Avoid at all costs, by far, worst experience in our whole trip in Spain.

I have double checked this: both on their website and/or during the buying process they do not inform customers that they forbid you to take pictures. They know that if they are honest, they will lose sales, so they purposely do not inform you. Bait and switch.

There is also no signage whatsoever as you walk in. So I did what I do at every decent museum that has that name: I took a picture of the first statue.

Immediately, I was scolded violently by one of their security agents (who act like prison guards). I have never been talked this way my entire life. Completely unhinged. I was really taken aback by the aggressiveness, which it seems, is obviously supported by management. How are we supposed to know? And if knew, I would have never bought a ticket.

The museum itself is not great. It tends to have the same profile of dark pictures. Yeah, I understand these are “masters” but there are way better museum collection out there. And they all let you take pictures. Every museum in the world lets you take pictures. Except here.

Unless of course you want to force people to buy the pictures/books at the gift shop. Pretty evident this is the end game here.

The hostility of the prison guards as you go about your visit will be remarkable. Sometimes they stalk you very intently, there is a lot of hostility towards their customers. I have never seen so much aggressivity for such a benign act as taking a picture. Disproportionate.

At one point, someone started to play the piano and the sound was so loud (because it’s all hard surfaces), it reverberated all around the museum. Unbearably bad experience.

Not worth it. Move on. There is a better museum out there.

P.S.: please leave a ❤️ if this review was useful in avoiding this awful experience, thank you 🙏