Barcelona Art Galleries
Barcelona's art galleries are some of the greatest in Europe. Combined with the city's stunning Modernist architecture
Barcelona is without doubt an art lovers paradise. The main galleries that you must visit include the following:
The Museu Nacional d'Art de
Catalunya (MNAC) is housed in the Palau Nacional. It is one of the world's
most important medieval art collections and is one of Spain's great galleries.
It houses a collection of Romanesque art which was recovered from churches
around Catalonia in the 1920s. As a result this is Europe's number one centre
for Catalan art.
| 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 |
The Museu Picasso,
housed in a medieval palace complex, 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 |
The Museu d'Art Contemporani de
Barcelona (MACBA) displays a collection of the main movements in 20th century art
with a special emphasis on Catalunya and Spain. Its location in the rundown El
Raval area just west of the Ramblas is encouraging significant urban revival
there.
| 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 |
Another "must see" is the Fundació Joan Miró
which
contains more than 11,000 works by Joan Miró who is one of Catalonia's greatest
artists of the 20th century. Of the 400 or so on permanent display some portray
his surrealism of the 1920s but most are from his more settled period in the
1960s and beyond.
Barcelona Art Tours
If you're interested in a pre-arranged art tour whilst in Barcelona you should
consider the private
Picasso and Miro Art Museum Tour
(Tour Reference Nº: 1166). This half day tour lasts around four
hours and concentrates on the highlights of the Picasso Museum
and the Joan Miro
Foundation. For other personalised, private tours just use the same link and
make an enquiry through the contact link on that page. Travel Tip - Barcelona Art TicketThe 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
Fundació Joan Miró, the Fundació Antoni Tàpies, the Centre de Cultura
Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) and the Centre Cultural Caixa de Catalunya, La
Pedrera.
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