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The neoclassical facade of the Cason del Buen Retiro, part of the Prado Museum in Madrid

Museums & art Updated 18 October 2026

Madrid Museums: The Prado and the Golden Triangle Guide

How to do the Prado, the Reina Sofía and the Thyssen without burning out: what to see, when to go, how the free hours work and how to plan your art day.

A gallery room hung with paintings in the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum on the Paseo del Prado in Madrid, Spain

Museums & art Updated 6 October 2026

Thyssen-Bornemisza: The Collection That Fills the Gaps

The most approachable of the big three: a private collection from early Italian panels to pop art, covering the periods the Prado and Reina Sofia skip.

The neoclassical facade and columns of the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain

Museums & art Updated 29 July 2026

The Prado: How to See It Without Exhaustion

A plan for one of the great museums: the works most people come for, how to spend two or three hours, when it is quietest, and what to skip.

3 guides tagged #art

Madrid Museums: The Prado and the Golden Triangle Guide

Thyssen-Bornemisza: The Collection That Fills the Gaps

The Prado: How to See It Without Exhaustion