Activities

You have the opportunity to explore, along with one of our experts, the greatest masters’ canvases, with an exclusive tour that let you discover all the secrets, anecdotes and curiosities of some of the most iconic paintings in the History of Art.

Warhol's photographic series teach us that when an object is repeated, it ceases to be everyday and becomes something new. With this idea in mind, the museum is launching a photography competition on Instagram, inviting participants to look for repetitions in objects, patterns, architecture or shapes and capture them with their camera or mobile phone. 

A themed tour of the galleries aimed at families with children aged 7 to 12, in which they will take a trip through the paintings in order to discover various cities around the world and learn about a range of themes relating to the depiction of the city and travel in art.

The fifth edition of the performance cycle by women artists, Vision and presence, is presenting ten new performances devised by Spanish and international artists to be staged in different spaces around the museum.

The Museo Thyssen is presenting an exhibition that brings together fifty masterpieces by Pablo Picasso and Paul Klee which belonged to the German art dealer and collector Heinz Berggruen. 

The Short break travel series exclusively offered to Friends reaches its fourteenth edition, with the chance to discover various cultural centres in the city of Valencia.

On Saturdays and Sundays from February to May 2026 the museum will be offering guided tours of the exhibition Hammershøi. The eye that listens, the first retrospective in Spain to be devoted to the Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916).

Japan is the destination for the next organised trip for Friends of the Museum. Lasting ten days, it starts in Tokyo and its most iconic districts such as Ginza, Shibuya and Shinjuku.

Friends have the chance to enjoy a preview of the exhibition devoted to the Danish artist Vilhem Hammershøi the day before it opens, as well as to participate in private guided tours with the option of different formats, dates and times.

riends have the chance to enjoy a trip to Burgos for a private visit to the exhibition Picasso. Biblical Roots accompanied by its curator, Paloma Alarcó, Head of Modern Painting at the museum.

In the context of Listening All Night to the Rain by John Akomfrah, Vir Andres Hera presents a nocturnal performance that interweaves oceanic sounds, seismic vibrations, voices, and sound loops to weave a polyphonic narrative where fragmented bodies attempt to reconstitute themselves.

Listening All Night to the Marassa is a dance activation of John Akomfrah’s exhibition Listening All Night to the Rain. 

What do we feel when we look at a work of art? Although the experience of art is deeply subjective, our reactions can be measured and analysed. Discover this research project that unites art, technology and health.

Take a closer look at the works in the collection from the point of view of the museum's restorers and you will learn about the treatments carried out on the paintings as well as some of the secrets and curiosities hidden in a selection of our Masterpieces.

With this virtual guided tour you can travel through seven centuries of art history through fifteen masterpieces and delve deeper into our collection. Narrated by our curators, discover the little stories hidden in the paintings at any time and pause the guided tour whenever you want.

Art and wine go hand in hand in a unique experience that joins the Thyssen with the symbolic Mercado de San Miguel. An interesting way to explore gastronomic culture and art.

Friends will have the opportunity to visit the exhibition with a guest on the day before it opens to the public and can also join the in-person or online guided tours offered with a range of dates and times while the exhibition is on display.

What do masterpieces smell like? Painting and aromatherapy.

The great pleasures of life in an experience of art, live opera and fine dining.

Enjoy its therapeutic properties both in and out of the water: Art and wellbeing.

Go behind the scenes in the reserved areas of the museum and the Teatro Real.

Immerse yourself in a unique cultural and culinary journey that begins at the museum and ends at the Four Seasons Hotel Madrid.

Travel, stories and masterpieces to bring your family closer to painting.

Experience the dawn of the museum on a guided tour of the exhibition halls before it opens to the public.

Jewellery in painting and the world's most prestigious fashion brands. 

Get behind the scenes at the museum and learn about the conservation techniques used to preserve the paintings.

Wine culture as a source of artistic inspiration; with wine tasting in the heart of Madrid.

Picasso, painting, flamenco and gastronomy: a perfect fusion to immerse yourself in Spanish culture.

Make your visit to the Museo Naciona Thyssen-Bornemisza even more unforgettable by touring the galleries with a museum guide.

On Saturdays and Sundays from October to January, the museum is offering guided tours of Warhol, Pollock and other American Spaces, an exhibition that brings together the work of these two key figures in 20^thcentury art.