National Library

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Description

Map
Last updated: 
06/10/2025
Practical information
Tourist info

Address

Paseo
de Recoletos, 20 - 22
28071
Tourist area
Paseo del Arte
Telephone
(+34) 91 580 78 23
Fax
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Metro
Colón (L4), Serrano (L4)
Bus
1, 5, 9, 14, 19, 21, 27, 37, 45, 51, 53, 74, 150, C03, N1, N4, N22, N23, N24, N25, N26
Cercanías (local train)
Madrid-Recoletos
BiciMAD bike-share scheme

Docking stations:

- Biblioteca Nacional (Paseo de Recoletos, 20)

- Plaza de Margaret Thatcher (calle Goya, 3)

Price

Free admission.

Times

Library: Monday to Friday: 9am-8pm

Exhibitions: Monday to Saturday: 10am-8pm / Sundays and Public Hols: 10am-2pm

Exhibitions on 2nd floor: Monday to Friday: 9:30am-8pm/ Saturday: 9:30am - 2pm

Permanent exhibition The Inferno and the Wonders (floor -1):

Monday to Saturday: 10am - 8pm

Sunday and public holidays: 10am - 2pm

Reading rooms and library services: Mon - Fri: 9am - 8pm ( To consult the collections of any room, users are advised to request the documents to be consulted in advance).

Library guided visits (with or without a guide): check conditions on the official website.

Cafeteria Service:

Monday to Friday (except Public Hols): 9am - 7pm

Type
Cultural venues, Cultural centres, exhibition halls, foundations
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