Museums in Madrid

Discover 21 unusual museums in Madrid.

Bicha of Balazote

This enigmatic Iberian sculpture of uncertain origin may have once guarded a burial site.

Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre de La Castellana

Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre de La Castellana

This open-air sculpture museum is located under a bridge in the center of Madrid.

Museum of Historic Trains

A thorough look at the development and history of the underground's rolling stock of the Madrid subway system.

Ferdinand's VII latrine-forniture when it was exposed in the Museum of Romanticism in Madrid.

Toilet Cabinet of Ferdinand VII

The Spanish king's private bathroom embraced the idea of a porcelain throne.

Hangar 5

Museum of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Museo del Aire)

The magic of Spanish aviation housed under one roof.

Pottery discovered here

Gran Vía Museum and Palacios Pavilion

A small museum displays some of the artifacts discovered during a subway station renovation.

View of the well

The Well of the Miracle

An old, deep well, connected with a miraculous, divine rescue and the patron saint of Madrid.

View of the whole set

Altamira Cave Replica

A reproduction of the famous prehistoric cave paintings is hidden underground at the National Archaeological Museum.

The corridor that connects the two hallways.

Carpetana Metro Station Museum

Replicas of fossils unearthed during renovation work reveal how this area would have looked millions of years ago.

The three bulls of Costitx.

Costitx Bulls

These ancient artifacts are a testament to the enduring significance of the bull in Spanish culture.

The Lady of Cerro de Los Santos

The Lady of Cerro de los Santos

This enigmatic artifact is a rare depiction of an ancient Iberian noblewoman.

The museum entrance.

Museo de América

This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.

The Lazaro Galdiano Museum.

Museo Lazaro Galdiano

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

The eerie gaze of the Lady of Elche.

The Lady of Elche

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

"Giants and big heads."

Museum of Popular Art and Traditions

Strange masks and obscure costumes are housed in this old Madrid corrala.

Anthropomorphic fetish simulated by a manta ray fish.

Reverte Coma Forensic Museum

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.