Velázquez Palace

There are many famous buildings and museums in Madrid, so it is quite difficult to see them all in a few days. Among these beauties is the Velazquez Building. The Alacio de Velázquez or Velázquez Palace is an exhibition hall in Buen Retiro Park. Originally known as the Palacio de la Minería, it was built in 1883. The architect was Ricardo Velázquez Bosco. Engineer Alberto Palacio and ceramist Daniel Zuloaga also made an important contribution.

Small museum with free entrance within the Park. Good AC inside, perfect stop after a walk outside if it's too hot/cold. There are some timed exhibitions, mostly interesting paintings. Nice building inside and outside as well.

Wonderful contemporary art space. The show we saw the was impressive. (And free). Loved it. Thank you Reina-Sofia.

It's a small museum. Wheelchair friendly. They have toilets.

Palacio de Velázquez is a wonderful, airy and truly beautiful space to exhibit art in the middle of the Retiro Park. Whether you like the art on display or not depends on the time that you visit. If you're lucky, your visit will coincide with the exhibit of an artist that you will appreciate. But even if the exhibited art is not your cup of tea, go in and see the space. It's free.

I visited the Palacio de Velázquez during an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Tetsuya Ishida. Much of the work seems to focus around the de-humanising automation of modern work (because breaking you back working in a field was better?). I loved the way the works invoked a feeling despair by workers struggling to adapt to social and technological changes in contemporary life and working demands.

A fantastic exhibition.

The building itself is also worth seeing for it's mix of Neo-Classical and Neo-Mudejar, with it's lovely polychromic brickwork and especially two winged lions at the entrance.

Went last week to see this amazing expo and had a good time.
As you can see the it was so beautiful

Stunning architectural landmark housing a modern museum and a great exhibit of modern mixed media artwork. We loved it so much !

A great, free-entry gallery in Central El Retiro. A nice way to break up the walk through the park. Outdoor cafe next door

Nice, big and free museum in El Retiro park. There are some large paintings dotted around here and there, but a lot of it is just a huge, white and empty space which makes for quite an interesting vibe. Definitely a unique concept, that's for sure. I recommend.

Great architecture masterpiece. The exterior it's especially interesting. The effect of those "azulejos", small pieces of ceramic forming big mosaics is striking and look special (for me personal).

Beautiful art and place. Very calm. I recommend to visit it! And it was free.

Velazquez Palace (Palacio de velazquez) is another palace located inside the "Retiro Park" (El parque del Retiro) and it is also free as the Cristal Palace and the entrance ro the park, they are all free. This place looks more like an Art Center than a Palace, in my opinion. This palace is not big at all, high ceiling, tall walls and natural light. They currently have an exhibition of Susan Suter Art, very interesting and you have nothing to lose since it is located inside the park and it is free.

Queen Sofia's art gallery offer free admission exhibitions around the year.

It is very beautiful 😍

If you have a long layover in Madrid, I would recommend this museum. We all enjoyed it.

A smaller, but interesting museum to visit for free while in El Retiro Park.

Great free collections that rotate frequently. Right in the heart of the beautiful Retiro Park, the jewel of Madrid.

Great exhibition featuring contemporary art inside El Retiro park. Entrance is free, definitely pay this a visit if you are in El Retiro.

Originally known as the Palacio de la Minería, it was built in 1881-3 for the Exposición Nacional de Minería by architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco (and named after him), engineer Alberto Palacio, and ceramist Daniel Zuloaga.(Wiki..). Its a hub of art and culture.