Thyssen Museum free hours

Monday 12:00–16:00, the collection. Saturday 21:00–23:00, temporary shows only.

Slot	What you see free	Ticket needed?
Monday, 12:00–16:00	Permanent Collection	No
Saturday, 21:00–23:00	Temporary shows on the ground floor and floor -1	No, entry until capacity is reached

Monday: the collection

This is your slot for Caravaggio, Rembrandt or Hopper at no cost. You walk into the permanent Collection without a ticket, and your visit is limited to those four hours, because on Mondays the museum only opens from 12:00 to 16:00. The shop and café keep the same hours.

Temporary exhibitions don't all follow one rule: some open free and others close that day. Each one says which on the museum website.

Saturday night: temporary shows only

From 21:00 to 23:00 you see the temporary exhibitions on the ground floor and floor -1. When there's no temporary show on the ground floor, the Carmen Thyssen Collection opens free. Floors 1 and 2, home to the main collection, are left out.

Here too it depends on the exhibition: the museum publishes for each one whether it's part of the Saturday slot.

Who gets in free on any day

Under-18s. Under-12s must be with an adult.
Carné Joven youth card holders, physical or digital.
Holders of Madrid's Abono de Transporte Joven travel pass, aged 18 to 25.
Working teachers in formal education.
People legally registered as unemployed.
People with a disability of 33% or more, and their companion if an official document says so.
Family groups of at least one adult and three children on the same large-family certificate, with tickets from one purchase and at the same time.

Mutua Madrileña members with a SOY card get up to two free tickets, valid on the day they're collected. Show the card plus your DNI (Spanish ID card), passport or driving licence. Company cards don't count.

Being a student doesn't get you in free: you pay €10, the same as over-65s and pensioners.

Full opening hours

Day	Sep–Jun	Jul–Aug
Monday	12:00–16:00	12:00–16:00
Tuesday to Friday	10:00–19:00	10:00–21:00
Saturday	10:00–23:00	10:00–23:00
Sunday	10:00–19:00	10:00–19:00

On 24 and 31 December it opens from 10:00 to 15:00. It closes on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December.

If Monday doesn't suit you, the general ticket costs €14 and has no assigned time, except for the ground-floor exhibition. And before you go, see which works are on display.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Thyssen free?

Mondays from 12:00 to 16:00 and Saturdays from 21:00 to 23:00. What you see differs: on Monday, the permanent Collection; on Saturday, the temporary exhibitions on the ground floor and floor -1.

Do you need a ticket on the Thyssen's free days?

No. The museum says you don't need a ticket during those hours.

What are the Thyssen's opening hours?

Monday, 12:00 to 16:00. Tuesday to Friday and Sunday, 10:00 to 19:00. Saturday, 10:00 to 23:00. In July and August, it stays open until 21:00 from Tuesday to Friday.

What days is the Thyssen closed?

1 January, 1 May and 25 December. On 24 and 31 December it opens from 10:00 to 15:00.

Do students get in free at the Thyssen?

Not for being students: they pay the €10 reduced rate, whatever their age or nationality. Under-18s and holders of the Carné Joven youth card or Madrid's Abono de Transporte Joven travel pass do get in free.

Sources

Facts taken from the official websites, quoted in their original language. Has something changed? Write to info@museums.es.

Official website: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
museothyssen.org/visita/horarios-tarifas — Sí, los lunes abre de 12:00 a 16:00 gracias al patrocinio de MasterCard y el acceso es gratuito y no se requiere entrada.
museothyssen.org/visita/horarios-tarifas — Sí, los sábados de 21:00 a 23:00 el acceso es gratuito y permite visitar las exposiciones temporales de la planta baja y planta –1. No se requiere entrada.
museothyssen.org/apoyo/apoyo-empresarial/lunes-mastercard — el museo abre de manera gratuita el acceso a la colección permanente todos los lunes del año, de 12:00 a 16:00 horas
museothyssen.org/apoyo/apoyo-empresarial/noches-thyssen-uber — Acceso gratuito regulado hasta completar aforo.
museothyssen.org/apoyo/apoyo-empresarial/noches-thyssen-uber — Cuando no hay exposición temporal en la planta baja, la Colección Carmen Thyssen se abre de manera gratuita.
museothyssen.org/visita/horarios-tarifas — Horario verano: del 1 de julio al 31 de agosto
museothyssen.org/visita/horarios-tarifas — Los días 24 y 31 de diciembre el horario es de 10:00 a 15:00.
museothyssen.org/visita/horarios-tarifas — El museo permanece cerrado en las siguientes fechas: 1 de enero, 1 de mayo y 25 de diciembre.
museothyssen.org/visita/horarios-tarifas/entradas-reducidas-gratuitas — Independientemente de su edad y nacionalidad con carné de estudiante válido y en vigor (universidad, instituto, posgrado, doctorado...)
museothyssen.org/visita/horarios-tarifas/entradas-reducidas-gratuitas — Carné Joven versión física y digital.
museothyssen.org/entrada-gratuita-mutualistas — Presenta tu tarjeta “SOY” y tu DNI, pasaporte o carnet de conducir y te entregarán hasta dos entradas .

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