Art and culture
Art
Art in Barcelona can be found inside and outside its museums. Outside, in its landmark uildings, such as CaixaForum, the MACBA, the Fundació Miró and La Pedrera. Inside, on a journey through art from the dawn of time to the most cutting-edge, contemporary works. Look at all the art Barcelona offers you.
Located in the centre of Barcelona, the Basílica de la Sagrada Família has become one of the most iconic landmarks of Barcelona, despite remaining unfinished at the time of Gaudí’s death.
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CaixaForum, the Museum and Cultural Centre of “La Caixa” Community Projects, is housed in one of Barcelona’s landmark buildings, the Casaramona textile mill, a jewel of industrial modernista architecture designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch.
The Casa-Museu Gaudí was built in 1904 as a show house in the Park Güell which was originally designed as a garden-city in Barcelona. Gaudí made it his home, and it still contains some of his personal objects and mementoes.
The CCCB, which is housed in the former workhouse building, the Casa de la Caritat, is one of the major infrastructures from the 1990s. All its activities focus on the theme of the city and urban phenomena, analysed from every point of view and cultural discipline.
Opened in 2008, the Fundació Alorda Derksen is a non-for-profit private foundation. Its mission is to provide Barcelona with a new, high-profile art space of international scope about contemporary art.
The Fundació Antoni Tàpies is housed in one of Barcelona’s most important modernista landmarks, designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, and showcases one of the largest collections of art works by the Catalan artist.
The galleries of the Fundació Fran Daurel opened in 2001 in the Poble Espanyol, or Spanish Village, on Montjuïc Hill.
The Fundació Francisco Godia comprises in Barcelona one of the most important private art collections in Spain with over 100 works on display.
The Fundació Joan Brossa was created in 1999 in Barcelona with the aim of promoting and preserving the poet’s work and disseminating his message to a wide audience.
The Fundació Joan Miró is located in Montjuïc Park in a magnificent Mediterranean-style building designed by Josep Lluís Sert, and houses the most important public collection of works by Joan Miró.
Museums and Places of interest
Get the most out of Barcelona's intense cultural life visiting its museums and places of interest. If you prefer, you can take advantage of the multitickets to soak up the city's art and culture.
Get the most out of Barcelona's intense cultural life visiting its museums and places of interest. If you prefer, you can take advantage of the multitickets to soak up the city's art and culture.
Tourist Material
Tourist brochures to discover the places of interest, the museums, the cultural activities and the best suggestions for visiting the city.
Tourist brochures to discover the places of interest, the museums, the cultural activities and the best suggestions for visiting the city.
