Prado Museum : info and guided tour

About Prado Museum

The Prado Museum in Madrid is one of Spain’s great art museums and a world reference for European painting. Located near Retiro Park, at Retiro, 28014 Madrid, it houses a particularly rich collection of Spanish, Italian and Flemish works, presented in a highly acclaimed historic setting.

The main building was originally designed to house the Royal Cabinet of Natural History before being transformed into a museum. Its sober, monumental neoclassical architecture is part of Madrid’s cultural landscape. The site is renowned as much for its collections as for the elegance of its architectural ensemble, now a symbol of the capital.

The Prado is best known for its painting masterpieces, featuring major artists such as Velázquez, Goya, El Greco, Rubens and Titian. Among the iconic works, Las Meninas, The Garden of Earthly Delights and The Third of May 1808 are among the paintings that attract the most visitors and art lovers.

As you explore the museum, you discover rooms that trace several centuries of European creation through very different schools of painting. The museum plays a key role in Madrid’s cultural identity, offering an exceptional overview of art history while remaining closely linked to Spanish heritage.

Discover Madrid with a private guide

A private guide can help you better understand the Prado’s collections by connecting the major works with their historical, artistic and political context. In a museum this rich, a guided visit helps you focus on the essentials, understand the great masters and appreciate the Prado’s place in Madrid and in the history of art.