Arts & Culture in Madrid

National Museum of Decorative Arts

More than 60 rooms of decorative works, many of them dating from the 16th & 17th centuries.

Museo Banksy Madrid

Teatro Albéniz Madrid

Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa

Contemporary art exhibitions & an auditorium for theater, music & dance, in a cultural complex.

Museo de la Felicidad · MÜF

Teatro Flamenco Madrid

Ateneo de Madrid

Fundación Casa de México en España

Madrid Planetarium

Modern planetarium with exhibitions, telescopes & a domed projection room.

National Museum of Anthropology

Long-founded ethnographic & anthropological museum depicting global cultures with themed exhibits.

Galería de las Colecciones Reales

MAD Madrid Artes Digitales

Casa de América

19th-century palace housing Latin American cultural center, for exhibitions, screenings & readings.

Velázquez Palace

Built 1881–1883, this restored neoclassical building houses rotating exhibits of contemporary art.

Museo de San Isidro. Los Orígenes de Madrid

Museum relating city's history back to the Paleolithic period via artifacts, maps & paintings.

San Fernando Fine Art Royal Academy

Cultural center & exhibits in a Neoclassical palace, with 16th-century paintings & sculptures.

Museo de America

National museum of pre-Columbian, Spanish-American & Native American art & artifacts.

Mint Museum

Free exhibition on global currencies with vintage coin-making machines, stamps & historic banknotes.

Fundación Juan March

Family-run institution since 1955, hosting art exhibitions, concerts & social science seminars.

Liria Palace

Ornate 18th-century palace with furnishings, tapestries & a notable collection of classic art.