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.

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 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 hosting a workshop led by artist Rashid Diab and journalist Sarah Babiker. It explores how colonial legacies, conflicts, and extractive industries have transformed Sudan’s landscapes and ecosystems.

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.

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).

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

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.

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.

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