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There’s an endless selection of art galleries and museums in Barcelona, some have admission fees but feature a free day during the week. The Picasso Museum is a must on anyone’s sightseeing list as it has some of the best art ever produced by Spanish artists and a large collection of Picasso’s prints. The Museu Nacional D'Art de Catalunya is popular for its fascinating collection of Catalan art and the Romanesque art collection, whilst the Museu d’Historia de la Ciutat is a great place to explore as it’s mainly underground and you get to see streets, public baths that date back more than 2000 years! Barcelona apartments rentals offer a convenient way to stay right in the centre of the city, and they are an affordable option particularly if you’re travelling with the family or a group of friends. The most visited building in the city is Antoni Gaudi’s creation, The Sagrada Familia with its museum inside and La Padrera is another magnificent design of his where displays of renaissance drawings and a collection of modern art paintings can be viewed. FC Barcelona football club museum is also popular with visitors with vintage artifacts on display, and the CCCB new exhibitions all the time of photos, paintings, sculptures and frescos.
This Saturday the 14th of July the most well known museums of the Montjuic hill open their doors for the night of the Montjuic (Montjuïc de nit). Their expositions can be visited FOR FREE between 8pm and 1am and are accompanied with live music. Free entrance for the MNAC, The Caixa Forum, Fundació … [Read more...]
The Sagrada Familia is Gaudis most famous building and certainly the most popular monument in Barcelona. The cathedral, which is still under construction and said to be finished in 2026, is defenitely a "must see" when visiting Barcelona. Like Critic Rainer Zerbst says "it is probably impossible to find a church building anything like it in the … [Read more...]
The Museu d'Art Modern Europeu ( MEAM) presents the best contemporary figurative art. It belongs to la Fundació de les Arts i els Artistes ( Foundation of the art and the artists) and the purpose is the promotion and dissemination of figurative art of the 20th and the 21st century. The goal of MEAM is to find a … [Read more...]
Las Arenas de Barcelona Plaza España Website Las Arenas Shopping centre open from 10 … [Read more...]
MMCAT - Modernism Museum Catalunya 350 works from 42 most important modernist artists as: Joan Busquets, Ramón Casas, Antoni Gaudi, Gaspar Homar, Josep Llimona, Joaquim Mir et Puig i Cadafalch, in their different styles : painting, sculpture, home furnitures, decoration. The Modernism Museum is located in a modernist building from the … [Read more...]
Be part of art! Barcelona counts with many interesting museums and lots are well worth a vist, but usually the time and the budget for museum visits are limited during a holdiday. But for art lovers and those really interested into visting at least the 7 leading art centres in Barcelona, there is the Art Ticket available. The Art Ticket is … [Read more...]
The annual World Press Photo Exhibition is the best known of World Press Photo's activities. First and foremost, World Press Photo is known for organizing the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest. Prizewinning photographs are assembled into a traveling exhibition that is visited by over two million people. A … [Read more...]
Picasso Museum Address: carrer Montcada 15-23 08003 Barcelona Born area Metro Jaume Ph. (+34) 93 256 30 00 Opening from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed on Mondays ( except bank holidays) Website Picasso Museum The Picasso Museum in Barcelona is a key reference for understanding the formative years of Pablo Ruiz Picasso. The genius of the young … [Read more...]
Pavilion Mies van der Rohe From 10 am to 8 pm Entrance fee : 4 € Avenida Marques de Comillas Near Montjuic and the Plaza Espanya in front of the cultural centre Caixa Forum Web Mies van der Rohe The famous german pavilion Mies van der Rohe was designed in 1929 for Barcelona International Exhibition. Its innovative architectural … [Read more...]
On Saturday the 16th of May the 5th edition of Europe´s museum night will be held. Museums of Barcelona also open their doors and the entrances are free. Most of them are open till 00:00 and some of them even till 1am. So if you still haven´t seen a real Picasso or a Joan Miró make use of this special night! For a complete list of the … [Read more...]