MADRID.- The Museo Nacional del Prado ended 2025 with a budget surplus of €19.5 million, marking another strong year for one of Spain’s leading cultural institutions. The museum’s Royal Board of Trustees approved the 2025 accounts at its meeting on July 8, 2026.

The Prado reported total revenue of €84.8 million, including €39.8 million in self-generated income. Ticket sales remained the museum’s main source of earned revenue, reaching €26.3 million. Sponsorships brought in €3.6 million, while Prado Difusión, the museum’s commercial arm, generated €3.4 million. Overall, the museum reached a self-financing level of 61%.

Public funding accounted for nearly €45 million, including funds connected to the Salón de Reinos project, one of the Prado’s major institutional developments. Thanks to the positive budget result, the museum’s treasury surplus has now reached €101 million.

Javier Solana, president of the Royal Board of Trustees, praised the results and highlighted the Prado’s ability to manage its finances with rigor and flexibility, especially in a difficult context marked by the absence of new national budgets. He said the institution has imposed on itself a duty of exemplary conduct, not only in cultural matters but also in economic and administrative management.





Museum director Miguel Falomir also pointed to the Prado’s strong public response in 2025. The museum welcomed around 3.5 million visitors, setting a new record. Falomir emphasized that the goal is not simply to increase attendance, but to make sure the museum remains accessible to a wide range of visitors while preserving a meaningful and enjoyable experience.

The Prado’s temporary exhibition program played an important role in the year’s success. Shows devoted to Paolo Veronese and Juan Muñoz helped connect the museum’s historic collections with contemporary artistic languages. Other exhibitions, including those focused on Anton Raphael Mengs and the Virgin of Guadalupe, expanded the Prado’s exploration of classicism, image circulation, and cultural identity.

With twenty consecutive years of unqualified accounts and positive audit reports, the Prado presented its 2025 results as evidence of financial stability, public trust, and a growing ability to combine cultural ambition with responsible management.