Duration
Open daily except Tuesdays — most visits take 2–3 hours
Madrid · experience
Museo Reina Sofía: skip-the-line entry
Skip-the-line, timed entry to Spain’s national museum of modern and contemporary art — home to Picasso’s Guernica, alongside Dalí and Miró.
Open daily except Tuesdays — most visits take 2–3 hoursFrom €12
The experience
Spain’s national museum of modern and contemporary art, home to Picasso’s Guernica.
The Reina Sofía holds Spain’s national collection of twentieth-century and contemporary art, anchored by Picasso’s Guernica — painted in response to the 1937 bombing of the Basque town and still the museum’s single most-visited work — alongside major holdings of Dalí, Miró and the wider Spanish avant-garde.
Housed partly in a converted eighteenth-century hospital with a glass-and-steel extension, the museum complements the Prado’s older collection rather than competing with it, and this skip-the-line ticket gives direct, timed entry to explore at your own pace.
Group
Group size confirmed with the option
Languages
Confirmed with the option
Format
Self-guided visit, skip-the-line entry
Meeting point
Calle de Santa Isabel, 52, 28012 Madrid
Pickup and drop-off
Not included — direct entry at the museum for the booked timeslot.
Who this suits
A good choice when it matches the way you want to use the city.
- Travellers with an interest in twentieth-century and contemporary Spanish art.
- Pairing with the Prado and Thyssen-Bornemisza as the third stop on the Golden Triangle of Art.
- Anyone who wants to see Guernica without a guide’s fixed schedule.
Itinerary
The route at a glance.
The guide and exact sequence are confirmed on the day. Times below are a useful indication of how this visit is normally structured.
- 1At your booked timeslot
Skip-the-line entry
Enter at the confirmed time, bypassing the general ticket queue.
What the visit includes
The practical detail before you choose a date.
Highlights
- Picasso’s Guernica, the museum’s central work
- Major holdings of Dalí and Miró
- The wider Spanish artistic response to the twentieth century
- A converted eighteenth-century hospital with a modern glass-and-steel extension
Included
- ✓ Skip-the-line access to the permanent collection
Not included
- • A guide or audio guide
- • Access to temporary exhibitions, which may require a separate ticket
Before you go
A few essentials for the day.
- Arrive close to your booked timeslot.
- Cancellation terms are shown on Tiqets before you book.