Prado Announces 2026-27 Season: Rilke, Mariana of Austria, and Hans Baldung Grien
The Museo Nacional del Prado has revealed its exhibition lineup for the 2026-27 season, commencing on October 13 with an exhibition dedicated to Ricardo de Madrazo (1852-1917), which will be available until January 17, 2027. Following this, 'La ingeniería en el Prado' will debut on October 26, highlighting civil engineering until February 21. Celebrating Rainer Maria Rilke's centenary, the main exhibition 'Rilke y el arte español' starts on November 17 and continues until March 7, 2027. A focused exhibition on Hans Baldung Grien will open on November 24, also concluding on March 7, 2027. 'Mariana de Austria' will be unveiled on December 1, showcasing nearly 100 pieces until March 28, 2027. This season will also feature traveling exhibitions and a new permanent gallery opening on October 2.
Key facts
- The Prado's 2026-27 season includes exhibitions on Ricardo de Madrazo, engineering in art, Rilke, Hans Baldung Grien, and Mariana of Austria.
- Ricardo de Madrazo exhibition runs from October 13, 2026 to January 17, 2027, curated by Pedro José Martínez Plaza.
- The engineering itinerary opens October 26, 2026 and runs until February 21, 2027, in collaboration with Fundación FHECOR.
- Rilke exhibition opens November 17, 2026, curated by Javier Arnaldo and Javier Barón, running until March 7, 2027.
- Hans Baldung Grien exhibition opens November 24, 2026, curated by Christine Seidel, running until March 7, 2027.
- Mariana of Austria exhibition opens December 1, 2026, curated by Noelia García Pérez, running until March 28, 2027.
- The itinerant exhibition 'La botánica en el arte' opens at CaixaForum Lérida on September 23, 2026.
- A new permanent gallery on Cristina de Suecia opens October 2, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Ricardo de Madrazo
- Federico de Madrazo
- Rainer Maria Rilke
- Hans Baldung Grien
- Albrecht Dürer
- Mariana of Austria
- Juan Carreño de Miranda
- Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo
- Ignacio Zuloaga
- El Greco
- Diego Velázquez
- Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
- Francisco de Goya
- Pablo Picasso
- María Blanchard
- Cristina of Sweden
- Paula Codoñer
- Eduardo Barba Gómez
- Beatriz Sánchez
- Maria Stavrinaki
- Vladimir Sorokin
- Leila Slimani
- Noelia García Pérez
- Javier Arnaldo
- Javier Barón
- Christine Seidel
- Pedro José Martínez Plaza
Institutions
- Museo Nacional del Prado
- Fundación FHECOR
- Ayuntamiento de Madrid
- National Gallery, London
- Universidad de Murcia
- Fundación AXA
- CaixaForum Lérida
- Fundación "la Caixa"
- Fundación Notariado
- Fundación Loewe
- Granta en español
- Université Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Lérida
- Toledo
- Ronda
- London
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Europe
- North Africa