Museum
Museo Nacional del Prado
Madrid, Spain
- Region
- Europe
- Tier
- ESSENTIAL
- Collection focus
- European Old Masters & historic painting
About
Opened in 1819 in Juan de Villanueva's neoclassical building on Madrid's Paseo del Prado, the Prado holds Spain's royal collections and the world's foremost holdings of Velázquez, Goya and El Greco, alongside Bosch, Titian and Rubens.
Why visit
A cornerstone of Madrid’s art landscape—prioritize its strongest european old masters & historic painting galleries and leave room to look slowly.
At a glance
- Type
- Best for
- Typical visit
- Admission
- Founded
- Curatorial lead
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