WAX MUSEUM of MADRID: prices and schedules
In the capital of Spain there are many (many) museums, including the Prado, Thyssen and Reina Sofia). The Madrid Wax Museum it appears among them as one of the most unique and different for visitors.
In this article I will talk a little about the museum, its history, what figures can be found and the schedules and prices of tickets. At the end I will also talk about the parallel activities it offers and whether or not it is worth visiting the museum.
Wax Museum of Madrid: history and figures
Mireia Belmonte, one of the last figures of the Wax Museum of Madrid
The Wax Museum of Madrid was inaugurated in 1972. The first figure was the navigator Christopher Columbus, who would be followed by the more than 450 characters that occupy the rooms of the museum.
For those who have never visited a wax museum, explain that the space that exists in Madrid (of 2000 square meters) is a combination of environments, lights and sounds whose objective is to allow a trip in time to the visitor.
Wax Museum figures:
As I mentioned before, the museum has more than 450 figures. Some of the characters that can be found are:
- Sports: Rafa Nadal, Cristiano Ronaldo (with Portugal shirt), Marc Márquez, the Spanish football team, the skater Javier Fernández.
- Film and entertainment: Tom Cruise, George Clooney, Leonardo di Caprio, Marilyn Monroe, Antonio Banderas, Justin Bieber ( 😒 ), Johnny Depp, Dwayne Johnson “The Rock»…
- Arts: Pablo Picasso, Pablo Neruda, Camilo José Cela, Miguel de Cervantes, even a recreation of the literary gatherings of the mythical cafes of Madrid…
- Children: Harry Potter, ET, The Simpsons, Frodo, Mortadelo and Philemon, Spiderman, Batman…
- Science: Ramón y Cajal, Margarita Salas…
- Politics and historical figures: Barack Obama, Felipe VI, Napoleon, Fidel Castro…
Prices and opening hours of the wax museum of Madrid
Museum hours:
The opening hours of the Wax Museum of Madrid they are as follows:
- Monday to Friday: from 10:00 to 14: 00 and from 16:30 to 20:00
- Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: from 10:00 to 20:00
* The museum is open every day of the year.
Prices of the Wax Museum of Madrid:
The wax museum prices in the museum itself are somewhat more expensive than in other ticket websites such as Civitatis, which makes a 10% discount on each.
Prices would be:
- Adults: from 21 euros to 18.90 euros.
- Over 65 years: from 14 euros to 12.60 euros.
- Children from 4 to 12 years: from 14 euros to 12.60 euros.
- Children under 4 years: free.
For buy tickets online with 10% discount, click here.
What does the entrance to the museum include?
Apart from the access to see the figures, the entrance also allows:
- Ticket for the Terror Train.
- Access to a Virtual reality VR Simulator session.
- Entry for the Multivision 3D projection that shows a vision of the history of Spain.
How to get to the Wax Museum of Madrid?
The Museum is located on Paseo de Recoletos 41, next to Plaza de Colón in Madrid. It can be reached in several ways:
- Colón metro stop (line 4 ).
- Alonso Martínez Metro (lines 4, 5 and 10).
Is the Museum worth it?
This is a very repeated question. From a few years back, the Madrid Wax Museum he has been criticized for the lack of fidelity of some of his portrayals. However, in recent years they have been creating figures of much more quality. An example of this is the figure of the Spanish swimmer and Olympic medalist Mireia Belmonte, whose image appeared at the beginning of the article).
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