Barcelona maritime museum: a look at life on the sea
With its 5 kilometres of beach and its various ports, Barcelona is undeniably a sea-centred city. So it makes sense that the city dedicates a museum to sea life. Full,…
With its 5 kilometres of beach and its various ports, Barcelona is undeniably a sea-centred city. So it makes sense that the city dedicates a museum to sea life. Full,…
Antoni Tàpies was a contemporary of Picasso, Miró and Dalí, and is one of the greats of Catalan art. Tàpies offered reflections on human life, on matter and on the…
Barcelona and design are like cheese and wine: best friends forever! The city has a long history of design, and this aspect forms an important part of plans for the…
Barcelona’s Art Nouveau buildings are so famous that modernism is sometimes seen as a purely architectural phenomenon. The reality is much more complex! Visit the Museu del Modernisme Català to…
The Museum of the History of Barcelona (or MUHBA) retraces the history of the Catalan capital from its origins right through to today. Established in 1943, it has many centres…
Many of Barcelona’s tourist attractions are not always within reach of all budgets: you will have to pay for must-see visits like Sagrada Familia, Camp Nou, La Pedrera, Casa Batlló or…
CaixaForum is a beautiful space, best known for its temporary exhibitions, but offering a wide range of other activities. The historic CaixaForum building From textile factory to culture centre CaixaForum…
The National museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) is unmissable: housed in a magnificent palace, it reigns over the city from the Montjuïc hill and exhibits paintings, frescoes, and sculptures dating…
Located in the Raval, the Centre for Barcelona Contemporary Culture (CCCB) neighbours the Museum of Contemporary Barcelona Art (MACBA). Its pretty building fuses the old (a former charity building dating…
The MACBA, opened in 1995, has become a point of reference on Barcelona’s museum scene. Grandiose, daring and different, it’s well worth a visit if you enjoy contemporary art. The…
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