Art in Madrid

This 40-meter waterfall of light graces one of the most iconic stations in the Madrid metro network.

A comprehensive look at the art of Joaquín Sorolla in his former home in Madrid.

This open-air sculpture museum is located under a bridge in the center of Madrid.

This sculpture pays homage to the street sweepers of Madrid since its inauguration in 2001 in Plaza Jacinto Benavente.

This girder was hit by a bomb during the Spanish Civil War, but nobody knew about it until 2016.

Automatons that were once removed after one fell from the building.

Nicknamed the "Spirit of Paul Klee," this colorful apartment building features an array of multicolored panels.

Guitarist Paco de Lucía overlooks travelers as they pass through this train station dedicated to his legacy.

A vault of safe-deposit boxes in an old bank has been repurposed as a time capsule of Hispanic culture.

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

A unique exhibit lets blind people experience famous works of art and architecture with their hands.

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.