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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

A private collection that fills the gaps of the Prado, from Italian primitives to the Impressionists and pop art.

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Open
Every day
Price
Paid
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Paseo del Prado 8, 28014 MadridDirections
Getting There
Banco de España station.

Why Go

Built up by a family of German-Hungarian industrialists and bought by Spain, the collection runs through seven centuries in chronological order, with Van Eyck, Caravaggio, Van Gogh, Hopper and Lichtenstein.

With the Prado and the Reina Sofía, it makes up Madrid's Golden Triangle of Art.

Nearby in Madrid

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