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Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza vs Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

Both are highly recommended by experts. On balance, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum ranks significantly higher than Terraza Museo Reina Sofia. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is ranked #1 in Madrid with endorsements from 10 publications like Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Frommer's.

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
9 / 10
Paseo del Prado, 8, 28014 Madrid, Spain
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Opened in 1992, the Thyssen occupies spacious galleries filled with natural light in the late-18th-century Villahermosa Palace (itself finished in 1771)." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
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"One of the most extraordinary private collections of predominantly European art in the world, the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is a worthy member of Madrid’s ‘Golden Triangle’ of art." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The Thyssen’s pieces, purchased by the Spanish state from a private collector in 1992, represent a tremendous breadth of European painters from the 14th to 21st centuries." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"The private collection of the late Baron Hans-Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza is widely considered the most important in the world." Full review
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Advance booking is essential
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"The third leg in Madrid's "golden triangle of art"... one of the world's great private collections, and includes everything from Old Masters to 20th-century Cubists." Full review
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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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