Museo Nacional del Prado

"One of Madrid’s largest cultural institutions housing emblematic artworks like Francisco de Goya’s 'Black Paintings' and Valásquez’s 'Las Meninas.'" - Travel + Leisure Editors

"One of the World's Best Museums Madrid's Prado Museum, home to Goya, Velazquez, Murillo, El Greco, and numerous other greats, has so much to see that just one visit isn't enough! If you have a few days in Madrid , drop into the museum in the afternoons (after 5pm) when there is no charge, rather than attempting to see the entire collection in one visit. If you only have time for one trip to the museum, stop by the gift shop to pick up a mini guide, which serves as cheat cheat to the museum's highlights. Photo by vanOrt/Flickr ."

"Nearly 200 years old, this is one of the best museums in Spain—if not the world—reflecting the tastes (and astonishing wealth) of the Spanish court through the centuries. The collection dates back to the 16th century and Spain's world dominance at the time shows with the sheer value of many of its holdings, including major pieces by Titian, Fra Angelico, Velázquez, and El Greco. The museum is enormous and can be somewhat intimidating so their approachable guide materials—some of them contextualized with music and geared toward a variety of interests, including a few for kids—make the visit all the more manageable."

"Madrid’s most famous museum, Museo Nacional del Prado, is home to art history textbook classics by the likes of Goya, Picasso, and the Flemish masters, and has recently committed to diversifying its collection to show more work by women and non-European artists."

"Other museums, like Madrid’s Museo Nacional del Prado, found fluency in their social media programming well before the pandemic struck. Its video series, in which museum staff—now, everyone from curators to guards—discuss pieces of art, launched on Instagram in 2017. In the days after closing on March 12, it produced videos with museum director Miguel Falomir and senior curator Alejandro Vergara, discussing Tintoretto’s “Christ Washing the Disciples’ Feet,” and works by Rubens, Veronese, and Poussin, respectively, both of which garnered hundreds of thousands of views, and has since launched the hashtag #PradoConTigo (Prado With You)."