Museo del Prado (El Prado Museum)
Museo del Prado (El Prado Museum) Reviews
 A must in Madrid May 23, 2008
Whether you like art or not, the Museo del Prado is really a must when you visit Madrid. It's one of the largest and most important museums in Europe. Most important in the museum are the paintings from all over the world. Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Rafaël, Velasquez etc. are all represented in the museum. When i was in the museum, someone in the museum was painting the most famous paintings there. I thought that was really nice to see! Besides paintings, the museum also shows sculptures and drawings. The building and gardens around it are already worth visiting. So i can recommend this museum to you!
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Museo del Prado Mar 26, 2008
Museo del Prado is close to the center of Madrid, and home to most of its famous art (the exception being Picasso's "Guernica" which is at the nearby Reina Sofia). Housing such artists as Goya and Velazquez, it also has art from much earlier. It's easy to spend many hours at this museum, which has audio guides available for rent and plenty of items in the gift shops. I made it a point to visit the Prado when I was there in '06 and would gladly visit it again if I have the chance.
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 Nov 13, 2007
If you are in Madrid, you need to go to Museo del Prado. It is one of the biggest museums in Europe and has around 8000 paintings emphasizing Spanish painters, sculpture and drawings.
It is free on Sundays, but the lines are very long so you have to be patient (though this may have changed from the rumors on the street so check the website). But if you love art as much as I do, you can’t miss Museo del Prado. It really is amazing and you could easily spend a full day there. Also el parque de Retiro is close by so you could make a grteat day out of bothe experiences. Enjoy! |
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 May 27, 2007
El Prado is renowned for being the largest art gallery in the world. Its exhibits also include sculptures, drawings, and other works of arts, but its large collection of paintings is for which it has gained fame worldwide. It is said to house over 8,600 paintings, of which they exhibit less than 2,000 due to lack of space.
It is free on Sundays! The line may loop around the side of the museum, but it's worth it. Just get in there early. Even the special exhibits are free, but you need to get into a different line for those. It's a little overwhelming. Lots of older art... not really my cup of tea as I think I enjoy more of the contemporary work that is showcased at Reina Sofia, but still worth a visit. ESPECIALLY since it's free. Don't eat the cafeteria food if you can avoid it. 
One of the entrances!
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Jul 24, 2006
If you go to Madrid, you must visit the Prado's Museum. It's free on Sundays !!.
In this summer of 2006 it has been exposed comparative of Picasso, with works yielded by several museums, like this of the photo, where the original picture is compared, with the painted one by Picasso. NO DEJES DE VISITAR EL MUSEO DEL PRADO CUANDO PASES POR MADRID, SIEMPRE. LOS DOMINGOS ES GRATIS. En este verano de 2006 se ha expuesto una comparativa de Picasso, con obras cedidas por varios museos, como esta de la foto, donde se compara el cuadro original, con el pintado por Picasso. Part of the China 2006 travel blog
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The Prado Jun 18, 2006
The Prado is one of the best known, and best, art museums in Europe. There are great little dispensers which give you mini catalogues for a Euro for some of the more famous artists, and some of them even come in English too.
The Prado has some amazing Velasquez, Goya, and best of all for me, Hieronymous Bosch. The art is amazing, although it does get a little samey after a while - there are a huge number of dying saints stuck full of arrows - but I loved it there. When I went there was a huge Picasso retrospective- the special exhibitions are well worth it. Part of the madrid 2006 travel blog |
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Jan 31, 2006
When in Madrid there are so many things to see, from a Real Madrid
match to little cafe's across the city. Yet one place keeps me coming back and I have to pass through Madrid every 3 months on business. This place is the Prado Museum. Housing much of the most famous Spanish artists over time it also shows a very nice cross section of art from everywhere; be in Van Dyk or Van Gogh. Do yourself a favor and pay the 50 euro for two people to hire a tour guide in your language. They will cater it to what you want to see and they are a wealth of information. Don't forget the Thyssen museum of modern art across the street. :) |
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Contact & Location Details [edit]
- Paseo del Prado s/n. 28014 Madrid
- Madrid, Spain
- 34 91 330 28 00
- http://www.museoprado.es
- Hours: Closed on Monday!
- Directions: Near the Banco de Espana metro stop!
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