this is a good museum that walks through the history of civilization and humans from a spain perspective. great exhibits in Spanish and English. students get in free. otherwise it is 3 euros per person. we went at 10 am and it was not crowded which was great..crowd's picked up around noon. worth 2 or 3 hrs for a visit. probably not great for young kids

Spain is filled with so much history that this museum is an excellent way to understand Spain's past. Highlights include the Visigoth crowns, the Lady of Elgin, a find collection of Greek pottery and Roman statuary. An excellent museum.

Great exhibition in chronological order providing a Spanish view of the ancient civilianisation. Displayed were in English and Spanish and there were some great artefacts to see. Unfortunately the top floor was closed, but still plenty to see on other floors. Staff were very friendly & helpful.

It has great exhibits and we ended up spending a lot of time. Their app doesn’t work which is unfortunate but they do have placards in English as well to follow along. Lots of historical Hispania and early Spain. Enjoyed it. May not be as good for little ones but teens would like it

I really love archeological museums, though, as a Greek, it's always funny to visit other "national" archeological museums and see a whole floor dedicated to greek and Egyptian antiquities. In any case, very nice exhibitions with finds from the Iberian peninsula but not limited to it, providing a nice overview of Spain's evolution. Beautifully lit place, all in all would recommend visiting. Also only 3euros general admission.

Fantastic museum located in the trendy Salamanca District of Madrid. We went on International Museum Day so admission was free. Surprisingly, the museum was not crowded. Most of the signage is in English and provide complete and accurate translations of the Spanish. Short videos throughout the museum provide good information with English sub-titles. The 2nd floor was closed when we visited but we spent a good 4 hours on just the first two floors which went through the 15th Century. It is walking distance from El Retiro Park and close to multiple buses stops and train stations.

This huge museum is located in Calle de Serrano, near the Puerta de Alcala. We did not buy our tickets online, but we did not have to wait, there was no crowd at all. We spent several hours in the museum viewing the displayed artefacts at a leisurely pace. Everything is very meticulously organized. On the ground floor, there are artefacts from prehistoric times, the first floor is devoted to protohistory, the Iberian peninsula in Roman times, the late antiquity and the medieval Al Andalus. On the second floor, there are objects from ancient Egypt, Nubia and Greece. It is almost impossible to select the most memorable object, we have several of them, but the most iconic is certainly the beautiful bust of The Lady of Elche!