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Unveil the mysteries of the Reina Sofia Museum and get the most out of your visit on this enriching tour! Get to know everything about this magnificent attraction with the insights provided by a local expert.

Destination

Madrid, Spain

Category

Art Culture Tours

Duration

2 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Español, Italiano, Русский

Included

• Private Guide
• Entrance Tickets
• Audio Set
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 6 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Plaza Juan Goytisolo at Alberto Sánchez sculpture “El pueblo español tiene un camino que conduce a una estrella - Madrid to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Inside the Reina Sofia Museum

   Once you are inside, follow your local host’s insights as you check out the must-sees like Picasso's Guernica and Juan Gris' La Table du Musicien, as well as the hidden gems that not many know about. Be part of an enriching tour that will satisfy your curiosity and answer all of your questions!

4. Keep Exploring

   After the time with your host is over, you can either stay inside the attraction and keep exploring by yourself or say goodbye outside the attraction where your host will point out other spots to explore in Madrid

5. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Julianne🇳🇿 New Zealand

(About local Majo)

27 January 2025

What a marvellous time we had with Majo. Her knowledge of the city was excellent. All the little extras and recommendations she popped into the itinerary was perfect. It was a pleasure to be able to share her love, exuberance and expertise in art. She bought the paintings and their history to life. She is also a very nice, friendly person. Majo made our trip to Madrid unforgettable. Highly recommend. Marvellous Majo

Neda🇺🇸 United States

(About local Laura)

28 December 2024

Laura was very accommodating and knowledgeable. Made the tour very interesting. We enjoyed her. Great experience

Stuart

(About local Majo)

28 October 2024

Majo spent several hours with us going through highlights of the Reina Sofia Museum. The art work there really reflects the historical and political struggles of the last century and a half, and Amy helped us understand both the artworks and the politics much better.Great way to learn context of artworks

Maya🇺🇸 United States

(About local María Augusta)

24 October 2024

We toured both the Prado and the Reina Sofia with Maria and she was an excellent guide to both museums. Very knowledgeable about art history, a great story teller and super fun to be around. She was our favorite tour guide in Madrid! Highly recommended. Maria was wonderful!

Marianne🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Laura)

6 October 2024

Laura had a lot of in-depth knowledge about a lot of the art in the museum. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour.Outstanding tour of Reina Sofia museum

Neil🇺🇸 United States

(About local Majo)

7 July 2024

Majo was fantastic. We have 12 yo and 8yo boys and she was so great at engaging them, asking them questions to get them thinking about the art in a way that we definitely could not have done on our own. It made the experience so much more enriching for the whole family😊Fantastic tour at Reina Sofia with Majo

Gregory🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Majo)

2 June 2024

Majo was so so knowledgeable. I received a thorough history of Spain during the tour and how the early 20th century events shaped modern Spanish art. I learned so much in such a short time. She was great at selecting out the particular works of Dali, Picasso, Miro etc that elegantly showed their development. I would not hesitate to recommend this tour!Way above expectations!

Robert🇺🇸 United States

(About local María Augusta)

20 May 2024

An informative tour with Maria. Unique perspective to much of the art. Highly recommend Maria!Reina Maria

Leslie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Majo)

23 April 2024

Majo knows the Reina Sophia Museum thoroughly and gave us an excellent overview catering to our interests in 19th and 20th century art. She showed us early Picasso and Dali works (and other artists too), culminating in Picasso's wrenching Guernica, while explaining the political upheavals that influenced the art. It was a great tour and she is an excellent guide.Art Tour with Historical Context

Ran

(About local María Augusta)

23 March 2024

Maria is an amazing guide! It changed our entire experience and made the visit so much fun 😊 The stories and context made the pieces of art come alive. Maria, thank you for a great experience!Highly recommended

N

(About local María Augusta)

16 March 2024

María, is very knowledgeable and professional guide for Madrid streets, markets and museums. She knows the culture and has a very good way to make you feel what it means to be a Madridian. Very highly recommended and I will be sure to reserve more tours with her next time in Madrid Walking in Madrid with a local guide

Michael 🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Majo)

5 November 2023

Many thanks to Maria. A really great tour. No waiting time and full concentration on the most important works. Thank you for this great experience and all the information about the artists and the country. We had a great time.Excellent Experience, great guide

מוניקה🇮🇱 Israel

(About local Elena)

2 October 2023

Elena es una fantástica guia, nos ha contagiado con su pasión por el arte. Gracias a su forma analítica e interesante de enseñanza pudimos aprender el contexto histórico y artístico de cada obra lo que nos abrió una manera nueva de ver y entender el arte. Se expresa fácilmente en ingles y en español y nos dio una experiencia inolvidable. Súper simpática, agradable y dispuesta a ayudar aun antes de encontrarnos. La recomendamos de todo corazón. Guis super interesante y amena

Duminda🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Majo)

3 September 2023

During our family trip (wife, 2 teenage daughters and myself) to Madrid, we had already visited the Prado Museum with Majo as our guide. We loved the experience so much that when we discussed visiting the Renee Sofia several days later, my daughters stated that they would agree only if we could tour the museum with Majo. We were all very happy with the decision. The Renee Sofia Museum can easily be overwhelming with the vast size of the collection, especially for individuals less familiar with contemporary art (as is the case with my family). Majo is so clearly passionate and well-learned about art and history. This knowledge and passion comes across clearly in her tour, which made our visit a fascinating 3 hour experience in learning the development of contemporary art in Spain, the memorable related details of the artists' lives (for example, Dali and Picasso), and how the evolution and focus of the art is deeply tied to the underlying political and historical events in Spain. I especially appreciated Majo tailoring our visit to ensure that my daughters were able to learn about important female contemporary artists in Spain. We will definitely rebook with Majo on any future visit to Madrid. I highly recommend her!Memorable tour of Reina Sofía with Majo.

Summer🇪🇸 Spain

(About local María Augusta)

2 May 2023

We could not recommend Maria more highly. My 18-year-old son has fallen in love with art and art history, thanks to the tour of the retina Sophia that we did with Maria. She is knowledgeable, friendly, and a fabulous storyteller. She was punctual and professional. She guided us through the museums expertly and avoided the crowds. My son got so much out of his time with her that he asked to schedule more tours with her in the future. We cannot recommend Maria highly enough. Fantastic experience

Yanushka🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Elena)

10 April 2023

She was an absolutely brilliant guide! Cannot recommend her enough, she kept my boys interested, ages, 12 and 13. I would definitely recommend her to any family, even those not so interested in art. I would want to book her again, next time I am in MadridReina Sofia museum

Alessandra🇧🇷 Brazil

(About local Majo)

29 December 2022

A visita ao Museo Reina Sofia foi espetacular!! Majo nos mostrou as principais obras com muito conhecimento e com especial atenção. Foi emocionante ver a Guernica!! Amamos a visita e recomendamos!! Museo Reina Sofia - Amazing

Ilyes🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Elena)

29 December 2022

From the second you talk to Elena you feel she is in control of what she is doing. Her explanations are smooth understandable and you leave the museum with plenty of anecdotes. Her tour of the Reina Sofia was a like telling a story. She is a real story teller, my wife and I had our best experience ever in a museum. I could not recommend her more, Elena is the person to go to ! Every time we will be back in Madrid we will spend more time with Elena! Fantastic Elena

Rita🇵🇹 Portugal

(About local Majo)

27 November 2022

Majo made our experience at Museo Reina Sofia a great one. We visited with two kids, who were already tired after a day of sightseeing, and Majo kept them engaged with her talks and questions about art and history of the Civil War in Spain. Both me and my husband also learned a lot and could not have been happier with the choice to look for a local guide for the museum. Great way to learn about art and history

Christine🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Majo)

19 November 2022

Majo was an amazing guide on our first visit to the Reina Sofia. Her incredible passion for and depth of knowledge of both Spanish art and history really came through. With Majo as our guide, we were able to experience the artwork in a more personal way and beyond the iconic pieces to also discover some lesser known gems, in particular works by female artists. All the logistics of the tour also went perfectly. I made an error with the reservation which Majo helped resolve quickly, which I highly appreciated. Very enjoyable tour with an engaging guide!! Highly recommended. Fantastic art tour

Mark🇺🇸 United States

(About local Elena)

11 October 2022

This was our 5th visit to the Prado and second personalized tour so we hoped for and more than received a unique perspective. She created an engaging storyline to provide context and delightfully demonstrated technical details with “surprise” views of paintings, augmented by images curated on her tablet. Her tour was a great historical romp with past and current connections to the works in the Prado.A storied and engaging Prado tour

Lee🇺🇸 United States

(About local Majo)

8 October 2022

Majo was delightful and was very knowledgeable about the art that she highlighted in the Reina Sofia art museum. Her love of art and passion was well communicated and even contagious. We were fortunate to have her as a guide. Margo & LeeWonderful experience at Sofia

Heather 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Majo)

14 September 2022

It was a great afternoon. Super knowledgeable and passionate. I would book with her in a heartbeat Majo is amazing!

Sharon🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Elena)

4 September 2022

We Loved our tour of Reina Sofia with Elena. Her passion for & knowledge of art along with her humour and great anecdotes about the artists and their paintings and sculptures kept us engaged for our entire visit, pointing out intricate details we would never have have realised. We definitely got a lot more out of our visit with Elena than if we had tried to navigate the Reina Sofia alone. One of the best museum tours I have done Fabulous visit to Reina Sofa

buddyenright🇺🇸 United States

(About local Majo)

24 July 2022

Majo was well informed, friendly and conducted a very good tour. She held the attention of our family, including children 10 & 13!Majo is an excellent Guide!

Gloria🇺🇸 United States

(About local Majo)

18 May 2022

As a designer, I usually go to museums and stop and look at things that catch my eye, and study them. Letting Majo visually edit this museum's extensive collection was truly helpful, with her narrative of Spain's history to the present day. So many of the earlier pieces that she should us I would not have seen at all. I recommend this experience as a great introduction to Spain via visual culture.Fantastic Art Historical Review!

Ben🇸🇬 Singapore

(About local Elena)

28 April 2022

My fiance and I were clueless about art but decided to take a plunge into the arts hub of Spain. How can you miss Guernica when you are in Madrid? Elena is a knowledgeable and passionate guide. She brought us to highlights of Reina-Sofia and explained the intricate details/context of the paintings/masters. We were so happy with the tour that we went to explore the Prado in the afternoon. If you are hesitant about going for an arts tour, don't be! Just find Elena as your guide 👍🏻Great tour even for art noobs 😃

Marcella🇺🇸 United States

(About local Elena)

12 April 2022

I highly recommend Elena's tour of the Museo nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sophia! Elena did a fantastic job showing us (mom and 18 year old daughter) the highlights of this museum and helping us understand various artists' developments. She told us about the artists' personal lives and spoke in depth on the paintings to help us appreciate what we were looking at. Elena brought an iPad with her which greatly supported our tour as she would occasionally make reference to paintings not in the museum and be able to show us. Elena will greatly enhance your visit to this museum!Great tour!

Ann🇺🇸 United States

(About local María Augusta)

7 April 2022

Maria Augusta met us promptly outside the Reina Sofia and took us on a whirlwind tour of its magnificent collection, culminating in a viewing of Picasso's "Guernica". She was able to make interesting connections between the contemporary art in this museum and the Prado's collection, which we had spent quite a bit of time exploring over two previous days. Maria Augusta was a knowledgeable, entertaining, and playful guide - the tour passed incredibly quickly and we could have easily have spent another two hours with her. I would highly recommend her to anyone wanting to learn more about modern art.Maria Augusta brings modern art alive!

Lisa🇺🇸 United States

(About local María Augusta)

29 March 2022

Maria Augusta was the perfect tour guide for our family. She was warm, helpful (and patient when we were running late). She brought us through the museum, sharing her passion, knowledge and stories about the art and artists. She also made it interesting and accessible for our teenagers. We highly recommend her! Wonderful tour of Museo Reina Sophia

Sue🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Elena)

4 December 2021

Elena was knowledgeable and well organised. Our visits to Thyssen and Sofia Reine were able to give us a good understanding of how paintings, and later sculpture developed and therefore the significance of individual artists at the time in which they lived and worked. Fantastic!Elena the expert!

Al🇺🇸 United States

(About local María Augusta)

4 December 2021

Maria is passionate as an art enthusiast and an excellent host. I had two days learning the arts from Madrid's knowledgeable aficionado of art masterpieces offerings. She covered a wealth of information that I could not get enough of, and my disappointment was that the tour ended.Maria is passionate

javier🇺🇸 United States

(About local Majo)

29 November 2021

Una gran experiencia. Majo es muy profesional y con la mejor disposicion. Muy recomendada.Excelente

Dotan🇮🇱 Israel

(About local Elena)

6 November 2021

Elena guided us through the Reina Sofia elegently and with expertise. The tour was well structured, educational and Elena was always able to deliver an additional layer of knowledge, in the most friendly manner. If felt like we were strolling through the museum with an old friend. It was a beautiful morning and we left the museum with Elena setting us off with a profound experience. The Reina of Reina Sofia

Carolin🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Elena)

31 October 2021

Elena is a fantastic guide. We did a 2-hour tour with her in the Museo Reina Sofia. She knew every single piece and provided us with all background information. She is a lovely character and made the whole experience very personal.100% recommendation for this tour

Stacey🇺🇸 United States

(About local Elena)

2 October 2021

We did a tour of the Reina Sofia museum with Elena and could not have been more impressed! Her communication pre-tour was great and she was prompt and on time. However, her knowledge and obvious love of art was what really made the tour. It is so much more meaningful to look at art with someone who knows about the history as well as the symbolism. She was a wealth of knowledge about Spanish history as well and overall just a lovely person. Highly recommend a tour with Elena! Elena was awesome!

Lisa 🇺🇸 United States

(About local María Augusta)

8 August 2021

My 20 year old son and I spent a wonderful couple of hours with Maria at the Reina Sofia. Her English was impeccable and her passion for the artwork, history and sharing her knowledge were exactly what we were looking for. She was flexible in touring us through the collection which seems to be in some level of flux due to renovations being made to the museum prior to the current director moving on. As a whole, this was a great tour with an excellent guide.Fantastic guide & great tour

Ann🇺🇸 United States

(About local María Augusta)

16 July 2021

Maria Augusta gave us a very personalized experience at the Reina Sofia museum. We had four adults and a baby in a stroller. Maria was in contact with me right after the booking and was helpful in guiding us to the meeting place. She was extremely knowledgeable and brought the art to life for us. I recommend her highly to anyone. I wish we had more time in Madrid to spend with Maria Augusta as our guide’Knowledgable and Charming

Dóra🇭🇺 Hungary

(About local María Augusta)

9 April 2021

We found María Augusta last minute, and she was very quick in responding and super flexible. She arranged everything for us upon entry, and showed us the masterpieces of the Reina Sofia museum. We were lucky because it was basically empty, so we could really take our time to talk about the art and history and culture. She also showed us related pictures from other locations, which made our experience even more complete. She's been a great guide and I hope she is available next time I am in Madrid:)Great experience

Olena🇺🇦 Ukraine

(About local Drica)

2 March 2020

Drica is a very experienced guide with the deep knowledge of art, not only techniques, but also biography and inspiration background. Amazing experience

Antony🇺🇸 United States

(About local Elena)

7 January 2020

Elena was high energy and showed us the highlights of Reina Sofia museum. She spent almost an extra hour with us. We had a memorable experience seeing Guernica, with her thoughtful explanations.Enthusiastic guide!

Ian🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Majo)

6 January 2020

Great take on the exhibits in the Reina Sofia, learnt a lot about the artwork and Spanish historyGreat take on the exhibits in the Reina Sofia

ashley🇺🇸 United States

(About local Elena)

6 January 2020

Our tour with Elena through the del Prado was nearly perfect - I say nearly only because I wanted more time to explore with Elena's expertise. She was phenomenal guiding us through and explaining at sufficient, but not over-the-head details about the paintings, context, time and history. She has a deep knowledge and passion for art and culture and this shines through the whole experience. Exploring the del Prado solo would not have come close to this experience so I am grateful we had Elena to open our eyes to the true magic of its collection!I need a repeat!

Iwy

(About local Elena)

31 December 2019

Elena was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. She gave us a lot of information and spent more time than was required of her to explain the history behind the paintings and the painters. She was clear and we thoroughly enjoyed the gallery with her guidance. Thank you Elena for a wonderful experience!Excellent tour guide

Ran🇮🇱 Israel

(About local Majo)

28 December 2019

The tour started with problems of tickets and meeting point. After we overcome this, the museum and the painting Maria focused on were very important and interesting. Her explanation was interesting although I wish the explanation was more fluent and deep and vast.A little disappointing

Stefano 🇮🇹 Italy

(About local Elena)

19 December 2019

A perfect mix of art, culture and history. Elena is so good, in a friendly way, to make everything simple and connected. Highly recommend Great experience

Chelsea🇺🇸 United States

(About local Elena)

12 December 2019

Elena was absolutely wonderful to experience the Reina Sofia with. She was so knowledgeable and very engaging. She had lots of insight into the pieces she showed us and was really fun to talk to. We accidentally booked the wrong day for our tour, but she was very understanding and willing to reschedule for the following day. We felt incredibly lucky to have her as our tour guide and certainly wouldn’t have enjoyed the museum nearly as much without her!Fantastic!

Jason🇺🇸 United States

(About local Elena)

6 December 2019

Elena was seriously incredible, so nice, and fun to hang out with! My wife and I learned so much from her, like Dali’s reoccurring nightmares... which I won’t spoil for you ;) Plus she understands a lot about technique and pointed out focal points in the paintings we wouldn’t have noticed or understood without her. Not only was she an amazing tour guide, but she was super accommodating and nice considering we actually missed our first scheduled tour. She actually called us concerned about our well being! We were able to reschedule with no problems. Highly recommend her tour! Super fun and informative!

Teri🇺🇸 United States

(About local Elena)

11 November 2019

I can not recommend Elena enough! Touring with her completely changed our time in the museum! She was friendly, funny and incredibly knowledgeable! She was able to place each piece of artwork into the historical time context, the evolution of artistic techniques and the meaning of the actual painting. It was an amazing learning experience! Additionally, she was enjoyable to spend time with.... like someone you would want to be friends with! Thanks for an awesome experience!Best tour experience!

Joseph 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Drica)

24 October 2019

In a few hours Drica took my wife and I on wonderful tour of this treasure trove of modern art. Drica is s great guide. Drica Made The Sofia ComeAlive