Gallery of Royal Collections

Visiting Times

• Monday to Saturday: 10:00 - 20:00
• Sundays and public holidays: 10:00 - 19:00
• The estimated average time to visit the Gallery is two hours. The building is vacated 15 minutes before closing time.

Duration:

• Estimated visit duration: approximately 2 hours

Dates Closed in 2026

• 1 January: closed for the full day
• 6 January: closed for the full day
• 1 May: closed for the entire day
• 24 December: closed from 15:00 (box office closes at 14:00)
• 25 December: closed for the full day
• 31 December: closed from 15:00 (ticket office closes at 14:00)
• In addition to the closures already planned, there may be additional closures due to official events

Prices and Ticket Types

This visit is eligible for purchase with the Ministry of Culture's Bono Cultural Joven. You can check the frequently asked questions and answers here.

Self-Guided Visit to the Gallery and Temporary Exhibitions

Standard Admission 14 € per person

• Visitors who do not qualify for the reduced or Free Admission.

Reduced Admission 7 € per person

• Citizens between 5 and 16 years old. Proof of identity card or passport from 14 to 16 years of age.
• Over 65 years of age
• Students up to the age of 25 with a valid national or international student ID card.
• Students with a valid student ID card.

Free Admission 0 € per person

• Children under 5
• 18 May, International Museum Day (except closing days)
• 12 October, Spanish National Holiday, regardless of nationality
• Members of large families in accordance with articles 2 and 3 of Law 40/2003, of 18 November, on the Protection of Large Families and Royal Decree 1621/2005, of 30 December, which implements the aforementioned law.
• Members of ICOM (International Council of Museums) and of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
• Official Tourist Guides with an Official Tourist Guide card, carrying out their professional activity, or when they apply for entry in order to prepare their work
• Active teaching staff with a teaching card
• People with disabilities with accreditation
• Persons in a legal situation of unemployment who can prove this circumstance by means of a Jobseeker's Card or equivalent document, issued by the competent body.
• From Monday to Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., free admission for citizens of the European Union, residents and work permit holders in this area and Latin American citizens, with proof of nationality (national identity card, passport or driving licence) or residence or work permit. The offer of free admission is limited to free visits. Guided groups will not be allowed to visit during these hours. These tickets can only be purchased at the ticket office
• Free admission for people with disabilities: Free admission is available for people with a disability of 33% or more. In addition, the person accompanying the disabled person may also enter the museums free of charge, provided that this person is essential for the visit and that this circumstance is stated on the disability card or resolution issued for this purpose. Only people with disabilities and their accredited companion may purchase free tickets online without having to buy a paid ticket. To do so, you can provide us with the associated documentation through the following contact form: Send an application - Patrimonio Nacional Once the documentation has been validated, we will send you your free ticket. Important: It will be necessary to present the documentation accrediting the disability at the ticket office.

Educational activities (special dates)

• To buy tickets to enjoy the educational activities organised in the Royal Collections Gallery with your family, click here

Combined visit

Royal Palace and Royal Collections Gallery

Combined Visit

These tickets will be available on the Royal Palace of Madrid website.

• Standard Admission 24 € per person
• Reduced Admission 12 € per person
• Free Admission 0 € per person

Group Visits

For all groups: The use of the group guide system is compulsory for group guided tours except for children under 8 years of age.

Tourist Groups

Purchase of tickets for Groups of Official Tourist Guides. The rate to be applied will be the one that corresponds to the condition of each member of the group or Agency Rate.

Groups will consist of a minimum of 9 people and a maximum of 30.

Groups will consist of a minimum of 9 people and a maximum of 30.

Prices:

• Standard Admission 10 € per person
• Reduced Admission 7 € per person
• Free Admission 0 € per person

Cultural Groups

Purchase tickets for cultural associations, institutions, foundations and post-graduate schools of fine arts.

Educational establishments, if they arrange the visit through a travel agency, will not be entitled to a reduction or free admission, except for pupils under 5 years of age.

Groups will consist of a minimum of 9 people and a maximum of 30 + the teacher. The teacher accredited by the cultural group he/she is accompanying will be able to take the guided tour.

Prices:

• Standard Admission 14 € per person
• Reduced Admission 7 € per person
• Free Admission 0 € per person

Educational Groups

Groups may consist of a maximum of 30 students.

Educational group with gratuity has to pay 10 € for the booking, as a management fee.

It is understood as an Educational Group: 2nd Cycle of Early Childhood Education, Primary School, Secondary School, Sixth Form, Vocational Training, Undergraduate or Postgraduate.

Prices:

• Reduced Admission 7 € per person

Agencies

Groups will be made up of a minimum of 9 people and a maximum of 30.

Purchase of tickets for groups managed by Travel Agencies

Tickets for groups managed by Travel Agencies

• Standard Admission 10 € per person

Combined ticket Palace + Royal Collections Gallery: These tickets will be available on the website of the Royal Palace of Madrid for Travel Agencies.

• Standard Admission 20 € per person

Interactive Audioguides

Interactive audio guides are available in two formats:

• Audio guide for rental: go to the ticket office, where you will be given a device that you can use during your visit.
  • To collect the devices once the access control has been carried out, please go to the counter of the company that provides the GVAM service.
  • The audio guide rental is valid only for the selected day of the visit.
• Digital audio guide: download our app and enter the code you have received.
  • Access the application via your mobile phone through these links (according to your device):
    • Android: Gallery of Royal Collections
    • iOS: Gallery of Royal Collections
  • Enter the ticket number received in the confirmation email to activate the application.
  • Don't forget to bring your own headphones and have enough battery power for the visit.
  • Access to the app is limited to the selected day of the visit.

• The audio guide rental service is provided by a company external to Patrimonio Nacional.
• To request an invoice for the audio guides, please send an email to facturacion@gvam.es, indicating the purchase reference number.

Important: If you purchase a guided tour, it is not necessary to purchase an audio guide.

How to get there

Address: Calle Bailen – Next to the viewpoint, between the Royal Palace and the Almudena Cathedral.

• Bus: Lines 3, 25, 39 and 148
• Metro: Lines 5 and 2 (Ópera station)
• Cercanías: Principe Pio Station

Accessibility

Groups should arrive at the entrance to the Cuesta de la Vega 15 minutes before the visit

Groups should arrive at the entrance to the monument at Cuesta de la Vega 15 minutes before the visit.

Accessibility of the monument

• There is access for people with disabilities and manual wheelchairs are available
• It is permitted to take photographs without flash for personal use, except in places expressly prohibited for this purpose. The use of tripods, selfie sticks or similar items is not permitted. The privacy of visitors and workers must be respected.
• Lending of cane chairs

In summer, given the temperature in the rooms, the aim of which is the correct conservation of the exhibits, we recommend light warm clothing.