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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía vs Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando

Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando and Terraza Museo Reina Sofia are both recommended by travel writers. On balance, Terraza Museo Reina Sofia is preferred by most professionals compared to Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Terraza Museo Reina Sofia ranks #8 in Madrid with positive reviews from 6 reviewers like Travel + Leisure, goop and Condé Nast Traveler.

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
8 / 10
Calle de santa isabel 52, Madrid
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Time Out Time Out
"This is a must for art fans and an essential part of Madrid's Art Triangle." Full review
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The Reina Sofía's great jewel is unquestionably 'Guernica'
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"Spain's national museum of 20th century art. The jewel in the museum's crown is Picasso's "Guernica"." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Glass elevators take visitors floor to floor for stunning exhibit after exhibit." Full review
goop goop
"Head to the museum for its contextualized permanent collection of Spanish and international masters, and then go to the Parque del Retiro." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Set in a massive 18th-century hospital building dramatically expanded by architect Jean Nouvel a decade ago, Spain’s official modern and contemporary art museum can seem like a daylong undertaking." Full review
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Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
9 / 10
Alcala, 13, 28014 Madrid
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Designed by José Churriguera in the waning baroque years of the early 18th century, this museum showcases 500 years of Spanish painting." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"The go-to gallery for Goyas; including two of the artist's self portraits, as well as paintings by Ribera and Velázquez."
Frommer's Frommer's
"An easy stroll from Puerta del Sol, the Fine Arts Museum is located in the restored and remodeled 17th-century baroque palace of Juan de Goyeneche." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
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"Madrid’s ‘other’ art gallery, the Real Academía de Bellas Artes has for centuries played a pivotal role in the artistic life of the city." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Housed in an 18th-century Baroque palace near the Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun), the museum displays more than 1,400 paintings by artists like Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí." Full review
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