Madrid Museums

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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
52 Santa Isabel; 34/91-467-5062; museo reinasofia.mcu.es.

Museo Nacional del Prado
Paseo del Prado; 34/91-330-2892; www.museoprado.es.

Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
8 Paseo del Prado; 34/91-369-0151; www.museothyssen.org.

Palacio de Cristal del Retiro
Parque del Buen Retiro; 34/91-574-6614.

Here are four more museums: new, reopened, or recently expanded or redone.

Museo del Traje
Costume and fashion museum with a collection of historic clothing that ranges from a rare 17th-century man's doublet to pieces by fashion designers like Fortuny and Balenciaga. 2 Avda. Juan de Herrera; 34/91-549-7150; museodeltraje.mcu.es.

Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas See the refurbished 18th- and 19th-century galleries and period rooms. 12 Calle Montalbán; 34/91-532-6499.

Museo Lázaro Galdiano
This lavish Gilded Age palace has paintings by Cranach, Velázquez, Murillo, and Constable, as well as stunning 7th- to 19th-century jewelry. 122 Calle Serrano; 34/91-561-6084; www.flg.es.

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
Houses some of Goya's most beloved works, including two self-portraits. 13 Calle Alcalá; 34/91-524-0864.

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