Mariana of Austria at the Prado Museum

Queen consort, regent and mother of Charles II: Mariana of Austria ruled the Spanish Monarchy at one of its hardest moments and knew how to use portraits as a tool of power. The Prado devotes its first major exhibition to her. 👑🎨

It is the big winter show in the Jerónimos galleries, with the support of the AXA Foundation.

🎨 MARIANA OF AUSTRIA

📅 26 November 2026 to 28 March 2027

🕐 Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 8 pm · Sundays and public holidays, 10 am to 7 pm

📍 Prado Museum, Jerónimos building · Paseo del Prado, s/n

🎟️ General admission €15 · Includes the collection and temporary exhibitions

🖼️ The exhibition

Around a hundred works, including paintings, sculptures, medals, textiles, illuminated manuscripts and prints, trace how the queen's image was created and changed throughout her life and reign, and how she and her court painters spread it to strengthen her authority.

The exhibition is part of «El Prado en femenino», the museum's project on the women who shaped its collections.

🏛️ Planning your visit

Tickets come with a time slot, chosen when you buy them. In the last two hours before closing the collection is free and temporary exhibitions are half price. Under-18s and students aged 18 to 25 go free.

ℹ️ Good to know: Closed on 25 December and 1 January. Open 10 am to 2 pm on 24 and 31 December and 6 January.

✨ Portraiture as a political weapon, in the hands of a queen.