Discover Queen Sofia National Art Museum
Located in a huge building with an interior courtyard, the Queen Sofia National Art Museum is home to a permanent collection of modern Spanish art. Apart from the famous master piece by Picasso, "Guernica", you can also admire the works of Miro, Dali, Tapies and Solana. The museum also organises various temporary exhibitions that include painting, sculpture, video, photography and cinema.
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Queen Sofia National Art Museum
A corridor inside the museum
The museum underwent a transformation in 2005 and now boasts more modern architecture and decor.
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Windows of the museum
The architecture depicts the museum's desire to combine the past and present in the same place.
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A façade of the Museo Centro de Arte Reina So
The museum's architecture is in itself reason enough to visit.
© Ken Welsh / Age fotostock
A statue at the entrance to the Museo Reina S
The museum has undergone several restructurings. Architect Jean Nouvel designed the plans for the museum's extension, giving it its air of modernity.
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Glass lifts at the entrance to the museum
Built in 1990 by English architect Ian Ritchie, these glass lifts have given the museum's façade a new look.
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