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Free Museum Day and Night Program in Madrid 2023

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid

One of the most prominent cultural activities of the month of May in Madrid are International Museum Day and Museum Night.

Celebration International Museum Day every year takes place May 18, which on this occasion coincides with a Thursday.

This day dedicated to museums has been celebrated around the world since 1977, and in last year's edition, activities were scheduled in more than 38.000 museums in 158 countries around the world.

El International Museum Day 2023 Its motto is “Museums, sustainability and well-being“, with which we want to highlight its contribution to the well-being and sustainable development of our communities.

This motto emphasizes that Museums can contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in many ways: from supporting climate action and promoting inclusion, to combating social isolation and improving mental health..

European Night of Museums 2023

For its part, the one known as European Night of Museums 2023 takes place on Saturday night May 13, with free access to participating museums from late afternoon to early morning.

On this date more than 2.000 museums on the old continent They open their doors at night to participate in this initiative promoted by the Council of Europe, which was created in 2005 by the French Ministry of Culture.

A notable characteristic of these cultural celebrations is that the participating institutions offer the free entrance to all visitors.

Museum of Romanticism in Madrid
Museum of Romanticism in Madrid

In this way, during Thursday May 18 can visit free some of the most important museums of Madridand Prado or Thyssen-Bornemisza.

As an example, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Various activities are scheduled, such as free entry to visit the permanent exhibition and temporary exhibitions, which you must reserve in advance starting May 16.

Among the activities, free guided tours and explanations of the works in some rooms stand out.

At Reina Sofia Museum, Museum Day is celebrated with a great festival of music and culture in collaboration with radio 3.

Museum Day 2023 program in Madrid with free tickets

Here you can consult more information about the most notable museums in the capital, as each of them has some schedules and programming specific on the occasion of these celebrations that are carried out with free tickets.

Day and Night of Museums at the Prado Museum

Day and Night of Museums at the Thyssen Bornemisza museum

Day and Night of the museums at the Reina Sofía museum

Also, here you are 2023 activity program in museums dependent on the Ministry of Culture, among which are the Sorolla Museum , Museum of America, Cerralbo Museum, National Archaeological Museum, National Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Costume y National Museum of Decorative Arts .

About the Author

José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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