Madrid Art Tour: Prado Museum & Reina Sofía Museum

This art tour takes you through two of the world’s most renowned art museums: the Prado Museum and the Reina Sofía Museum. This carefully curated experience takes you on a journey through Spain’s rich artistic heritage, from the grand classical masterpieces to groundbreaking modern works that shaped the 20th century.

Prado Museum
The Prado Museum is, without question, an essential stop when visiting Madrid. Within the walls of this 201-year-old institution, you’ll find some of the masterpieces we’ve all admired in art books: Titian, Rubens, Caravaggio, Gentileschi, Hieronymus Bosch (El Bosco), Goya, Raphael… It’s impossible not to feel awe before Van der Weyden’s Descent from the Cross, with its exquisite depiction of the Virgin in her striking blue tunic; how can one not be disturbed by Goya’s haunting El Perro Semihundido; and, of course, how could you not marvel, as millions of visitors before you, at the enigmatic question of what Velázquez was truly painting in the masterful Las Meninas. With expert insights, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the techniques, stories, and historical context behind these, and many other, timeless works of art.

Reina Sofía Museum
The Reina Sofía Museum, Spain’s leading modern art institution, is a place where innovation and creativity truly take centre stage. Here, you can witness Picasso’s Guernica, a monumental anti-war masterpiece that continues to stand as one of the most powerful works of the 20th century. Marvel at Dalí’s surrealist visions and the abstract brilliance of Miró, while your guide expertly draws connections between these iconic artists and Spain’s social and cultural evolution. The museum also features works by Kahlo, with deeply personal paintings exploring identity, suffering, and female experience, or Modotti, whose powerful photographs capture themes of social justice and political activism.

Whether you are captivated by the grandeur of royal portraits in the Prado or the daring creativity of modern art in the Reina Sofía, this Madrid Art Tour is perfect for art lovers, history enthusiasts, and curious travelers alike.