Museum of Modern Art, Madrid

Name: Museum of Modern Art
Address: Madrid, Spain

#406 among attractions in Madrid

Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum

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The Museum of Modern Art was the Spanish national museum dedicated to 19th- and 20th-century painting. It was set up in 1894. It closed in 1971, when its 19th-century collections were merged into those of the Museo del Prado, but housed at the Casón del Buen Retiro, and its 20th-century collections formed into the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art, the predecessor of the present-day Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. ()

Local name: Museo de Arte Moderno Coordinates: 40°25'24"N, 3°41'24"W

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Salamanca (Recoletos)Madrid Spain

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Museum of Modern Art – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palace of Linares, Plaza de Cibeles, National Archaeological Museum, Puerta de Alcalá.

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Museum, History museum, Art museum
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Neoclassical 5-arched triumphal gateway
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Theater, Concerts and shows, Art gallery
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Square
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Which popular attractions are close to Museum of Modern Art?

Nearby attractions include Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid (1 min walk), Statue of Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, Madrid (1 min walk), National Archaeological Museum, Madrid (2 min walk), Teatro Fernán Gómez, Madrid (3 min walk).

How to get to Museum of Modern Art by public transport?

The nearest stations to Museum of Modern Art:

Bus

Pº Recoletos - Biblioteca Nacional • Lines: 14, 150, 27, 45, 5, 53, N1, N22, N23, N24, N25, N26, N4 (2 min walk)
Pº Recoletos - Bárbara de Braganza • Lines: 150 (3 min walk)

Train

Recoletos (3 min walk)
Sol (19 min walk)

Metro

Colón • Lines: L4 (6 min walk)
Serrano • Lines: L4 (6 min walk)