# Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid > The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is the third corner of Madrid's Golden Triangle of Art on the Paseo del Prado, in the Villahermosa Palace opposite the Prado. The former private collection of the Thyssen family spans eight centuries of painting, from Italian masters to the Impressionists, Van Gogh, Hopper and Pop Art, filling the gaps between the Prado and the Reina Sofía. Entry is ticketed; allow 2 hours. Web page: https://yesgo.io/spain/madrid/thyssen-museum - City: [Madrid](https://yesgo.io/spain/madrid), Spain - YesGo score: 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) - Time on site: 2 h - Opening hours: Daily; special arrangements on Mondays - With kids: Fine with kids - Entry: Paid, book online - Free: Permanent collection on Mondays - Highlights: Impressionists, Van Gogh, Hopper, Pop Art - Time needed: ≈ 2 hours - Combo: Paseo del Arte ticket with the Prado and Reina Sofía - Location: Paseo del Prado 8, Banco de España metro - Coordinates: 40.41604, -3.69493 - Facts checked: 11.11.2026 ## Key facts - **1992** — the museum opened (source: English Wikipedia) - **1993** — the Spanish state acquired the collection (source: English Wikipedia) - **≈ 1,000** — works in the collection (source: English Wikipedia) - **8 centuries** — of painting, 13th to 20th (source: English Wikipedia) ## About the Thyssen Museum The museum is built on the collection of the **Thyssen-Bornemisza** industrial family, assembled by two generations of collectors in the 20th century. Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza was looking for a new home for it, and in **1992** it went on show in Madrid in the restored 19th-century **Villahermosa Palace**. In **1993** the Spanish state bought most of the collection. Today it holds about **a thousand works**, and its value is its breadth: where the Prado is the old masters and the Reina Sofía the 20th century, the Thyssen shows the whole history of Western painting in sequence. The **Carmen Thyssen** collection of Spanish and Impressionist landscapes was later added. ## What to see The route runs from top to bottom, old to new. The top floor holds **Italian and Flemish masters** of the 13th to 16th centuries: portraits, icons and Ghirlandaio's celebrated *Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni*. Then come the Renaissance, Dürer, Caravaggio and 17th-century Dutch painting. The middle floor is the **Impressionists and Post-Impressionists**: Monet, Renoir, Degas, Pissarro, Cézanne and **Van Gogh**. Downstairs is the 20th century: the Expressionists Kirchner and Kandinsky, the Cubism of Picasso and Braque, the Americans **Edward Hopper** and Georgia O'Keeffe, and Roy Lichtenstein's Pop Art. It's a chance to see how art changed in a single walk. ## What to see at the Thyssen - **Italian masters** — Renaissance portraits. - **Dutch painting** — 17th-century landscapes and scenes. - **The Impressionists** — Monet, Renoir, Degas. - **Van Gogh** — landscapes from his final years. - **Edward Hopper** — 20th-century American painting. - **Pop Art** — Lichtenstein and his contemporaries. > **Buying tickets** Tickets are sold on the official site for a set time; on Mondays the permanent collection is usually free, but places are limited and booked online. If you plan to visit all three museums on the boulevard, the Paseo del Arte combined ticket saves money. ## Pairing it with the Prado and Reina Sofía Madrid's three great museums stand on one boulevard, a few minutes apart: the [Prado](https://yesgo.io/spain/madrid/prado-museum) is opposite, across Plaza de Neptuno, and the [Reina Sofía](https://yesgo.io/spain/madrid/reina-sofia) is by Atocha station, 10 minutes south. Seeing all three in a day is tiring, so split them over two. The Thyssen is the most compact and calm of the three, with smaller rooms, fewer people and pictures hung with space to breathe. It suits anyone who tires of vast collections, and teenagers too: the whole history of painting without an hours-long route. ## How to get to the museum 1. Metro: **Banco de España** (L2), a 5-minute walk along the Paseo del Prado. 2. From [Puerta del Sol](https://yesgo.io/spain/madrid/puerta-del-sol), about 15 minutes on foot. 3. From the Prado, 3 minutes across Plaza de Neptuno. 4. The entrance is from the boulevard through the Villahermosa Palace garden. ## Tips for your visit Weekday mornings are nearly empty, with groups arriving towards noon. There's a café with a garden terrace, a cloakroom and a shop with good art books. Photos of the permanent collection without flash are usually allowed, but check with the attendants. Use the audio guide or the museum app to plan a short route through the key works. Temporary exhibitions need a separate ticket and change several times a year. Afterwards, walk along the boulevard to the Cibeles fountain or into Retiro Park. For food, the lanes around Plaza de Santa Ana in the Barrio de las Letras are full of tapas bars. ## Before you go Tick off what's ready — your ticks are saved in this browser. - [ ] Book a timed ticket or a free Monday slot - [ ] Start on the top floor - [ ] Find Van Gogh and Hopper - [ ] Have coffee in the museum garden - [ ] Cross to the Prado via Plaza de Neptuno ## Places in Madrid: compare and choose Places in Madrid rated by YesGo. - [Santiago Bernabéu Stadium](https://yesgo.io/spain/madrid/santiago-bernabeu) — YesGo score 56/100 (Yes, go) · 1 h 45 min · Paid - [Prado Museum](https://yesgo.io/spain/madrid/prado-museum) — YesGo score 52/100 (Yes, go) · 2 h 30 min · Paid - [Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum](https://yesgo.io/spain/madrid/thyssen-museum) — YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · Paid - [Reina Sofía Museum](https://yesgo.io/spain/madrid/reina-sofia) — YesGo score 42/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h 30 min · Paid; free evenings ## Don't mix it up The Madrid Thyssen is the main museum but not the only one: a branch with the Carmen Thyssen collection is in Málaga. ## Tips - Start at the top. - Free on Mondays, by booking. - The combo with the Prado and Reina Sofía saves money. - The Prado is across the road. ## Questions ### What is there to see at the Thyssen? Italian masters, Dutch painting, the Impressionists, Van Gogh, Hopper and Pop Art. ### How long do you need at the Thyssen? About two hours. ### When is the Thyssen free? Usually on Mondays for the permanent collection; book online. ### How do I get to the museum? By metro to Banco de España, then a 5-minute walk. ### How is the Thyssen different from the Prado? The Prado is the old masters; the Thyssen covers the whole history of painting from the 13th to the 20th century. ## How we checked Facts from English Wikipedia. Hours, prices and the free day weren't confirmed with an official source — hence the 'checking' badge. ## Sources - English Wikipedia: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum - Official site, museothyssen.org --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.