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The World’s 100 Best Museums

Museo Arqueológico Nacional

Madrid, Spain

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST MUSEUMS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 37 2026
Museo Arqueológico Nacional

Archaeology museum in Madrid tracing the Iberian Peninsula from prehistory to the 19th century, with Egyptian and Greek rooms as well. The galleries were renovated and run in chronological order.

Highlights

  • Lady of Elche
  • Visigothic treasures
  • Roman mosaics

Good to know

  • Admission 3 euros
  • Altamira cave replica often closed
  • Allow more than two hours

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