Museo Nacional del Prado

In Short

General

  • Name of museum: Museo Nacional del Prado
  • Address: Calle Ruiz de Alarcon 23, Madrid, 28014, Spain
  • Website: www.museodelprado.es
  • Tel: +34 91 330 2800
  • Time of visit: June 2017

 

Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps in large print: no
  • Programs for VIP: no
  • Private verbal description tours: no
  • Other materials:  verbal description of artworks in Spanish on the Audio Guide 
  • Link to accessibility: El Prado para Todos
  • Tel: +34 91 330 28 07
  • E: elpradoparatodos@museodelprado.es

 

 

Getting around

  • Audio guide: yes, small fee
  • Guided tours: no
  • Apps:  La Guía del Prado for tablets and Second CanvasMuseo del Prado for smartphones and tablets
  • Wi-Fi: yes
  • Art labels: in Spanish and English, next to the painitng and behind a railing, I could not read them without taking a photo or using bionculars.
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  • Signs: room numbers were hard to find and difficult to read
  • Light: nice light throughout the galleries, not too much glare
  • Stairs and elevators: several staircases and elevators are available to access the various floors
  • Wheelchairs: sorry, I did no check
  • Ticket counter: on the side entrance, long lines!
  • Coat check: at the main entrance, to the left
  • Café: at the main entrance area
  • Shop: next to Café

 

Tip

Visit the website before you actually go to the museum to check current exhibitions and changes on the information