Tips for visiting the Monet exhibition at the Thyssen Museum

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Until May 30, during your next trip to Madrid, you have the opportunity to visit the exhibition of the impressionist painter Monet, which takes place simultaneously in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and in the Caja Madrid Foundation.

In this exposure entitled “Monet and Abstraction” The evolution of Monet's pictorial work from impressionism to abstraction during the last years of his life is shown. And, likewise, you can verify the influence that Monet had on abstract painting of the 20th century, with the exhibition of works by various abstract expressionist artists.

Next, after visiting it, I am going to give you a series of Tips for your visit to the Monet exhibition.

How to avoid lines to see the Monet exhibition

Although during the week, in the mornings and at noon, the exhibition at the Thyssen Museum can generally be directly accessed without waiting in lines, the same may not be the case during weekends and weekday afternoons.

To regulate the flow of public, the Thyssen Museum has established an entrance system to the exhibition at fixed times. In this way, if you arrive at the museum and there is an accumulation of visitors for the exhibition, at buy the ticket You will be informed of the time of access to the exhibition.

If you want to make sure you do not have delays, the best option without a doubt is to do the online advance purchase of tickets to Monet exhibition. This way you will have the opportunity to secure the day and time you want for your visit, in addition to saving one euro on the price (8 euros, ticket price purchased at the museum; 7 euros, online ticket price)

Guided tours

At the main headquarters of the Monet exhibition, in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, there are no established guided tours. However, this possibility is offered for visits to the headquarters of the Caja Madrid Foundation.

The free guided tours of the Monet exhibition They last 50 minutes and must be reserved in advance by calling 913 792 o50, or you can also book online booking.

Visit with audio guide

For visit to the Monet exhibition at the Thyssen you have the possibility of using the service of audioguide (3 euros), which is totally recommended to understand the meaning of it.

Tour of the exhibition “Monet and Abstraction”

La exhibition of “Monet and Abstraction” It is distributed between the Thyssen Museum and Caja Madrid Foundation.

In the first, there are five themes presented in various rooms. The exhibition begins with the theme Mists and variationswhere can we see Monet paintings showing the Thames River under the haze of London, in the artist's first approach to abstraction. We can also see paintings by the English landscape painter Turner, whose style influenced impressionism.

under the theme light effects you can see two paintings of Many with the landscapes at sunrise and sunset of the cliffs of Etretat, in Normandy in France, as well as works by Hans Hofmann y mark rothko, among others.

The theme Reflections and Transparencies presents us with great paintings from the series Lily pads painted by Many in the pond of his garden in Giverny. You can continue seeing the evolution of Monet's aquatic paintings, with water lilies, in the thematic area Contrasts of shapes.

The last theme of the exhibition at the Thyssen Museum, Brushstroke and gesture, shows us the aesthetic change that the Monet painting after his cataract illness, so that his paintings dedicated to Japanese Bridge or to the Lily pads They reach a maximum expressionist abstraction, with strong brush strokes. The accompanying works of other abstract artists reflect a very similar pictorial style.

El exhibition tour at the headquarters of the Thyssen Museum will last a few 45 minutes.

In the Caja Madrid Foundation Initially, numerous landscape paintings painted in his Giverny Garden, accompanied by works by artists such as Joan mitchell y Sam francis.

You can also see the maximum expression of the abstract style in Monet in his series of Japanese Bridge. And in the series of Weeping willow Monet pays a metaphorical tribute to the French soldiers fighting in the First World War.

To close the exhibition, works are shown by artists from the second half of the 20th century who were also influenced by Monet, such as Jean Rene Bazaine, Maria Elena Vieira da Silva and Robert Ryman.

Hours and ticket prices at the Monet exhibition

At Thyssen Museum (Paseo del Prado 8), the Monet exhibition schedule It is from Tuesday to Sunday (closed Mondays), from 10 a.m. to 19 p.m., with the last entry time being 18,45:XNUMX p.m.

El price of admission The general price is 8 euros (7 euros if purchased online in advance), with a reduced price of 5,5 euros for people over 65, pensioners, students and groups of large families. Admission is free for accompanied and unemployed children under 12 years of age.

In the Caja Madrid Foundation (Plaza de San Martín 1), the schedule is from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 20 p.m., admission being free.