Quick answer
¿A qué hora es la entrada gratuita?
What time is free entry? La entrada is both the ticket and the way in, so context decides.
The words
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el museo | the museum |
| el cuadro | the painting |
| el pintor | the painter |
| la escultura | the sculpture |
| la exposición | the exhibition |
| la entrada | the ticket |
| la sala | the room |
| la obra | the work |
| el retrato | the portrait |
| el paisaje | the landscape |
| el marco | the frame |
| el dibujo | the drawing |
| la taquilla | the ticket office |
| la visita guiada | the guided tour |
| exponer | to exhibit |
The phrases you will actually say
Worth knowing
El arte is the classic gender trap: masculine in the singular, el arte moderno, but feminine in the plural, las bellas artes. Distinguish el cuadro, a framed painting hanging on a wall, from la pintura, which is painting as a discipline and also the paint itself; la obra is any work, including a play or a building site, so it needs context. Attribution uses de and not por: un cuadro de Goya. La taquilla is the ticket desk and also a locker, which is why signs use it for both. Many large Spanish museums, including the Prado and the Reina Sofía in Madrid, open a free window in the last hours of the day, which is worth checking on the museum website because the times change; queues at that hour are long. Photography rules vary by room, and flash is normally forbidden.
Practice
Practise your museums and art words
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Check yourself
Which form is correct for "modern art"?