The Art Walk
It is a unique itinerary in the world
It allows you to see the great masters of the history of universal art gathered together in just a few metres. The wealth of its collections and the proximity of other museums such as the Naval Museum, the Museum of Decorative Arts, CaixaForum, the National Archaeological Museum or the Royal Botanical Garden, make this Paseo the space in the world with the highest density of works of art. Walking, you pass three of the most important museums: El Prado, the Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Reina Sofía, located in a beautiful and emblematic area of Madrid, the Paseo del Prado.
Museo del Prado
The Museum has an unparalleled set of universally recognized masterpieces. A collection consisting of 7.600 paintings, 1.000 sculptures, 4.800 prints and 8.200 drawings of which the Museum currently exhibits somewhat less than 1.000 works. The Prado has the most extensive and valuable collection of Spanish painting that exists in the world today, 4.900 masterpieces. One of the best art galleries in the world! More information in https://www.museodelprado.es/
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
A unique collection in the European field formed by invaluable works of English, German, Dutch and primitive Italian schools, as well as different European avant-garde, impressionist, expressionist and American painting of the second half of the twentieth century. Works of Western art from the thirteenth century until the end of the twentieth. More information in https://www.museothyssen.org/
Reina Sofia Museum
The Reina Sofía National Art Center Museum is the most important international modern and contemporary art museum in Spain. It has a very important collection of Spanish historical avant-gardes and authors of the XX century of enormous interest such as Picasso, Miró, Oteiza, Julio González, Tápies or Juan Gris. More information in http://www.museoreinasofia.es/
National Archaeological Museum
National Archaeological Museum offers a huge collection of objects - it holds almost a million and a half pieces - from Prehistory to the XNUMXth century, touring cultural manifestations of the peoples that have inhabited Spain and other civilizations, especially the Mediterranean. More information in http://www.man.es/man/home.html
CaixaForum Madrid
Caixa Forum Madrid is a futuristic building. A cultural and outreach space that holds temporary exhibitions, workshops, conferences, courses and concerts. Designed by the Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron that occupies what was the Central Eléctrica del Mediodía. The exterior stands out for the garden of more than 20 meters high and 15.000 plants of 250 species. More information in https://caixaforum.es/es/web/madrid
The Royal Botanical Garden
The Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid was founded by Fernando VI in 1755 and moved to its current location in the Plaza de Murillo next to the Prado Museum, in 1781. In its interior there are species obtained in expeditions made to America and the Pacific as well as European. It also organizes numerous informative activities such as guided tours, exhibitions and conferences. More information in http://www.rjb.csic.es/jardinbotanico/jardin/
Naval Museum
Naval Museum, houses a collection of marine objects, maps, tools and documents of great historical value of the Spanish Navy from the fifteenth century to the present. In addition to the Madrid branch, the Museo Naval Foundation directs and coordinates six other branch museums in the Canary Islands, Cartagena, Ferrol, San Fernando, Seville and Ciudad Real. More information in https://fundacionmuseonaval.com/museonavalmadrid.html
National Museum of Decorative Arts
Very close to the Prado Museum is this museum that houses in its 60 rooms a collection of almost 65.000 pieces of different periods and styles. You can find ceramic and porcelain backgrounds, tapestries, carpets, furniture, jewelry, etc., with pieces that even date back to the 4th century BC More information at http://www.mecd.gob.es/mnartesdecorativas/