Prado Museum Offers Free Entry

Under a new program, the Prado Museum in Madrid will be offering daily entry to all, during select times.

As part of changes coinciding with the inauguration of the legendary art gallery's long-awaited new annex, guests to the museum will be able to take advantage of free admission for two hours daily, except for Mondays, when it is closed.

The new Moneo annex adds 183,000 square feet to the 312,000-square-foot museum, which is considered to have one of the world's richest collections of pre-20th-century masters, including Goya, Velazquez, Rubens and El Greco. It will be officially dedicated and opened by Spain's King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on October 30th.

Entry to the museum will be completely free following the annex's dedication ceremony, from October 31st until November 4th, 2007. Afterwards, free entry hours will be from 6pm - 8pm Tuesdays through Saturdays and from 5pm - 8pm on Sundays. Previously, the museum only offered free admissions all day on Sunday.

Admission to the museum during other hours of operation will remain at $8.50, which is still a steal compared to other major museums in Europe.

If you are visiting Madrid, Spain, and you love art, do not miss the chance to see these amazing works for free.

For more information, you can visit the Prado Museum online.