Queen Sofia National Art Centre Museum

Queen Sofia National Art Centre Museum

The Queen Sofia National Art Centre Museum (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía) is a national museum of 20th-century art in Madrid, Spain. The gallery officially opened on September 10, 1992, and is named after Queen Sofia of Spain. The Reina Sofia Art Centre is close to Atocha Railway Station and Metro Station, located at the southern end of the so-called Art Triangle (Triángulo del Arte or Triángulo de Oro) along the Paseo del Prado (which also includes the Prado Museum and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum).

The Reina Sofia Art Centre mainly houses Spanish artworks, with highlights being masterpieces by two 20th-century Spanish masters: Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, as well as works by Salvador Dalí. There are relatively few works by foreign artists. The central building of the museum was originally an 18th-century hospital, which underwent extensive modern renovations starting in 1980. In 1988, the new part of the museum opened to the public and became a national museum that same year. In October 2005, an expansion designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, covering 8,000 square meters and costing 92 million euros, was inaugurated.

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

Must-visit reason: One of the world’s largest museums

Continent where the attraction is located: Europe【Europe】

Country/Region where the attraction is located: Spain[Spain]

Province/State where the attraction is located: Autonomous Community of Madrid [Madrid Autonomous Community]

City where the attraction is located: Madrid [Madrid]