Spain's 5 major art museums by visitors

1. 01

   Madrid

   1. Museo del Prado

   Spain's most visited museum: an all-time record in 2025, with two in three visitors from abroad.

   Visitors in 2025: 3,513,402

   The best nearby

   Mandarin Oriental Ritz, MadridHotel · ~5 min awayDiverXORestaurant · ~10 min awayMadrid-Barajas AirportAirport · ~20 min away

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2. 02

   Madrid

   2. Museo Reina Sofía

   A modern and contemporary art museum, home to Picasso's Guernica, with 4.2% more visitors than in 2024.

   Visitors in 2025: 1,601,732

   The best nearby

   Mandarin Oriental Ritz, MadridHotel · ~5 min awayDiverXORestaurant · ~10 min awayMadrid-Barajas AirportAirport · ~20 min away

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3. 03

   Bilbao · Bizkaia

   3. Guggenheim Bilbao

   The Frank Gehry building that changed Bilbao: 1.3 million visitors in 2025, 69% of them from abroad.

   Visitors in 2025: 1,305,003

   The best nearby

   The Artist Grand Hotel of ArtHotel · 1 Michelin Key · ~5 min awayAzurmendiRestaurant · ~15 min awayBilbao AirportAirport · ~10 min away

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4. 04

   Barcelona

   4. Museu Picasso de Barcelona

   Barcelona's most visited municipal museum: more than a million visitors in 2025, slightly fewer than in 2024.

   Visitors in 2025: 1,021,500

   The best nearby

   Mandarin Oriental BarcelonaHotel · ~5 min awayDisfrutarRestaurant · ~10 min awayBarcelona-El Prat AirportAirport · ~20 min away

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5. 05

   Madrid

   5. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

   It passed one million visitors in 2025, 5.4% more than in 2024; almost half of the public is international.

   Visitors in 2025: 1,003,455

   The best nearby

   Mandarin Oriental Ritz, MadridHotel · ~5 min awayDiverXORestaurant · ~10 min awayMadrid-Barajas AirportAirport · ~20 min away

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