Prado Museum

Art

Rediscovered Caravaggio to go on show at Madrid's Prado

Madrid’s Prado Museum has confirmed that a painting which almost sold for the price of a Macbook at auction is in fact a long lost work of the Italian master painter worth tens of millions.

07/05/2024

Culture news

Right wing criticises Spain's decolonial museum plans

The Spanish government has been criticised for its plans to “decolonise” the nation’s museums.

25/01/2024

Culture news

El Prado Museum pushes for more inclusive and respectful language

One of the world's most renowned art museums is changing the language in the descriptions attached to its paintings in a bid to increase inclusion and promote equality.

22/01/2024

Art

The best art exhibitions in Europe to visit this Spring

From Picasso to Van Gogh. We take a look at the best exhibitions across major European capitals this Spring.

24/03/2023

Culture news

Royal Opera House cuts ties with BP

British cultural institutions are all jumping to drop associations with oil money. How do other European museums compare?

27/01/2023

Cult

Rendez-vous: The best of culture in Europe

At exhibitions in Vienna, Madrid, or Paris discover works by Renaissance artists, creations by Rosa Bonheur and explore our relation to animals

18/11/2022

Lifestyle

This museum has a painting you can smell

The scents of flowers, animals and gloves can be sniffed in a 17th century painting at the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

01/07/2022

Spain

Survivors of 1981 food poisoning protest at Madrid's El Prado museum

The activists had threatened to commit suicide if the Spanish government did not offer more support to victims.

19/10/2021