i just visited madrid to see guernica.guernica’s room was huge and nice.i moved when i saw the guernica.luckly there were japanese tour(i was not belonging,hehehe) so i listened story of guernica.one of person has flower in the picture thats mean picasso’s only hopes for peace.

This is both a brilliantly realised and very important modern art gallery. The gallery space, over three floors, is laid out as a chronological guide to the evolution of modern Spanish art from its foundations in the so-called ‘1898 Generation’ through Picasso and Dali and up to the present day. This is a fascinating lesson in the history of art as well as aesthetically pleasing.

The Reina Sofia is of course home to possibly Picasso’s best known work, the gigantic 349.3×776.6 cm Guernica, which is not only displayed in its own long room but surrounded by a permanent exhibition entitled ‘The Context of Guernica’, which exhibits Picasso’s plans for the finished pieces as well as exploring the way Picasso painted, his personal origins and artistic development and the work of his peers and contemporaries at the time when the painting was being created, and which also includes a room full of very vivid photographs of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War by Robert Capa and Juan Pando. Whether you are a modern art aficionado or someone wanting to learn something about this subject from scratch, you will find a few hours in the Reina Sophia hugely rewarding.

This museum is a good contrast with El Prado, and in some ways to be preferred by modern art lovers. While it may have fewer works on display, the artists included in the museum are some of the finest, especially in surrealism and cubism. Picasso, Miró, Dalí, and Juan Gris are represented. The addition of Regoyos, Magritte, Jean Arp, Maruja Mallo, Tapiès, Picabia, Max Ernest and Man Ray should also make this a must-visit museum. Chillida, Rothko and Motherwell add even more appeal, and this is only a partial list.

Finally, the masterpiece by Picasso, Guernica (do pronounce the name with the accent over the i and not over the e) is unforgettable. Both this museum and a smaller, Basque one in the town of Gernika in the Basque Country, are worth visits based purely on interest in the story of the painting - its inception and its periplus after it was finished. The presentations of the work will be different, but the impact will be the same. Some of us never tire of the painting.

If you are only going to go to 2 museums in Madrid (although there are many more great ones to visit), make this one of them.

Además del fondo de colección del Museo, destacaría el día de visita libre, que son sábados por la tarde y domingos por la mañana. De los museos de la ciudad, el Museo del Prado, el Thyssen Bornemisa y el Reina Sofía conforman el triángulo de los imprescindibles. En la placita de la entrada hay sitios chulos para tomar café con churros, por ejemplo, algo muy típico de la ciudad.
En estos momentos el reina Sofía acoge la colección de Piccaso de París.