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Fachada del Edificio Sabatini del Museo Reina Sofía
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The Main Site

Sabatini Building and Nouvel Building

The Museo’s main site has two access points, the Sabatini Building and Nouvel Building, both of which are the starting point of your visit and enable you to familiarise yourself with the different floors and exhibition rooms. Location and access.

It is recommended entering via the Nouvel Building (C/Ronda de Atocha, 2) if you have already purchased your ticket online.

More information about architectural heritage.

Sede - Acceso principal
Free admission
Monday
10:00
19:00
21:00
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
10:00
19:00
21:00
Thursday
10:00
19:00
21:00
Friday
10:00
19:00
21:00
Saturday
10:00
19:00
21:00
Friday
10:00
12:30
14:30

Visits during free opening times are only for individuals.

Free of charge days
April 18, May 18 and 23, October 12 and December 6.

Public Holidays
The Museo is closed on 1 and 6 January, 1 May, 15 May*, 10 November*, and 24, 25 and 31 December. *These days may vary depending on the Community of Madrid’s business calendar.

Parque del Retiro Venues

Palacio de Velázquez and Palacio de Cristal

The Palaces are exhibition spaces located inside Retiro Park. Both venues have been used for installations that make the most of the uniqueness of these spaces. 

Learn more about the architectural heritage of these two buildings.

The Museo Reina Sofía galleries in the Retiro Park are closed temporarily for architectural renovations. However, you can visit the installation that covers the Palacio de Cristal.

Palacio de Cristal con una lona de Miguel Ángel Tornero
Palacio de Cristal con una lona de Miguel Ángel Tornero
Palacio de Velázquez en el Parque del Retiro

What's on at the Museo

Several rooms and floors remain temporarily closed for assembly work for a new presentation of the Collections.

Picnic en el muelle, Boston

A museum's permanent collection is like its nerve centre, out of which all other messages emanate. The Reina Sofía Museum's permanent collection has been developing since 1894 and the foundation of the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art, bringing together, almost a century later, all the state's various collections of modern and contemporary art. 

The museum's permanent collection now comprises almost 25,000 pieces and spans the last decades of the 19th century through to the present day. The principal focus is the history of Spanish art but there is international work too, with a particular emphasis on Latin America.

Other areas of the museum 

Complete your visit by discovering other areas that may surprise you

Restaurante Cafetería NuBel

NuBel

Café Restaurant

Shop
Algunos productos de la tienda del Museo
Biblioteca

Library

La Central

Bookshop

Colección de libros

Services and recommendations

The Museo's Garden remains closed for maintenance until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.

  • Cloakroom and Locker Service

    A cloakroom and locker service is available at both entrances to the Museo. The lockers are limited in number and may be in use at the time of your arrival. Therefore, we recommend arriving without belongings that require storage. 
    The Museo cannot be accessed with suitcases, large backpacks and other bulky objects. They are also not allowed in the lockers in they exceed 50 cm on their longest side. 

    Sabatini Building
    Locker sizes: 43 x 42 x 31 cm
    Containers for collective use for family and friends: 88 x 42 x 31 cm / 88 x 42 x 64 cm
    Nouvel Building
    Locker sizes: 29 x 34,5 x 42 cm

    The Retiro Park galleries, the Palacio de Cristal and Palacio de Velázquez, do not have lockers available.

  • Permitted Objects

    Please bear in mind that access is only allowed with handbags no larger than 40 x 30 x 10 cm, provided that they are used for their intended purpose and worn at the front of the body; small folding umbrellas (less than 30 cm), which must remain closed throughout the visit; and any other object whose use or carrying is duly justified and complies with the Museum's security and public policy.

    Visitors cannot access with scooters, balls or games, or any other object or substance the security staff consider a risk to the artworks or other people (sharp objects, knives, scissors, tools, umbrellas that are either large and/or have sharp tips, etc.). 

  • Minors

    Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please stress the importance to children of not touching objects and running in the exhibition rooms to avoid damaging the artworks. Anyone between the age of 14 and 18 who wishes to visit the Museo without an adult must show his or her national ID document.

  • Babies

    Visitors can access with baby carriers or, if necessary, the Museo has two pushchairs available to borrow. 

    There are baby changing facilities in the WCs on Floor 2 and Floor 4 of the Sabatini Building, and in the Nouvel Building WCs, Mezzanine E0 and NuBel Café-Restaurant.

  • Scooters

    Skates, skateboards and non-electric scooters can be left in the lockers, provided they fit in the space available.

  • Cycle Parking and BiciMad

    There are three public cycle parking stations outside the Museo: one at the entrance of the Nouvel Building and another two at the Sabatini Building entrance.

    The closest BiciMad stations are No. 50 Museo Reina Sofía (in Plaza del Emperador Carlos V) and No. 51 Ronda de Atocha (by the Nouvel Building entrance).

  • Opening Times

    Remember that the galleries must be vacated 15 minutes before the Museo closes its doors.

  • Photographs

    Photographs may be taken without a flash, tripod, selfie stick or any other type of camera stand in all of the Museo’s sites, unless stated otherwise.

  • Room Temperature inside the Galleries

    Due to conservation measures for artworks, the exhibition rooms must be kept at a constant temperature of 21ºC. Therefore, even on hot days, an item of warm clothing is recommended.

  • Accesibilidad

    Consulta las recomendaciones y servicios específicos en la sección de accesibilidad.

  • Medical Assistance

    The Museo has a medical service available in the event of emergencies. It is located in the Sabatini Building Cloister, next to the Tower 2 lift.

  • Animals

    For security reasons, visitors cannot access the Museo with pets. Only assistance dogs are allowed access, in accordance with Law 2/2015, of 10 March, and emotional support dogs (duly justified).

  • Wi-Fi

    Feel free to connect to our Wi-Fi network, which is available in the Sabatini Building, on Floors 1, 2 and 3, in the Nouvel Building café , and in the Library.

  • Rest, Food and Drink

    Rest areas can be found in the Sabatini Building Cloister and in the Nouvel Building’s Rooftop Terraces. You can also order food and drink at the NuBel Café-Restaurant and Arzábal Restaurant.

    Food and drink is not allowed inside the Museo. Accredited tourist guides, while carrying out their tours, pregnant women and people with illnesses or with duly justified special needs may take in a bottle of water.

  • Help to Conserve Heritage

    Please keep a safe distance from the artworks and do not touch them — even the slightest touch may cause damage. When there is the possibility of touching or stepping on artworks, it will be indicated accordingly. 

    Please follow the instructions of the Museo’s staff at all times. Failure to comply with staff instructions means the Museo Reina Sofía reserves the right to deny entry or ensure visitors leave the site. In such cases, purchased tickets will not be reimbursed. 

  • A Space of Coexistence

    Please speak quietly, switch your phone to silent mode and take phone calls outside the exhibition rooms. If you find any lost property, please give it to the gallery security staff, who will ensure its safekeeping and return. Please bear in mind that the Museo is a smoke-free space and, therefore, smoking is strictly forbidden in all the Museo Reina Sofía’s sites and galleries (main site, Palacio de Cristal and Palacio de Velázquez). This also includes outdoor spaces.

  • Information Points

    A team of professionals is available to provide personalised support and information to visitors in relation to the content of the Museo’s programme and services. This service is available in at least two languages, Spanish and English.

    These can be found at the entrances to the Museo, on Floor 2 of the Sabatini Building and the connection between buildings, on Floor 1 (meeting point).

  • Complaints and Suggestions

    Complaints and suggestions can be submitted via the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía’s Digital Office or submitted by post, email or in-person. More information is available here.

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