Museums · Paseo del Prado
Prado Museum
Museo Nacional del Prado
The Prado brings a major painting collection into a building beside Madrid’s leafy cultural boulevard. Choose a few artists or rooms and give individual works time. A slower route makes it easier to notice the relationship between technique, subject and the people represented in the paintings.
Download the free guideEnglish · 2 pages · Color + monochrome
Take a look inside
Before you go
- Find it
- Calle Ruiz de Alarcón 23, Madrid
- Visiting hours
- Check the museum’s daily opening, holiday exceptions and last admission before travelling.
- Admission & costs
- Admission is ticketed. Check official prices, concessions and reservation requirements before booking.
Hours and admission may change. Check the official site before setting out.
Getting there
- On arrivalUse the signed public visitor approach at Calle Ruiz de Alarcón 23, Madrid; follow the official visitor map and current entry instructions.
A little time. A closer look.
The Prado brings a major painting collection into a building beside Madrid’s leafy cultural boulevard. Choose a few artists or rooms and give individual works time. A slower route makes it easier to notice the relationship between technique, subject and the people represented in the paintings.
Something to notice
Compare two ways of painting light. Notice a small gesture that changes your reading of a scene.
A little consideration
Respect barriers and photography rules. Keep voices low, leave displays untouched and give other visitors room to look.
A small companion, in full.
The actual guide, just as it downloads. One PDF, with the same guide in color and monochrome. Print only the page you prefer.
Download the free guideEnglish · 2 pages · Color + monochrome
Printing & foldingMake it a pocket guide.
Choose an edition, print one page, and fold it into a small companion for your day.
Check your paper size and printer settings before printing.
Print one page
Choose page 1 for color or page 2 for monochrome. Use A4 or US Letter, portrait, and Fit to Page. Print single-sided, with duplex off.
Make two folds
With the printed side facing you, fold the right half behind the left along the vertical guide. Then fold the bottom half behind the top.
Open and explore
Prado Museum is your front cover. Open once for practical details, then fully for context, QR links and your own notes.
Sources & freshness Facts checked: 2026-10-12
Information may have changed. Check the destination’s official website before visiting.