Some of the most remarkable museums in Barcelona
THE PICASSO MUSEUM
Montcada, 15-19
Tel: 933 196 310
Fax: 933 150 102
Open: Tues-Sat: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays and public holidays: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Closed: Monday
Free admissions on the 1st day of month.
Picasso lived in Barcelona during his first youth. In this period of time, he used to go to a bar named “Els Quatre Gats” where he experimented literary gatherings with Catalan artists as important as Ramón Casas or Santiago Rusiñol. In this museum, the visitor will be able to contemplate the works by this 20th Century genius.
NATIONAL ART MUSEUM OF CATALONIA (MNAC)
Palau Nacional. Parc de Montjüic
Tel: 934 237 199
Fax: 933 255 773
Open: Tues-Sat: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thurs: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays and public holidays: 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Closed: Sunday
Admission: 5 euros. Free admission on the 1st Thursday of every month
The Museum holds the most important Catalan art collection. It exhibits a great selection of works from the Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque periods as well as works from the 19th and 20th Centuries. It is also remarkable the Francesc Cambó collection including works which cover all the history of the European painting: from the 14th Century to the beginning of the 19th Century.
FUNDACIÓ MIRÓ
Parc de Montjuïc, s/n
08038 Barcelona
Tel. (34) 934.439.470
Fax. (34) 933.298.609
Open: Tues-Sat: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thurs 10 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.
Sundays/Public Holidays 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Closed: Monday
Guided visits: Sat/Sund, October-May, at 12.30 p.m.
The Fundació Joan Miró opened in 1976 designed by the architect Josep Lluís Sert. The Foundation holds the works by Joan Miró. It also exhibits the works given by the Miró family as well as the series of works by Miró which were donated by Joan Prats.
BARCELONA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (MACBA)
Plaça dels Àngels, 1
08001 Barcelona
Tel +934120810
Open: Mon-Fri: 11 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.; Sat: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sund/Public Holidays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Closed: Tuesday
Guided visits: Sat 6 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.
The MACBA is a museum that allows you to “travel” through the most interesting contemporary fields of plastic creation in Barcelona. It offers a wide range of activities, collections and spaces dedicated to artistic experimentation. |
