I would like a modern art museum named after me too please
/Madrid’s museums have hours of free admittance at times that actually encourage people to visit. The Reine Sofia, for example, has free admission on M, W, R, and F starting at 7pm AS WELL AS Saturdays starting at 2:30pm and Sundays at 10am. What a nice contrast to Boston’s MFA, which is free of charge only on Wednesdays after 4pm (yet they suggest you donate $20 anyway). Not to mention that Reina Sofia is way better, but I suppose it's unfair to compare. The Museo Reina Sofía is named for the current queen of Spain (yes, Sofia) and houses 20th century Spanish artists, with some French painters thrown in as well. If you are on a short trip to Madrid, and can only go to one museum, I would choose this one. (However, you can’t quite get around not going to the Prado now can you?) The Sofia is a beautiful building, thoughtfully organized, and includes some great Picasso’s (including you know what), a beautiful room of Miro, early and late Dali, Juan Gris, Francis Picabia, Andre Messin, and Pablo Gargallo.
