Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid

This was my least favorite museum of the big three museums that we visited in Madrid. There is a strange organization of the paintings--they are organized by topics which are hard for a foreigner to understand. So it may be, for example that the paintings by Juan Miro or Juan Gris are scattered in different rooms in the Museum. Things are not organized by time periods or artists but by some political themes which did not make sense to me as a non-Spaniard. The building seems cold and Creature Comforts seem to be really lacking. The lunch space was very small only a few tables indoors and it was a cold day. Outdoor tables were on high stools that were fairly uncomfortable. After lunch, my wife waited impatiently for me as I search for some specific paintings I want to see. I felt like I had accomplished something once that was done and then we were happy to leave. There were a lot of school groups in the morning and a lot of traffic around the Guernica of course. If you want peaceful time to study certain paintings, arrive early.

The Reina Sofia Museum is huge. You can easily get lost in there for hours watching Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro paintings. Among hundreds of paintings there was interesting video installation, sculptures and other pieces of art. Reserve two to three hours to check two main parts in 2 and 4 floor. The rest is more contemporary and can be skipped as you have timetable that doesn't allow you full day expedition there. And by the way, the restaurant is amazing, located street level, nice casual feeling, surprising architecture. Bold and yet I felt good zen there. Also staff was attentive. Thanks for that!

Definitely a beautiful place but I prefer the Prado. The Reina Sofia museum is a place for modern art which is quite often too abstract for me. However, I spent five or six hours there. So, it is interesting even if it's not my cup of tea. If you're the more modern-art-one you should give it a try. You'll probably love it. For the sake of completeness: a very lovely restaurant is connected to the museum. Cool place with great people.

Very interesting art and beautiful building. Go early though! I was there at opening and 30 minutes later you could barely get through the door! And the gift shop is surprisingly inexpensive! I got a decent sized art copy for only $10

It has a big variety of arts, each placed in its own theme room . There is always a moderate amount of people inside the museum , but you never get the feeling of claustrophobia, because every room has enough space for walking and the hallways are long and wide. Even though its good structured rooms and hallways, its easy to loose the orientation and ending up in a other building. At least that happened to me. And the museum greets every visitor with a strict body control , like at the airports.