How to visit and what to see in the Sorolla Museum (Madrid): schedules, prices

I recognize it, the Sorolla museum It is one of my favorites in Madrid.

It is not a large museum, as is the case with the Prado and Thyssen-Bornemisza, but it has a special charm due to its location and being able to see the work of one of my favorite painters, Joaquín Sorolla.

El Sorolla museum It is located in what was the last Sorolla's house in Madrid, which began to be built in 1911 following his guidelines, and with the purpose of combining the family residence and workshop.

After his death in 1922, his widow Clotilde Garcia del Castillo gave the building to Spanish state with the purpose of establishing a museum dedicated to Joaquín Sorolla, which opened in 1932.

Now it has been reopened after the health crisis COVID-19, also with free pass until July 31.

Furthermore, the Sorolla house museum in Madrid It's news because Government has approved the investment for an important remodeling and expansion to double its current area, so they will be open to the public new spaces of the house-museum where more works from the collection will be exhibited.

How to get to the Sorolla House Museum in Madrid

El Sorolla museum in Madrid you find it in the General Martínez Campos Street 37, where you will see a two-story mansion semi-surrounded by a beautiful Andalusian style garden.

For the design of this garden, Sorolla was inspired by Royal Alcazares of Seville and in the Generalife of Granada, with some classic decorative elements.

For this purpose he even had trees brought from the Alhambra of Granada.

La museum entrance It is not located at the main door of the building, which is actually the exit from it, but you have to go around the building walking through the garden, and thus access it through a small door that you find at the end of it, on the right.

What to see when visiting the Sorolla museum

In this way you reach the main floor of the Sorolla museum, where in two successive rooms you begin to enjoy the paintings exhibited in them.

But the great moment of your visit will be when you access the great room of the painter's workshop.

In addition to being able to see numerous other paintings, you must stop at each of the corners that, due to their careful setting, will make you feel that this workshop is still being used to create new works.

Although you then access the area of ​​the building dedicated to family residenceIt is recommended that you go directly to the second floor, where you will find other rooms with paintings by the artist.

After going down the stairs again, you will be able to see the different rooms of the family residence, such as the spacious living room or the dining room, where part of the original furniture and decorative elements are preserved.

Finally, in your visit to the Sorolla Museum, after leaving the main building you can return through the garden to access the ground floor of the building, where you will find a charming andalusian patio and a room where there is a ceramic exhibition.

Visiting hours of the Sorolla museum

The Visiting hours of the Sorolla Museum in Madrid They are from Tuesday to Saturday, from 9,30:20 a.m. to 10 p.m., and on Sundays and holidays, from 15 a.m. to 45 p.m., with last access XNUMX minutes before closing.

The museum is closed every Monday, as well as on January 1 and 6, May 1, November 9 and December 24, 25 and 31.

Sorolla museum ticket prices

El price of admission In normal conditions it is 3 euros, and you can buy it online to avoid possible queues at the entrance, and they have free pass those under 18 years of age and seniors +65, among other beneficiaries.

How to visit the Sorolla museum for free

The general public can also visit the Sorolla museum for free on Saturdays from 14 to 20 p.m., every Sunday and certain holidays (October 12, December 6) or celebrations (May 18, International Museum Days, and November 18, World Heritage Day).

Here you can consult detailed information about how to visit the Sorolla museum in Madrid for free.

Map: where is the Sorolla museum in Madrid

La Sorolla House Museum You find it on Paseo del General Martínez Campos 37.

Photos from the Sorolla museum

Here you have more photos of the Sorolla museum in Madrid and its Andalusian style garden.