Museo de la Felicidad

Museo de la Felicidad offers over 20 interactive exhibits across 600m², including a laughter therapy machine and a special slide, to explore the science and sensation of happiness.

Planning your visit

The Museo de la Felicidad occupies 600 square metres in Madrid with over 20 interactive installations built around the science and sensation of happiness — a laughter therapy machine, a ball pit, a slide, rooms designed around colour, scent and sound, and exhibits drawing on positive psychology research.

The premise sits somewhere between science communication and experience venue, and it is honest about that: the psychological content is real enough — the effects of laughter, gratitude practices, social connection — but the delivery is designed for enjoyment and photography rather than instruction.

It works particularly well with groups, families and anyone who responds to participatory attractions. A visit runs about an hour.

Madrid's museum offering is dominated by the Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen, all of which demand concentration; this is the deliberate opposite, and it fills an afternoon gap accordingly. The main booking is an interactive experience ticket. Current availability is shown below.