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Antoni Tàpies Foundation |
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Aragó 255
_Tel: 93 487 03 15
This is a foundation instituted by the artist Antoni Tàpies. Its aim is to promote the study and to spread the knowledge of modern art. |
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Archaeology Museum of Catalonia |
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Passeig de Santa Madrona 39-41
_Tel: 93 424 65 77
The Archaeology Museum gives an overview of the past from prehistoric times to the 6th century A.D. through the legacy of the peoples who inhabited Catalonia and the Balearic islands. |
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Art Centre |
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Provença 253
_Tel: 93 487 51 54
A space which combines exhibitions of contemporary art and limited-edition jewellery. A must if you are looking for the most varied works of art. |
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Art Council |
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Consell de Cent 323
_Tel: 93 488 02 00
An auction house and art gallery dealing in antique and modern painting, furniture, decorative arts and jewellery. |
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Barbier-Mueller Pre-Colombian Art Museum |
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Montcada 12-14
_Tel: 93 310 45 16
This museum's collections include most of the styles of the pre-Hispanic cultures of Mesoamerica and Central America at large, the Andes and the Amazon. |
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Barcelona Gallery |
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Plaça Dr. Letamendi 34
_Tel: 93 323 38 52
Exhibitions by contemporary and avant-garde artists representing a broad range of styles and trends. |
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Barcelona Metropolitan Gallery |
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Rambla de Catalunya 50, pral. 1ª
_Tel: 93 487 40 42
This gallery mainly focuses on the work of contemporary artists. |
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Botanical Garden |
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Dr. Font i Quer 2
_Tel: 93 426 49 35
The Barcelona Botanical Garden has species from the various areas with a Mediterranean climate throughout the world. |
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Camp Nou - F.C. Barcelona |
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Arístides Maillol s/n
_Tel: 902 189 900
The home of one of the world's foremost soccer clubs, which was created over one hundred years ago. This is the country's largest stadium, with capacity of over 120,000 spectators. |
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Casarramona Yarn Factory · CaixaForum |
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Av. Marquès de Comillas 6-8
_Tel: 93 476 86 00
Now the headquarters of the Caixa Forum, the Casarramona Yarn factory is one of the foremost works of the architect Puig i Cadafalch. |
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Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona · CCCB |
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Montalegre 5
_Tel: 93 306 41 00
This is one of the major cultural facilities of Barcelona, with activities centred around the city and the urban phenomenon. |
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Centre de Documentació i Museu Tèxtil |
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Salmeron 25
_Tel: 93 731 52 02 / 93 731 49 80
The Textile Museum and Documentation Centre of Terrassa is an institution devoted to the preservation and promotion of textile culture. |
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Ceramics Museum |
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Avinguda Diagonal 686
_Tel: 93 280 16 21
Spanish glazed pottery from the 11th to the 20th century. The works by Miró and Picasso are of special interest. |
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Chocolate Museum |
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Comerç 36
_Tel: 93 268 78 78
This museum offers visitors a view of the history of chocolate from its origins to the present day. |
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City History Museum |
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Plaça del Rei 1
_Tel: 93 315 11 11
The City History Museum is an institution devoted to safeguarding and disseminating the historic heritage of Barcelona. |
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Contemporary Art Museum of Barcelona · MACBA |
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Plaça dels Àngels 1
_Tel: 93 412 08 10
MACBA opened in November 1995 with the aim to exhibit contemporary art to the general public. |
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Cosmocaixa Barcelona |
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Teodor Roviralta 47-51
_Tel: 93 212 60 50
The new science museum of La Caixa Foundation. |
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Decorative Arts Museum |
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Avinguda Diagonal 686
_Tel: 93 280 13 64
The Museum's halls display period furniture, glasswork, gold- and silverwork... |
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Diocesan Museum of Barcelona · Pia Almoina |
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Avinguda de la Catedral 4
_Tel: 93 315 22 13
This art collection contains pieces dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The Diocesan Museum is installed in the ancient almshouse called the Pia Almoina. |
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Dolors Junyent Art Gallery |
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Aragó 268
_Tel: 93 215 63 93
A gallery specialized in the masters of Catalan painting from the 19th and 20th centuries and the classic avant-gardes. |
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Dr. Melcior Colet Sports Museum |
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Buenos Aires 56-58
_Tel: 93 419 22 32
This museum's collection comprises a set of 900 pieces connected with sport, especially including objects relating to sport in Catalonia. |
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Durancamps House-Atelier |
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Avinguda Diagonal 407
_Tel: 93 415 39 11
Here you can see the works of the painter Rafael Durancamps in a flat that re-creates the ambience of the houses where he resided. |
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Egyptian Museum of Barcelona · Clos Archaeology Foundation |
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València 284
_Tel: 93 488 01 88
This museum is devoted to ancient Egypt, one of the most fascinating civilizations in the history of humanity. |
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Erotica Museum |
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La Rambla 96
_Tel: 93 318 98 65
The Erotica Museum presents a wide-ranging exhibition of erotic art and culture through the course of history. |
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Espai 292 |
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Consell de Cent 292
_Tel: 93 487 57 11
This gallery, which opened in 1999, is focused on the promotion of young contemporary artists with a creatively innovative spirit. |
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Espai VolArt |
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Ausiàs Marc 22
This new space, which belongs to the Vila Casas Foundation, is devoted to art and culture. |
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Ethnology Museum |
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Passeig de Santa Madrona s/n
_Tel: 93 424 68 07
The holdings of the Ethnology Museum are formed by ethnographic material from diverse cultures of the world. |
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Fernando Pinós Gallery |
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Consell de Cent 325
_Tel: 93 467 72 03
This establishment deals in Catalan Modernista furniture from the 19th and 20th centuries, contemporary sculpture of iron and bronze, 20th-century Catalan painting, and furniture and decorative object...
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Footwear Museum |
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Plaça de Sant Felip Neri 5
_Tel: 93 301 45 33
This museum possesses an extensive collection of reproductions of shoes dating from the 1st to the 20th centuries. |
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Fran Daurel Foundation |
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Av. Marquès de Comillas s/n
_Tel: 93 423 41 72
This is an excellent collection of contemporary art, located in the Spanish Village of Montjuïc. |
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Francisco Godia Foundation |
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Diputació 250
_Tel: 93 272 31 80
The Godia art collection is one of the foremost in Spain, encompassing a period ranging from the 12th century to the present. |
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Frederic Marès Museum |
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Plaça de Sant Iu 5-6
_Tel: 93 310 58 00
The Marès Museum displays the collection that the sculptor Frederic Marès gathered over the course of his life. |
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Fundació Joan Brossa |
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Provença 318
_Tel: 93 467 69 52
Foundation dedicated to promote, preserve and spread the work of the poet Joan Brossa. |
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Fundació Suñol |
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Passeig de Gràcia 98
_Tel: 93 496 10 32
The Suñol Foundation shows a collection with more than 1200 masterpieces from 1915 to nowadays. |
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Fundación CuixArt |
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Plaçeta Montcada 7
_Tel: 93 319 19 47
Foundation created in 1998 to promote the work of Modest Cuixart, one Spain's most international artists. |
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Galería Arqueológica F. Cervera |
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Consell de Cent 286
_Tel: 93 215 15 31
Display, purchase and sale of classic archaeological pieces from the Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Etruscan and Chinese civilizations. |
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Galería Hartmann |
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Santa Teresa 8, bajos
_Tel: 93 415 95 56
An art gallery devoted to painting, sculpture and photography, with diverse cultural activities such as video art, performances and showrooms. |
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Galería Senda - Espai 2nou2 |
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Consell de Cent 292
_Tel: 93 487 57 11
Since 1991 this gallery has been presenting the work of young emerging talents in addition to that of established artists. |
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Gaudí House-Museum |
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Parc Güell
_Tel: 93 219 38 11
Güell Park is the site of the house where Gaudí lived from 1906 to 1926 and which now contains displays of his work and personal mementoes. |
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Gómez Turu Gallery |
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Consell de Cent 325
_Tel: 93 215 22 10
A gallery of classic and contemporary art. Experts on original work and prints by Miró, Picasso and Tàpies. Art Deco and Art Nouveau jewellery is also to be seen here. |
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Verdi 152
_Tel: 93 415 18 01
A space of open interaction for works of architecture, design, photography and contemporary art. |
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History Museum of Catalonia |
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Pl. Pau Vila 3. Palau de Mar
_Tel: 93 225 47 00
Here visitors can make a journey through the history of Catalonia. The museum comprises mediatheque, a library and a full schedule of temporary exhibitions and community programmes. |
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Joan Gaspar Gallery |
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Plaça Doctor Letamendi 1
_Tel: 93 323 07 48
Founded in 1992. This gallery has presented many young artists who later acquired fame, including Josep Lluís Jubany, Concha Sampol, Claudi Casanovas, Joaquín Capa and others. |
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Joan Miró Foundation |
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Parc de Montjuïc s/n
_Tel: 93 443 94 70
This extraordinary building, designed by Josep Lluís Sert, shelters a permanent collection of the works of Joan Miró as well as travelling exhibitions. |
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Jordi Barnadas Gallery |
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Consell de Cent 347
_Tel: 93 215 63 65
This gallery opened in 1992 and is dedicated to exhibitions of original works by artists ranging from young promises to consecrated figures. It has a truly eclectic outlook on art. |
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L'Aquàrium de Barcelona |
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Moll d'Espanya s/n. Port Vell
_Tel: 93 221 74 74
This is one of the world's foremost aquariums in the field of Mediterranean species and the largest in Europe. |
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La Cámara Lúcida |
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Gran de Gràcia 9
_Tel: 93 368 30 72
A treasure trove for collectors of classic and contemporary photographs, with accessible prices. |
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Macaya Palace · La Caixa Cultural Centre |
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Passeig de Sant Joan 108
_Tel: 93 476 86 00
The Macaya Palace is a mansion designed by Puig i Cadafalch. Today it is the headquarters of the Cultural Centre of the savings bank La Caixa. |
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Maritime Museum |
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Avinguda Drassanes s/n
_Tel: 93 342 99 20
The building of the Reials Drassanes (Royal Shipyard) houses the Maritime Museum, created to preserve, manage and display to the public the artistic and historical heritage of this Gothic structure. |
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Milà House · La Pedrera · Fundació Caixa Catalunya |
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Provença 261-265
_Tel: 902 400 973
Antoni Gaudí's masterpiece and his last work of civil architecture, built at the height of his career. Here one may visit the exhibition hall of the Caixa Catalunya Cultural Centre. |
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Military Museum |
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Parc de Montjuïc
_Tel: 93 329 86 13
This collection of military objects is housed in the Castle of Montjuïc, a fortress built on the occasion of the revolt of Catalonia against Philip IV in 1640. |
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Monastery of Pedralbes |
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Baixada Monestir 9
_Tel: 93 203 92 82
This monastery was founded by James II in 1326 and its church was consecrated the following year. Inside it contains the Monastery Museum. |
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Montaner y Simón Building |
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Aragó 255
_Tel: 93 487 03 15
The Antoni Tàpies Foundation is installed in the building that once belonged to the publishing house Editorial Montaner y Simón, designed by the Catalan Modernista architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. |
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Monumental Bullring - Bullfight Museum |
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Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 747
_Tel: 93 245 58 02
This is a bullring in the Neo-Arabic style. In addition to holding bullfights on its arena, it houses the fascinating Bullfight Museum. |
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Museu de la Ciència i de la Tècnica de Catalunya |
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_Tel: 93 736 89 66
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Museu del Perfum. Fundació Planas Giralt |
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Passeig de Gràcia 39
_Tel: 93 216 01 21
This museum presents the evolution of perfume bottles and vessels in different lands throughout history. |
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Museu Picasso |
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Montcada 15-23
_Tel: 93 256 30 00
El Museu Picasso (Picasso Museum) houses the world's most important collections of Picasso's work from his earliest phases of development. |
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Nadal Palace |
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Montcada 14
_Tel: 93 319 76 03
The Nadal Palace, which was probably built in the 15th century, preserves its medieval profile with a tower at one end of the façade. It stands on the well-known Carrer Montcada. |
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National Art Museum of Catalonia · MNAC |
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Palau Nacional. Parc de Montjuïc
_Tel: 93 622 03 76
In 1934 the National Palace became the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC). It contains collections of painting and sculpture from the medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. |
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National Palace |
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Parc de Montjuïc
_Tel: 93 622 03 76
The National Palace was the emblematic construction of the Universal Exposition of 1929. |
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Natural Sciences Museum |
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Parc de la Ciutadella
_Tel: 93 319 69 12
This Modernista building (Castell dels Tres Dragons), designed by Domènech i Montaner, houses the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona. |
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Olympic Gallery |
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Estadi Olímpic
_Tel: 906 301 775
The Olympic Gallery presents a permanent exhibition on the Barcelona Summer Olympics and a display on the Olympic Ceremonies. |
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Palau de la Virreina · Institute of Culture |
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La Rambla 99
_Tel: 93 301 77 75
The Palau de la Virreina was built by Josep Ausich in the Neoclassical style with Baroque reminiscences in the decoration of the façade. |
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Piramidón |
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Concili de Trent 313, 16ª
_Tel: 93 278 07 68
This contemporary art centre exhibits and promotes the work of 17 artists, all of whom have been carefully selected for their quality and special appeal. |
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Quadras Palace |
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Avinguda Diagonal 373
_Tel: 93 238 73 37 / 93 368 03 20
The Quadras Palace is a Modernista building that combines Gothic and Plateresque forms with an abundance of floral ornamentation. |
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Sala Dalmau |
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Consell de Cent 349
_Tel: 93 215 45 92
Two exhibition lines: contemporary painters in the field of new figuration, and the historic avant-gardes. |
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Sant Agustí Vell Convent |
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Comerç 36
_Tel: 93 310 37 32
This facility is built on the Gothic remains of Sant Agustí Convent and it is the site of exhibitions and concerts. |
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Santa Mònica Art Centre |
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La Rambla 7
_Tel: 93 316 28 10
The old convent of the Discalced Augustinians, built in 1626 and totally reconstructed in 1886 by Joan Martorell, is now an exhibition hall run by the Autonomous Government of Catalonia under the orig...
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Seminary Geology Museum |
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Diputació 231
_Tel: 93 454 16 00
This is one of the foremost museums in the field of palaeontology. It is specialized in invertebrates. |
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Senda Gallery |
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Consell de Cent 337
_Tel: 93 215 67 59
Since 1991 this gallery has been presenting the work of young emerging talents in addition to that of established artists. |
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Textile and Clothing Museum |
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Montcada 14
_Tel: 93 319 76 03
The Palace of the Marquis of Llió houses this museum, which gives a chronological overview of textiles and clothing as a field of art and technology within Western European culture. |
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Tibidabo Amusement Park - Automat Museum |
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Plaça Tibidabo 3-4
_Tel: 93 211 79 42
This is Spain's oldest amusement park. It features a unique collection of automats from the beginning of the 20th century. |
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Toni Tàpies Gallery |
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Consell de Cent 282
_Tel: 93 487 64 02
Founded in 1994 by Antoni Tàpies, since then it has unfolded an ambitious programme of exhibitions featuring well-known international contemporary artists. |
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Wax Museum |
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Passatge de la Banca 7
_Tel: 93 317 26 49
The Wax Museum of Barcelona opened in 1973 and houses over 300 figures of well-known people. |
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Zoo |
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Parc de la Ciutadella
_Tel: 93 225 67 80
The Barcelona Zoo stands in the centrally-located Ciutadella park and contains over 400 different species of animals. |
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