{"id":8468,"date":"2017-05-18T08:55:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T08:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/?p=8468"},"modified":"2021-05-07T10:37:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T08:37:02","slug":"museum-day-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/museum-day-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Museums Day and Night 2021 in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your &#8220;museum&#8221; budget doesn&#8217;t stretch as far as you&#8217;d like, or if you&#8217;ve always dreamed of exploring some of Barcelona&#8217;s many museums at night, you won&#8217;t want to miss the Free Museums events held in the city!<\/p>\n<h2>Free access to museums in Barcelona: International Museum Day 2021<\/h2>\n<p>International Museum Day was established in 1977 to highlight the essential role of museums in the cultural landscape. In previous years, the event has featured over 35,000 museums in over 145 different countries.<\/p>\n<p>In Barcelona, you will be able to visit the permanent exhibitions of the <a href=\"\/design-museum\/\">Design Museum<\/a> for free and the <a href=\"\/picasso-museum\/\">Picasso Museum<\/a> will also be free, but you need to register in advance and bring the ticket printed. The <a href=\"\/national-catalonia-art-museum\/\">MNAC<\/a> will be free and the <a href=\"\/macba-contemporary-art-museum\/\">MACBA<\/a> too.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"is-style-checklist\">\n<li>For more choice and a whole host of fun activities to boot, though, Museums Night is hard to beat!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8469 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/05\/journee-nuit-des-musees-article-1.jpg\" alt=\"Free museums event in Barcelona: Picasso museum\" width=\"628\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/05\/journee-nuit-des-musees-article-1.jpg 628w, https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/05\/journee-nuit-des-musees-article-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Free entry to museums in Barcelona: Museums Night 2021<\/h2>\n<p>Museums Night is an Europe-wide initiative, launched in 2005, with the same aim as Museums Day &#8211; encouraging the public to discover the cultural treasures of different cities.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday 15th May, many of Barcelona&#8217;s museums will offer free access from 7pm until 1am. There are also a number of exceptional events, including film screenings, workshops for children and teenagers, guided tours, shows and treasure hunts!<\/p>\n<p>The (non-exhaustive) list of participants in Barcelona includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/caixaforum-cultural-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CaixaForum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/cccb-contemporary-culture-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CCCB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/cosmocaixa-science-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CosmoCaixa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/miro-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Mir\u00f3 Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/montjuic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montju\u00efc castle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/antoni-tapies-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Antoni T\u00e0pies Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/museu-blau-natural-science-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Museu Blau<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/chocolate-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Chocolate Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/museu-del-modernisme-catala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona Museum of Modernism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/fc-barcelona-camp-nou-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona FC Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/maritime-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona Maritime Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/national-catalonia-art-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MNAC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/picasso-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Picasso Museum<\/a>\u00a0(you need to register in advance on the web of the museum, there is a limited number of tickets. It&#8217;s compulsory to bring the ticket printed)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/palau-guell-gaudi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palau G\u00fcell<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"is-style-checklist\">\n<li>Museums Night targets a very broad public. A huge number of museums are involved, and there are activities on offer for all ages!<\/li>\n<li>See here for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcelona.cat\/lanitdelsmuseus\/es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full list of participating museums in Barcelona and the activities on offer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Museums Night events are also held in other towns and cities near Barcelona, including Badalona and l&#8217;Hospitalet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"is-style-badlist\">\n<li>This event is very popular in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bso be prepared to queue to visit the museums.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So &#8211; where first?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>You may also like<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/free-museums-sunday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top tips for museum visits: free entry on Sunday afternoons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/art-museums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A comparison of Barcelona&#8217;s art museums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/visit-professional-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tailored tours of Barcelona with a tried-and-tested professional guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your &#8220;museum&#8221; 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