Museums
Museums of Spain
2,415 museums with a page of their own, best known first: what they show, their famous works and how many people visit.
Art museum196museums
Interpretation centre145museums
Ethnographic museum115museums
Archaeological museum101museums
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Most visited museums
Visitors in the latest year on record, since 2015.
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1Museo del Prado
Madrid, Madrid
Art museum · 1819
1.18M visitors12 famous works
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2Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Madrid
Art museum · 1992
671k visitors12 famous works
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3Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Barcelona, Catalonia
Art museum · 1934
838k visitors12 famous works
4Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Bilbao, Basque Country
1997
531k visitors4 famous works
5Fundació Joan Miró
Barcelona, Catalonia
Art museum · 1975
353k visitors5 famous works
6National Museum of Sculpture
Valladolid, Castille and León
Art museum · 1842
146k visitors5 famous works
7MACBA Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Barcelona, Catalonia
Art museum · 1995
716k visitors2 famous works
8Museo Arqueológico de Córdoba
Córdoba, Andalusia
Ethnographic museum · 1868
96k visitors6 famous works
10Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba
Córdoba, Andalusia
Art museum · 1843
63k visitors12 famous works
12FC Barcelona Museum
Esplugues de Llobregat, Catalonia
Sports museum · 1984
1.51M visitors
15Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe
Valencia, Valencia
Science museum · 2000
2.5M visitors
16Maritime Museum of Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia
Maritime museum · 1936
300k visitors1 famous works
18National Museum of Natural Sciences
Madrid, Madrid
Science museum · 1771
500k visitors
19Archaeology Museum of Catalonia
Barcelona, Catalonia
Archaeological museum · 1932
351k visitors2 famous works
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20CaixaForum Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia
Art museum · 2002
675k visitors
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21National Museum of Archaeology
Madrid, Madrid
Archaeological museum · 1867
12 famous works
23Jurassic Museum of Asturias
Lastres, Asturias
Paleontological museum · 2004
1M visitors
24Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
Madrid, Madrid
Art museum · 1752
12 famous works
28Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
Bilbao, Basque Country
Art museum · 1908
12 famous works
30Museum of the History of Catalonia
Barcelona, Catalonia
History museum · 1996
192k visitors
31Museu de Belles Arts de València
Valencia, Valencia
Art museum · 1913
12 famous works
32Salvador Dalí House Museum
Port Lligat, Catalonia
Historic house museum
152k visitors
36Valladolid Science Museum
Valladolid, Castille and León
Science museum · 2003
122k visitors
38Museum of Contemporary Art, Vigo
Vigo, Galicia
Art museum · 2002
96k visitors
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39Railway Museum of Catalonia
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Catalonia
Railway museum · 1990
12 famous works
40Girona Museum of Art
Girona, Catalonia
Art museum · 1976
112k visitors5 famous works
43Argentona Water Jug Museum
Argentona, Catalonia
1975
13k visitors1 famous works
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44Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (Girona)
Girona, Catalonia
Archaeological museum · 1857
25k visitors
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47Royal Spanish Academy
Madrid, Madrid
1713
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48City of Arts and Sciences
Valencia, Valencia
1998
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49University of Granada
Granada, Andalusia
1531
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50Albacete Museum
Albacete, Castille-La Mancha
1927
3 famous works
52Museu d'Història de Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia
History museum · 1943
1 famous works
53Museu d'Història de València
Mislata, Valencia
History museum · 2003
4 famous works
55Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre
Avilés, Asturias
Art museum · 2011
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57Botin Centre
Santander, Cantabria
Art museum · 2017
177k visitors
58Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
Valencia, Valencia
Art museum · 1986
2 famous works
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59Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia
Art museum · 1994
457k visitors
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Kinds
What the museums show
| Kind | Museums with a page |
|---|---|
| Art museum | 196 |
| Interpretation centre | 145 |
| Ethnographic museum | 115 |
| Archaeological museum | 101 |
| Historic house museum | 81 |
| Visitor center | 76 |
| History museum | 36 |
| Military museum | 28 |
| Science museum | 26 |
| Diocesan museum | 25 |
| Paleontological museum | 15 |
| Maritime museum | 13 |
| Religious museum | 11 |
| Mining museum | 10 |