Since it was founded in 1819 and over its multi-century history, the Museo Nacional del Prado has performed the important task of conserving, exhibiting and enriching a set of collections and works of art which, due to their close ties with Spanish history, are recognized as one of the most valuable compendiums of artistic expression known to humanity.

• Legal Context
• Royal Board of Trustees
• Director and Management Team
• Organizational Map
• Action Plan
• Annual Report
• Contracted Public Employee Workforce
• Financial Data
• Visitor Data
• Services Charter
• Reports on the Collection
• Tax Reports from the Spanish Court of Audit

Loans to temporary exhibitions are the Museum’s most direct means of communication with society. They offer the opportunity of reinterpreting the collections while linking them to currentl issues. At the same time, they also provide an especially attractive scope for museography allowing for experimentation on new styles and technologies. They contribute to projecingt a new identity of the Museum by encouraging innovation, research and the public interest in its collections.

With this intention in mind, the Museo Nacional del Prado offers its visitors a wide exhibition program while contributing to the promotion of its collections through the loan of works from its collection to exhibition projects organised by other cultural institutions, both national and international.

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The Museo Nacional del Prado is one of the art world’s most popular and well-known institutions, receiving 3 million visitors annually and with an online presence of more than 10 million followers.

Collaborating with us means helping us achieve our goals of conserving and sharing an artistic collection that is unique worldwide, developing a museum management model that is undergoing constant renewal, and committing to enriching the cultural fabric of society.

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• Sponsorship
• Donations
• Private Events
• Cultural Collaborations

The building that today houses the Museo Nacional del Prado was designed by architect Juan de Villanueva in 1785. It was constructed to house the Natural History Cabinet, by orders of King Charles III. However, the building's final purpose - as the new Royal Museum of Paintings and Sculptures - was the decision of the monarch's grandson, King Ferdinand VII, encouraged by his wife Queen Maria Isabel de Braganza.The Royal Museum, soon quickly renamed the National Museum of Paintings and Sculptures and subsequently the Museo Nacional del Prado, opened to the public for the first time in November 1819.

• History of the Museum
• The extension
• The Casón del Buen Retiro
• The Hall of Realms
• North Wing Galleries

Fundación Amigos Museo del Prado

The Friends Foundation supports the Museo del Prado by a wide range of means, promoting its collection and acting as a nexus between civil society and the Prado in order to achieve an active participation of the former in the museum’s life.

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The Museum’s Comprehensive Safety and Security Policy establishes and provides information on the guidelines adopted by the Museo Nacional del Prado in view of comprehensively protecting all of its assets, including physical property, information and services.

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