World-Class Museums

All nations have museums, but Spain stands out from the crowd, as one might anticipate from the country that gave the world both Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso. At the Picasso Museum in Barcelona and the Dali Museum-Theater in Figueres, Catalonia, you can find out more about those two visionaries. In addition to the Bilbao branch of the Guggenheim Museum, art enthusiasts will also appreciate the Valencia Modern Art Institute and the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art.

Madrid is well known for its Golden Triangle of Art, which is made up of the Prado Museum, the Reina Sofia Museum, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Madrid also has a thriving museum scene. The Computer History Museum in Caceres, the Leather Museum in Ubrique, and the MQM Manchego Cheese Museum in Toledo are additional options for something more specialized. There are probably museums in Spain that are devoted to whatever interests you, whether it be art, history, or something more esoteric.