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Barcelona Art Galleries


Spanish art can be appreciated in every city throughout the country but without a doubt the three main centres you cannot miss are Madrid, Bilbao and Barcelona.

In Barcelona the Picasso museum is the city's most visited museum whilst the Museum of Contemporary Art and the National Art Gallery of Catalunya attract many visitors.

Below we've listed details of opening times and websites of these essential galleries of Barcelona.

Picasso Museum

The Museu Picasso is Barcelona's most visited tourist attraction. Although many of his main works are in Madrid the museum is still one of the most important collections of the artist's works in the world.
 

Museu Picasso OpeningTimes
Tue-Sat + Public Holidays:   10am-8pm
Sun:  9am-2pm
CLOSED: MONDAY
Official Website Picasso Museum Barcelona
FREE on 1st Sunday of every month

Museum of Contemporary Art  (MACBA)

The Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona displays a collection of the main movements in 20th century art with a special emphasis on Catalunya and Spain.
 

Museu d'Art Contemporani OpeningTimes
Mon and Wed-Fri:   11am-7.30pm
Sat:  10am-8pm
Sun+Public Holidays: 10am-3pm
CLOSED: TUESDAY
Official Website MACBA

National Art Gallery of Catalunya (MNAC)

The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya is the best art museum in Barcelona and is one of Spain's great galleries. It houses a collection of medieval paintings which is unique in the world and once current development of the museum is completed (2003) it will be one of Europe's largest displaying Catalan art from the Middle Ages until the 1940s. 
 

Museu Nacional d'Art OpeningTimes
Tue-Sat:   10am-7pm
Sun. + Public Holidays:  10am-2.30pm
CLOSED: MONDAY
Official Website MNAC
FREE on 1st Thursday of every month

Travel Tip! Barcelona Art Ticket

The multiticket initiative was launched by six of Barcelona’s most important art centres. This combined ticket gives admission to the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC), the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), the Fundaciķ Joan Mirķ, the Fundaciķ Antoni Tāpies, the Centre de Cultura Contemporānia de Barcelona (CCCB) and the Centre Cultural Caixa de Catalunya, La Pedrera.
 

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Barcelona Football Tickets

Seats at Barcelona's 98,000 Nou Camp stadium are usually difficult to get hold of once you're in the city so your best bet is to reserve Barcelona Football Tickets online and they will be delivered to your hotel reception.  These tickets are supplied by a fully bonded travel agency which is an official agent of FC Barcelona.  So you've nothing to worry about when making your reservation.

Barcelona Airport Transfers

From the airport there is a regular bus service running into the city centre every 15 minutes as well as plenty taxis as you walk out from the arrivals lounge.  Alternatively you can pre-book a Barcelona airport transfer and have a driver waiting for.  This service is available to all destinations and for all group sizes.

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