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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Barcelona Attractions & Activities
Address: Avenida Miramar, 71, Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona 08038
Established by Joan Miro as a forum for contemporary art. Much of Miro's work is displayed here in a wide variety of mediums, while periodic exhibits feature other artists. There's also a sculpture garden, library, gift shop, restaurant, and an auditorium for classical music performances.
Category: Museums - Barcelona Attractions & Activities
Address: Passeig Santa Madrona, 39, Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona 08004
Exhibits trace Barcelona's storied history via Carthaginian, Iberian, Roman and Greek artifacts, as well as a good collection of maps, photographs, art and educational material.
Category: Museums - Barcelona Attractions & Activities
Address: Plaza Angels, 1, Barcelona 08001
Noteworthy ensemble of regional, national and international contemporary art. Most material is from the last 50 years and represents a wide range of mediums. Museum hosts a variety of periodic events such as concerts, seminars, and lectures. Gift shop has a great selection of unique items.
Category: Museums - Barcelona Attractions & Activities
Address: Plaça de les Armes, s/n, Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona 08003
Wide variety of Catalan art from the 19th and 20th centuries, including an exceptional collection of modernista and noucentista paintings and sculpture.
Museu d' Historia de la Cuitat
Category: Museums - Barcelona Attractions & Activities
Address: Plaça del Rei, 1, Barcelona 08002
This stately, 16th century mansion turned museum chronicles 2,000 years of Barcelona's history, from its origin as a Roman colony to its hosting of the 1992 Summer Olympics. Extensive collection of Roman artifacts and documents.
Category: Museums - Barcelona Attractions & Activities
Address: Plaça Sant Iu, 5-6, Barcelona 08002
Former home of sculptor Frederic Mares that he donated to the city for the purpose of opening an art museum. Fabulous collection of medieval sculpture, Gothic and Romanesque art, and many 19th century artifacts. There is also a unique exhibit of children's toys.
Category: Museums - Barcelona Attractions & Activities
Address: Plaça de Pau Vila, 3, Palau de Mar, Barcelona 08003
Learn about Catalonia's rich history by way of many interactive exhibits, documents, and reconstructions. There's also an auditorium, library, bookshop and café.
Category: Museums - Barcelona Attractions & Activities
Address: Avenida Drassanes, 1, Barcelona 08001
Majestic building dates back to the Catalan Gothic era when it was employed as a hub for the Catalan navy. Unique artifacts such as nautical equipment, documents, ships and art provide an insightful glimpse into naval development and commerce. Among the items featured is a map once owned by Amerigo Vespucci. Many educational activities for...
Museu Nacional d' Art de Catalunya
Category: Museums - Barcelona Attractions & Activities
Address: Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona 08004
Named a national museum in 1990, this is the world's greatest collection of Romanesque mural paintings and home also to an impressive array of 14th and 15th century Gothic art.
Category: Museums - Barcelona Attractions & Activities
Address: Montcada, 15-19, Barcelona 08003
Two adjoining medieval palaces comprise this remarkable museum that houses 2,500 of the artist's early works, engravings, pottery, sculpture, and lithographs. Picasso, who spent much of his youth in Barcelona, donated this collection to the museum as a token of his affection for the city.
