Skip the line and explore the Reina Sofía Museum on a guided tour. Admire works by Spanish masters like Dalí, Miró, and Picasso, and see Picasso's masterpiece, Guernica.
Discover Spain’s 20th-century story through its most influential modern art on a guided visit to the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid. With skip-the-line access to the guided tour, you’ll head straight inside and follow your guide through the museum’s highlights, with clear context on the artistic movements that reshaped Spanish art—Cubism, Surrealism, and early abstraction.Your visit centers on Picasso’s Guernica, the monumental canvas that became a symbol against the horrors of war. Learn why the work stayed in New York for decades and the conditions tied to its return to Spain, then examine the details, symbolism, and historical background that make it one of the most discussed paintings of the 20th century.Continue through a selection of key works that trace Spain’s artistic “new tendencies” before 1936 and the Civil War. See pieces connected to artists such as Miró and Dalí, and discover sculptures by figures like Gargallo and Julio López. Along the way, you’ll have time to take pictures and ask questions, making the experience both informative and flexible.At the end of the 2-hour tour, leave with a clearer understanding of the museum’s must-sees—and how Spanish art reflected, challenged, and recorded a turbulent century.
