Paseo del Arte Pass
Discover Madrid's "Golden Triangle or Art" with the Paseo del Arte Pass: free admission to the permanent exhibitions of three popular museums - all with just one ticket!
3 museums included
Mobile ticket
Valid for 1 year
The Museo del Arte Pass is Madrid's museum pass for the city's most popular art museums. Visit three museums within one year.
This is how it works: Buy the Paseo del Arte Pass online from one of our ticket partners. You will receive a digital voucher by e-mail. Show it at the participating museums.
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Price: from 40,00 EUR
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Museo Nacional del Prado
The Prado Museum in Madrid is one of the most important art museums in the world and is an absolute must for art lovers. It houses an outstanding collection of European paintings from the 12th to the early 20th century with masterpieces by Velázquez, Goya, El Greco, Rubens and Bosch.
The museum is centrally located on the Paseo del Prado promenade and is easily accessible on foot or by public transport. A visit is not only worthwhile for the art: the neoclassical building and the spacious exhibition rooms also offer an impressive experience.
Our tip: To avoid long queues, you should book tickets online in advance or use the Paseo del Arte Pass. The museum can also be visited accompanied by a tour guide.
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is Spain's most important museum for modern and contemporary art and a must-see for anyone who wants to experience works by Picasso, Dalí and Miró live. The most famous work is Picasso's "Guernica", a harrowing masterpiece about the horrors of war.
The collection focuses on the 20th and 21st centuries and shows exciting temporary exhibitions, photography and installations alongside the classics.
The museum is located in a former hospital with a modern glass extension near Atocha train station. A visit is ideal for anyone who not only wants to look at art, but also experience it.
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza perfectly complements its famous neighbors, the Prado and Reina Sofía, and is a highlight for anyone interested in the development of European art.
The collection comprises over 1,000 works from the Middle Ages to modern times, including classics by Dürer, Rembrandt, Monet, van Gogh and Picasso. The flowing transition between old masters and modern art is particularly exciting, making the tour very varied.
The museum is located directly on the Paseo del Prado and its elegant architecture forms a contrast to the other museums.
Advantages of the Museo del Arte Pass
Paseo del Arte - Madrid's golden triangle of art
When visiting Madrid, sooner or later you will come across one of the most beautiful city boulevards in Europe: the Paseo del Prado. The Prado, the Reina Sofía and the Thyssen-Bornemisza, three museums that together are among the most important art collections in the world, are located on a stretch of almost two kilometers. No other district in the world concentrates so much art history in such a small space. This is why the term „Golden Triangle of Art” has long since established itself as a proper name for this district.
The Museo Nacional del Prado is the centerpiece. Anyone who walks through the long halls with works by Velázquez, Goya and El Greco will understand why the Prado regularly ranks among the three best art museums in the world. Velázquez's Las Meninas, Goya's Black Paintings and Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights are not works of art that you only know from books. Standing in front of them, you suddenly understand why people travel to Madrid to see them.
The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza is just a few minutes' walk away: here, paintings range from the 13th century to American modernism - van Eyck next to Hopper, Caravaggio next to Mondrian. The collection is the result of one of the most ambitious private art acquisitions of the 20th century and has been open to the public since 1992.
The third pole of the triangle is the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía - Madrid's museum of modern and contemporary art. Its most famous exhibit is Picasso's „Guernica”, the large-format memorial against fascism, which alone justifies a visit. But the works of Dalí, Miró and an entire generation of Spanish avant-garde artists also make the Reina Sofía an experience that goes far beyond this one painting.
All three museums are within walking distance of each other and can be visited in a relaxed tour on a long day. If you want to take it easy, you can spread your visits over several days thanks to the 365-day validity of the Paseo del Arte pass.
The best time to visit the museum without long queues is early in the morning directly after opening or on weekdays outside the Spanish school vacations.