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Barri Gòtic is not the place for contemporary art or halls full of the old masters; instead, it is home to a smattering of quirky collections and historical exhibitions. Museu D’Història ...more
Museu Picasso. This fascinating museum traces the development of Picasso as an artist with an exhibit of his early works, organized chronologically. The large collection weaves through five connected ...more
El Raval, home to the MACBA and the University of Barcelona, has “artsy” tattooed on its forehead. The streets below the University (in the direction of Liceu) tend towards a younger crowd; above ...more
TFundació Francisco Godia. This museum was created in 1998 by Godia’s daughter in order to open his private art collection for public viewing. Francisco Godia (1921-1990) was a bizarre combination ...more
Fundació Antoni Tàpies. Antoni Tàpies’s massive and bizarre wire sculpture, Cloud with Chair, atop Domènech i Montaner’s red brick building announces this collection of contemporary abstract ...more
Museu Marítim. The Drassanes Reiales de Barcelona (Royal Shipyards of Barcelona) consists of a series of huge indoor bays in which entire ships could be constructed and stored over the winter. The ...more
Museu D’Història De Catalunya. The last gasp of the old city before you hit the packed beaches of Barceloneta, the Museu provides a patriotic introduction to Catalan history, politics, and ...more
Museu De Carrosses Fúnebres. This small collection of 22 plush 19th- and early 20th-century horse-drawn hearses is pretty morbid. But, the museum is full of intriguing facts on Spanish funerals. Who ...more
Museu Nacional D’Art De Catalunya (Palau Nacional). Designed by Enric Catá and Pedro Cendoya for the 1929 International Exposition (see Life and Times), the Palau Nacional has housed the Museu ...more
Museu De Carruatges. This museum has 46 exhibits that include work carriages, luxury carriages, and 600 or so coachmen’s accessories. The Piera family, whose company was in charge of street cleaning ...more
Museu D’Autòmats. An amusing collection of 19th- and 20th-century automated displays, from models of ski slopes and the park itself to full-fledged jazz bands, dancers in ballrooms, and a winking ...more
Museums in Pedralbes and Les Corts cater to the obsessed. Whether your passion is soccer, Modernisme, or fashion, there’s a museum here that will impress you with its original, well-curated exhibits ...more
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