Traveling Spain means discovering a modern country with centuries and mixed cultures of well preserved architecture, history and astonishing artistic heritage.
When we think of art, we tend to think of large museums. And of course, the large amount of museums in Spain host one of the most vast art collections in the world: National Prado Museum , Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum and Reina Sofía National Art Center Museum in Madrid; Dalí Museum Theatre in Figueres, Girona; Picasso Museum, Joan Miró Foundation and Tàpies Museum Foundation in Barcelona; Picasso Museum and Pompidou Center in Malaga; Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and Goya Museum in Zaragoza.
But don´t forget the smaller boutique art galleries throughout the country where the artist of today might be the genius of tomorrow! Visit these boutique galleries and enjoy their art exhibitions; some of them are private where you can step into the workshop of a painter and get to know their work first hand or you could even participate in an art auction. This would be a fantastic way to get insider access and immerse yourself into the artistic side of Spain.
But remember, art can not only be found in museums or art galleries. Art in Spain is everywhere: in the countless monuments, in religious buildings, in every street, whether medieval, contemporary or in the great modernist avenues such as Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona.