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Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Adapted from the shell of an 18th-century hospital, this museum houses the best Madrid has to offer in modern Spanish art, principally spanning the 20th century up to the 1980s. For most, the big attraction is Picasso's Guernica , but there is plenty else on offer, including Joan Miró, Vassily Kandinsky and Salvador Dalí.
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Galería Moriarty
You know a street has the ultimate mark of approval when Galería Moriarty moves in. One of the cultural focal points of la movida madrileña in the 1980s, it still draws a cutting-edge catalogue of international and local artists.
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Museo Arqueológico Nacional
Founded by royal decree in 1867, this is one mother of a royal collection, with goodies from prehistory, Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and Mudéjar Spain. Keep an eye out for the sarcophagus of Amemenhat (Room 13), the Lady of Elche (20), Recesvinto's crown (29) and the Aljafería arch (30).
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Museo del Prado
Converted in 1819 from a natural history museum to a repository of Spanish art held in royal collections, the Museo del Prado hosts over 7000 works. The strongest collections are the 17th- and 18th-century Spanish paintings featuring the likes of Velázquez, Goya and Ribera. It's an artistic feast that is many visitors' main reason for visiting Madrid.
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Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
Perhaps the most wide-ranging private collections of predominantly European art in the world, the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is the favourite art gallery of many visitors to Madrid. All the big names are here, sometimes with just a single painting. Its easy-to-follow floor means that you can head straight to the paintings where your interest lies.
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