The pink-brick barracks of Felipe V's royal guard (1717-1730), now the city's cultural centre with a theatre, the Hemeroteca Municipal, the city archive, four libraries and big courtyards. Inside, the free municipal Museo de Arte Contemporáneo keeps the rebuilt study of the writer Ramón Gómez de la Serna.
- Address
- Calle del Conde Duque 9-11, 28015 Madrid
- Hours
- Centre Mon-Sat 09:00-21:00, Sun and holidays 10:30-14:00; exhibitions Tue-Sat 10:00-14:00, 17:30-21:00, Sun 10:30-14:00; closed Mon for exhibitions
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Most activities and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo are free (esmadrid.com 2026)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Exhibition halls close on Mondays; the building itself opens Mon-Sat.
- Free Museo de Arte Contemporáneo entrance at Calle del Conde Duque 9.