The building was stunning and the whole ambience of the pl… Full review by zotar
Oct 24, 2024
Very cool art museum. Kind of fills in the blanks between the Prado and the Queen Sophia. Nice Impressionist presence, a beautiful little Bernini, a stunning Rothko. Very manageable in two hours. Full review by multi2dinous
Oct 17, 2024
Supreme quality of work -particularly Renaissance. A more manageable size than the Prado and fewer visitors so an altogether more relaxing experience. And an excellent cafeteria. Full review by Ian B
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Thyssen-Bornemisza is a celebrated museum which houses one of the largest collections of art in the world - more than 1,600 paintings. It …
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The Thyssen-Bornemisza family collected what became one of the world's finest private art collections over several generations. The Spa…
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This extraordinary private collection, curated by Baron Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, his son Hans Heinrich, and his former wife Carmen, i…
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The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is an art museum in Madrid, located near the Prado Museum on one of city's main boulevards. It i…
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Facts

Established:1992
Located:Palace of Villahermosa
Visitors:1.052.014 (2017)
Founder:Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon
Director:Guillermo Solana (Artistic Director), Evelio Acevedo (Managing Director)

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How far in advance should I purchase museum tickets?
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We queued on the day (a Saturday) - not many ahead of us- it took about 10 minutes.
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Is there a discount for seniors?
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Yes, but you have to provide an EU passport ot ID. Tourists over 65 from elsewhere do not get the discount.
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Going to Thyssen in September, 2018. Is the museum crowded on the free Monday? Thanks for your help.
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It's difficult to say but, definitely, it won't be as crowded as the Prado.And you absolutely must visit it; I preferred it to the Prado! I find it always best to visit any museum as soon …
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It's difficult to say but, definitely, it won't be as crowded as the Prado.And you absolutely must visit it; I preferred it to the Prado! I find it always best to visit any museum as soon as it opens.The majority of people tend to visit later in the day.
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Free entrance on Mondays --- do we just go there or do we need to do something prior to arrival like register online, …
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Free entrance on Mondays --- do we just go there or do we need to do something prior to arrival like register online, etc? Do they require anything? Is it free for anyone or do they have specific requirement for people who can enter the museum for free?
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No need to do anything prior to arrival - we just turned up. There were no huge queues and anyone can get in for free. Well worth a visit - but the 4 hours free isn't really long enough to do …
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No need to do anything prior to arrival - we just turned up. There were no huge queues and anyone can get in for free. Well worth a visit - but the 4 hours free isn't really long enough to do this museum justice.
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Answer by janna16 · Sep 7, 2017
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Hello - is the museum open on May 1st or 2nd?
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I have looked on their web site and they are NOT open on 1st May.
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