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.

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).

The museum is organising a new edition of Routes around the Collection, a course that focuses on the principal artistic movements between the 13^th and the mid-20^th century based on works in the Permanent Collection.

In this new edition centred on winter we will be looking at this season in order to discover works in the museum that reflect nature and light at this time of the year, followed by a visit to the Royal Botanical Garden. 

The exhibition organised by Fundación Mapfre on the Swedish artist Anders Zorn (1860-1920) inaugurates The Thyssen on the street programme for 2026.

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 museum is organising a new edition of Travelling with the painting, in which Friends have the opportunity to follow in the work’s footsteps and enjoy private and exclusive visits during a five-day trip.

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.

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.