Madrid Reina Sofia: Picasso Guernica & Flex Entry with Audio

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Duration1h 30m–2h

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Walking into Guernica: Madrid's Modern Art on Your Schedule

You get all-day access to Madrid's Reina Sofia Museum with a digital audio guide covering the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. Walk through Picasso's Guernica, Dalí and Miró masterpieces, and 20th-century works by Kandinsky and Bacon at your own pace. The flex ticket works during regular hours—Monday and Wednesday–Saturday 10am to 7pm, Sunday 10am to 12:30pm—so you choose when to arrive and how long to stay.

1h 30m–2h

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Reina Sofia Museum highlights

Enter Reina Sofia Museum
See Picasso's Guernica
Explore Dalí and Miró artworks
View Cubism and Surrealism galleries
Admire museum architecture and courtyards
Check temporary exhibitions
Listen to audio guide insights

The Experience

You step through one of two entrances—the Sabatini or Nouvel building, your choice—and the museum opens in front of you. The flex ticket means you're not locked into a time slot; you arrive during opening hours and move through the galleries at whatever pace feels right. The audio guide starts playing in your ear, and suddenly the paintings stop being objects on a wall and start having weight. Picasso's Guernica sits in the permanent collection, and the guide walks you through what you're seeing—the fractured bodies, the bull, the light—in a way that makes the anti-war message land harder than it would alone.

The Reina Sofia holds over 21,000 works across both connected buildings, so you're not rushing through a checklist. You wander through galleries organized by movement—Cubism, Surrealism, and the rest—and the temporary exhibitions rotate, so there's always something you haven't seen before. Dalí's surrealism is there, Miró's color and line work, and artists like Kandinsky and Bacon filling in the gaps between the names everyone knows. The courtyards break up the walking, and if your feet need a rest, there's a café-restaurant, a bookshop, and terraces in both buildings where you can sit and look at what you just saw.

The audio guide does the heavy lifting on context, so you're not standing in front of a painting trying to decode it yourself. Security happens once at entry, and lockers are at both building entrances if you're traveling with a bag. Strollers work fine if you're bringing small children, and the museum is wheelchair accessible with adapted routes and lifts connecting every floor. Photography is allowed—no flash, no tripod, no selfie stick—so you can keep a record of the pieces that stuck with you.

What’s included

Your ticket includes flexible priority entry to the Reina Sofia Museum during opening hours, a digital audio guide covering the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions, access to all galleries across both the Sabatini and Nouvel buildings, locker storage for bags and personal belongings, and use of museum facilities including the café-restaurant, bookshop, and rest areas. A security check is required at entry.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by Wanderung

Is this one for you?Right for anyone visiting Madrid who wants to see Picasso's Guernica and the museum's major modern art works without booking a specific time slot—the flex ticket and audio guide mean you show up when it suits you and understand what you're looking at without a separate tour.