Don’t think culture is expensive! Madrid is rich with economical cultural events and activities, museums being one of the best! With a wide range of museums beyond the Thyssen, Prado and Reina Sofia, many are free at certain times of the week and others always have free admission. There is something for everyone: paintings, sculptures, photography, fashion and more!
Payment Museums with Free Admission Days
- Prado Museum: Monday to Saturday between 18:00 and 20:00, and Sundays and holidays from 17:00 to 19:00.
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía: Monday and Wednesday through Saturday from 19:00 to 21:00 and on Sundays from 15:00 to 19:00. Closed Tuesdays.
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum: Mondays from 12:00 to 16:00.
- Sorolla Museum: Saturdays from 14:00 to 20:00 and Sunday from 10:00 to 15:00.
- Museum of America: Sundays from 10:00 to 15:00.
- Cerralbo Museum: Thursday from 17:00 to 20:00 (extraordinary opening), Saturday from 14:00 to 15:00 and Sunday from 10:00 to 15:00.
- Monastery of Las Descalzas Reales: Wednesdays and Thursdays from 16:00 to 18:30 for citizens of the EU and Latin America.
- Royal Monastery of La Encarnación: Wednesdays and Thursdays from 16:00 to 18:30 for citizens of the EU and Latin America.
- Royal Palace of Madrid (Palacio de Oriente): Monday to Thursday between 18:00 and 20:00 for citizens of the EU and Latin America.
- Royal Palace of El Pardo: Wednesdays and Thursdays from 17:00 to 20:00 for citizens of the EU and Latin America.
- Lazaro Galdiano Museum: Monday to Saturday from 15:30 and Sundays from 14:00.
- Decorative Arts Museum: Thursday 15:00 to 20:00 and Sunday from 10:00 to 15:00.
- Museum of Romanticism: Saturdays from 14:00 to 20:20 and Sundays from 10:00 to 15:00.
- Museo del Traje: Saturday 14:30 to 19:00 and Sundays from 10:00 to 15:00.
- Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando: Wednesdays from 10:00 t0 15:00.
Free Museums in Madrid, Always.
- ABC Museum of Drawing and Illustration: Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 20:00 and Sundays from 10:00 to 14:00. Closed on Mondays.
- Casa Museo de la Moneda: Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10:00 to 14:00. Closed on Mondays.
- Geological Museum: daily from 9:00 to 14:00.
- San Isidro Museum: Tuesday to Sunday and holidays from 9:30 to 20:00. Closed on Mondays.
- ICO Museum: Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 20:00; Sundays and holidays from 10:00 to 14:00. Closed on Mondays.
- Lope de Vega House Museum: Tuesday to Sunday between 10:00 and 15:00.
- Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida: Tuesday to Sunday and holidays from 9:30 to 20:00. Closed on Mondays.
- Museum of the National Library: Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 20:00; Sundays and holidays from 10:00 to 14:00. Closed on Mondays.
- Madrid Historical Museum: Tuesday to Sunday and holidays from 9:30 to 20:00.
- Public Art Museum: This is an outdoor museum on Paseo de la Castellana 40, therefore always open.
- Naval Museum: Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 19:00. Closed on Mondays.
- Bullfighting Museum: Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 14:30; Sundays, holidays and day of celebration from 10:00 to 13:00.
- Tiflologico Museum: Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00; Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00. Closed Mondays and Sundays.
- Temple of Debod: Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 20:00; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9:30 to 20:00. Closed on Mondays.
