Spain
15 Best Museums in Spain
Museo Nacional del Prado leads, and the rest of Spain's best museums follow, ranked by real visits.
Ranked by traveler review volume across 1443 tracked places in Spain. Updated monthly.
Museo Nacional del Prado
Museum · MadridFree entryThe Museo Nacional del Prado is a must-visit for art lovers in Madrid.
Read our full guide →La Pedrera - Casa Milà
Museum · BarcelonaLa Pedrera, also known as Casa Milà, is a modernist building designed by Antoni Gaudí and built between 1906 and 1912 for the Milà family.
Read our full guide →Museo del Prado
Museum · MadridThe Museo Nacional del Prado is Spain's principal national art museum, located in central Madrid on the Paseo del Prado.
Read our full guide →Picasso Museum Barcelona
Museum · BarcelonaThe Picasso Museum Barcelona is one of the city's most visited art museums, housed in five adjoining medieval palaces on Carrer de Montcada.
Read our full guide →Palau Güell
Museum · BarcelonaPalau Güell is a magnificent urban mansion built between 1886 and 1888 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell, who later became Gaudí's main patron.
Read our full guide →Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Museum · MadridThe Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is one of Madrid's premier art institutions, forming part of the city's Golden Triangle of Art alongside the Prado and Reina Sofía.
Read our full guide →Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museum · MadridThe Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is Madrid's premier museum for modern and contemporary art, housed in a former general hospital that was renovated and expanded.
Read our full guide →Museu Picasso
Museum · BarcelonaThe Museu Picasso is dedicated to Pablo Picasso's early career, showcasing over 4,000 works from his childhood through his Blue Period and beyond.
Read our full guide →Monumental
Museum · BarcelonaMonumental is a contemporary art museum located in the heart of Barcelona, housed in a former modernist factory that has been transformed into a cutting-edge exhibition space.
Read our full guide →Museum of the History of Catalonia
Museum · BarcelonaFree entryThe Museum of the History of Catalonia (Museu d'Història de Catalunya) offers a comprehensive and engaging journey through the region's past, from prehistoric times to the modern era.
Read our full guide →Casa Padellàs (Barcelona History Museum MUHBA)
Museum · BarcelonaFree entryCasa Padellàs is a stunning 15th-century Gothic palace located in the heart of Barcelona's Gothic Quarter, now home to the MUHBA (Museu d'Història de Barcelona).
Read our full guide →CosmoCaixa Museum Of Science
Museum · BarcelonaCosmoCaixa is Barcelona's superb science museum, a large, modern, interactive institution acclaimed across Europe.
Read our full guide →Fundació Joan Miró
Museum · BarcelonaPerched atop Montjuïc hill, the Fundació Joan Miró is a serene sanctuary dedicated to the life and work of the legendary surrealist artist.
Read our full guide →Casa de Colon
Museum · Las Palmas de Gran CanariaThe Casa de Colón (Columbus House) is one of the most beautiful and historic buildings in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, a complex of fine old Canarian houses in the atmospheric Vegueta old town, now a…
Read our full guide →Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum · BarcelonaThe Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA) is a hub for modern art, featuring works from the mid-20th century to the present.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the museums in Spain?
Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid is the most reviewed, with 153,930 traveler reviews and a 4.7 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Spain's museums is worth going out of your way for?
Museo del Prado in Madrid rates highest at 4.7 out of 5 across 57,645 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Spain has the most museums?
Barcelona, with 10 on this list, ahead of Madrid on 4. The list spans 3 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
Are any of these museums free to visit?
Yes, 3: Museo Nacional del Prado, Museum of the History of Catalonia, Casa Padellàs (Barcelona History Museum MUHBA). That is based on each place's own visiting information, not an assumption about the category.
How is this list of museums ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 1,443 tracked places in Spain. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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