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Thyssen Museum guided tour
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum guided tour takes you through the best of the collection in 1h 30min, with a Spanish-speaking guide and in a small group (max. 15 people), from €35. It includes entry to the permanent collection and access to the Carmen Thyssen collection, and comes with free cancellation up to 24 h before.
✓ Spanish-speaking guide · small group
✓ Ticket included (+ Carmen Thyssen)
✓ Free cancellation 24 h before
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In a hurry? Book your spot on the tour and pick a date in a minute. If your plans change, you cancel for free up to 24 h before.
What the guided tour includes
The tour gives you access to the museum with the ticket already included and an expert guide in art and history who leads you along the route in Spanish, pointing out what matters so you don't miss anything in such a dense museum.
- Spanish-speaking guide, an expert in the art and history of painting.
- Entry to the Thyssen permanent collection included.
- Access to the Carmen Thyssen collection.
- Small group (maximum 15 people) so you can ask questions and hear well.
- Free cancellation up to 24 h before and an e-ticket (mobile).
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum guided tour
Tour with a Spanish-speaking guide · booked with Civitatis
| Price | €35 / person |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1h 30min |
| Language | Spanish |
| Includes | Ticket + Carmen Thyssen collection |
| Group | Small (max. 15 people) |
| Cancellation | Free up to 24 h before |
What the tour is like
In 1h 30min, the guide walks you through the essentials of the Thyssen's ~1,000 works, following the history of European painting from the 13th to the 20th century. You move floor by floor and chronologically: from the Italian and Flemish primitives and the Renaissance to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism (Monet, Degas, Van Gogh) and the avant-gardes and 20th-century North American painting.
The advantage of going with an expert isn't seeing "more" but seeing better: you understand why a work matters, how one period connects to the next and what to look at in each room. In a museum with so much to see, the guide helps you not miss the important pieces and make the most of your time. And if you want to explore further on your own, check our guide to the Thyssen's masterpieces.
The meeting point is the entrance gate of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, on the Paseo del Prado. The tour is wheelchair accessible: mention it when booking so the guide can take it into account.
How to book the guided tour online
Booking your spot is quick and flexible: you choose a date, pay securely and receive the e-ticket on your phone. Since the group is small (max. 15), it's worth booking ahead to secure the day you want.
- Click "Check availability" to open the tour page on Civitatis.
- Choose the date and the number of people.
- Complete the booking with secure payment (Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Amex).
- You get the voucher instantly; show it from your phone at the meeting point.
Real-time prices and availability
Prices updated directly from Civitatis. The booking is made securely on their platform.
Is the guided tour worth it compared to a ticket alone?
It depends on what you're after. A Thyssen ticket (€14) is the best option if you'd rather go at your own pace, freely and with no set time. The guided tour (€35) makes sense when you want to understand what you're seeing: in a museum that spans eight centuries of painting, an expert guide turns a succession of paintings into a coherent story and stops you leaving with the feeling of having "seen it all without really seeing anything".
Several concrete things work in the tour's favour: the small group (max. 15) —you hear well and can ask questions—, that the ticket is already included (no buying it separately) and the access to the Carmen Thyssen collection. And with free cancellation up to 24 h before, booking your spot doesn't tie you down if plans change.
Seeing more than one museum? The Art Walk pass
If, besides the Thyssen, you want to see the Prado and the Reina Sofía, the Paseo del Arte (Art Walk) pass brings together Madrid's three great museums for €38.60, versus the roughly €46 they add up to separately. Valid over a broad period, with no obligation to see them on the same day.
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