All contemporary art museums to visit in Madrid

Experience the cutting-edge world of contemporary art at 10 museums in Madrid. These museums showcase works by modern artists, exploring current themes and innovative techniques.

Are you a fan of contemporary art? These are the best contemporary art museums in Madrid:

  1. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum1

    Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

     Madrid
    The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is a museum in Madrid that houses one of the largest collections of art in the world, with more than 1,600 paintings. The museum pays special attention to Italian primitive and Anglophone art. The highlights of the exhibitions in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum include El
  2. Queen Sofia Arts Center2

    Queen Sofia Arts Center

     Madrid
    The Queen Sofia Arts Center (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía) is a museum in Madrid that is named after Queen Sofía. The museum houses a ginormous collection of Spanish art of the 20th century, with works by Dalí, Picasso, Miró and many others. One of the highlights of the permanent exhibi
  3. Royal Collections Gallery Madrid3

    Royal Collections Gallery Madrid

     Madrid
    The Royal Collections Gallery, which was originally known as the Royal Collections Museum, is an art museum situated in Madrid. It is managed by the Spanish state agency Patrimonio Nacional and is located in a new building above the gardens of the Campo del Moro park, adjacent to the Almudena Cathedral and the Royal Palace.
  4. CaixaForum4

    CaixaForum

     Madrid
    The CaixaForum in Madrid is a museum of post-modern art that aims to promote Spanish art, culture and science to general public. The CaixaForum is sponsored by Caixa Bank and organizes various exhibitions of both ancient and contemporary art, talks, workshops and concerts.
  5. Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando Museum5

    Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando Museum

     Madrid
    The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando is the academy where many notables such as Picasso, Dalí or Goya studied. The academy has been transformed into an exhibition space and now serves as an art museum: the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando Museum. One of the higlights of this pla
  6. ABC Museum of Drawing and Illustration6

    ABC Museum of Drawing and Illustration

     Madrid
    The ABC Museum of Drawing and Illustration is an artistic center Madrid that is more than just a collection of drawings, also featuring an impressive piece of modern architecture. The exhibitions show the evolution of graphic arts and illustrations from the 1890s to contemporary artists. The highlig
  7. Museum of Contemporary Art Conde Duque7

    Museum of Contemporary Art Conde Duque

     Madrid
    The Museum of Contemporary Art Conde Duque (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo) is a museum in Madrid that is housed in the historic barracks of the Conde Duque from the beginning of the 18th century. The collection of the Contemporary Art Museum in Madrid consists mainly of painting and graphic work, but
  8. IKONO Madrid8

    IKONO Madrid

     Madrid
    The IKONO concept is revolutionizing the leisure sector by allowing its customers to enjoy different ikonic spaces where they can experience unique and incomparable moments. This challenges the creativity of visitors, who are the protagonists: with a young and groundbreaking project that offers
  9. Madrid Wax Museum9

    Madrid Wax Museum

     Madrid
    The Madrid Wax Museum (Museo de Cera de Madrid) is a museum with a collection of wax sculptures representing famous people from history and contemporary personalities.
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    Museo ICO

     Madrid
    The ICO Museum is an exhibition space of the ICO Foundation in Madrid with exhibition with the artistic collections of the Official Credit Institute. These collections are divided in three sub collections in which Spanish art of the 20th century is mostly represented: one of sculpture, one of painti