Give art as a gift

The subscription includes a calendar year, from the month in which the Friend is registered until the end of the same month of the following year.

You can renew yourself or the person who has received the gift.

You can pay the yearly fee by direct debit for your convenience: the card is renewed every year.

Yes, by default the person who gives the gift gets the tax deduction. If you want the tax deduction to be for the beneficiary you should contact us at this telephone number  +34 914 294 310 or email us to @email before making the payment.

To register and issue the card, we just need the name and surname of the beneficiary. Subsequently, the data needed will be requested so that the new Friend can receive all the information.

The Friends of the museum have direct access to the entire museum, it is not necessary to go through the ticket counter or information desk. It is enough to show the Friend Card and the Identity Card (DNI) in the access controls of the permanent and temporary exhibitions.

No, the Friends of the museum can always access without queuing at the ticket office or access to the access control of the rooms they want to visit.

All children under 18 can enter the museum free of charge by collecting a ticket at the ticket office. To participate in the activities of the Friends program, you will need to register as Young Friends.

The card remains inactive while waiting for the supporting document to be presented (by email to @email or in person at the Friends’ help desk (at the Museum's central hall).

A welcome pack that includes the Friend Card and all the documentation and information about the program.

Of course. If the gift is purchased online, you have several options. It can be sent to the beneficiary's address, to the address of the person purchasing it or it can be collected at the Museum itself.

Approximately 15 days. It is sent by certified mail and it takes time for the transport company to arrive. If you need a specific date, you can contact us to arrange it and pick it up at the Museum by calling: +34 914 294 310

It is updated automatically. When you receive your card it will be activated, you can use it directly without having to carry out any other procedure. Only the card will be sent without activating in the case that you have to prove, by means of a valid document, your condition as a young person (under 35 years of age) or your reduced status (over 65 years of age, retired, pensioner or disabled person). After the presentation of this document you will activate the card.

The NIF number is requested with the sole purpose of preparing the certificate for the corresponding tax deductions in Spain. Being a Friend of the museum allows you to deduct at least 75% of the amount of the donation in the IRPF fee. (Income tax deduction: for the first 150 €, 75% of the donation, and the rest at 30%.) If in the two previous tax periods there have been donations, donations or contributions entitled to deduct in favor of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation for an equal or superior amount, in each of them, to the previous period, the percentage of deduction for the amount that exceeds € 150 will be 35% .The base of the deduction may not exceed 10 % of the taxpayer's taxable base).

Since April 2013, all the Friends of the museum can purchase the entrance to the Carmen Thyssen Museum in Malaga with a 50% discount and enjoy a 10% discount in the museum shop. To benefit from the respective discounts, it is essential to prove your status as a Friend of the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, by presenting a card and D.N.I. The advantage is valid for the holder of the card and for the companions corresponding to each modality.

As a Friend of the museum you have access to all the museums assigned and managed by the General Subdirectorate of the Ministry of Culture to which the FEAM card (Spanish Federation of Friends of Museums) gives access.

It is an additional financial contribution to your Friends’ fee with which you will increase your support for the different programs developed by the museum. At any time you can make a donation or increase the annual contribution.

All contributions are directed to the realization of projects of the Museum, such as restoration or technical studies of works.