List of museums in Barcelona
This is a list of museums in Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia, Spain.
| Name | Acronym | Image | Neighbourhood | District | Type | Visitors (2018)[1][2] | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (Barcelona) | MAC Barcelona |  |
Poble-sec | Sants-Montjuïc | Archaeology | 40,003 | Barcelona venue of the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia |
| Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art | MACBA | .jpg) |
El Raval | Ciutat Vella | Art | 331,694 | Contemporary art museum |
| Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona | CCCB |  |
El Raval | Ciutat Vella | Multipurpose | 465,638 | The CCCB organizes and produces museum exhibitions, art expositions, debates, festivals and concerts; programmes film cycles, courses and lectures; and other activities |
| Centre de Documentació i Museu de les Arts Escèniques | MAE |  |
Poble-sec | Sants-Montjuïc | Theater | 20,000 | Center for information and research on the performing arts |
| FC Barcelona Museum | - |  |
La Maternitat i Sant Ramon | Les Corts | Sports | 1,730,335 | Stadium tour, history and memorabilia of the football club FC Barcelona |
| Maritime Museum of Barcelona | MMB |  |
El Raval | Ciutat Vella | Maritime | 301,836 | Shipbuilding between the 13th and 18th century. |
| Museum of the History of Barcelona | MUHBA |  |
Gothic Quarter | Ciutat Vella | History | 816,989 | Historical heritage of the city of Barcelona, from its origins in Roman times until the present day. Main site at Casa Padellàs. |
| Museum of the History of Catalonia | MHC |  |
Barceloneta | Ciutat Vella | History | 131,855 | History and culture of Catalonia from prehistoric to modern times. |
| Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya | MNAC |  |
Poble-sec | Sants-Montjuïc | Art | 891,346 | National museum of Catalan visual art |
| Museu Picasso | - |  |
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera | Ciutat Vella | Art | 978,483 | With 4,251 works exhibited, the museum has one of the most complete permanent collections of works by the 20th-century artist Pablo Picasso |
| Sagrada Família Museum | - |  |
Sagrada Família | Eixample | Architecture | 4,661,770 | Architectural and construction history of this church |
- African Museum Daniel Comboni
- Animal Biodiversity Resource Center (University of Barcelona)
- Arts Santa Mònica (CASM)
- Automata Museum (Tibidabo Amusement Park)
- Barcelona Pavilion
- Blueproject Foundation
- Bullfighting Museum (La Monumental)
- CaixaForum Barcelona
- Can Framis Museum
- Casa Amatller
- Casa Àsia
- Casa Batlló
- Casa Vicens
- Catalan Pharmacy Museum (Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona)
- Col·lecció de Modelisme Naval-Consorci El Far
- Cosmocaixa Barcelona (former Museu de la Ciència de Barcelona)
- Davis Museum-The Davis Lisboa Mini-Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona
- Design Museum of Barcelona
- Design Museum of Barcelona (the main site, at the Disseny Hub Barcelona)
- Casa Bloc
- Diocesan Museum-The Gaudí Exhibition Center
- Egyptian Museum of Barcelona
- El Born Cultural and Memorial Center
- Erotic Museum
- Espai Subirachs
- European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM)
- Fran Daurel Museum
- Fundació Antoni Tàpies
- Fundació Foto Colectania
- Fundació Joan Miró
- Fundació Rocamora
- Fundació Suñol
- Fundació Vila Casas
- Fundación Mapfre Casa Garriga Nogués
- Funeral Carriages Collection (Montjuïc Cemetery)
- Gaudí Experiència
- Gaudí House Museum
- General Archive of the Crown of Aragon
- Hangar (Centre for Art Research and Production)
- Hemp Museum Gallery
- Historical City Archives (Casa de l'Ardiaca)
- Joan Maragall Archive
- La Capella (Old Hospital de la Santa Creu)
- La Pedrera-Casa Milà
- Library of Catalonia
- Marès Museum
- Exhibition Hall
- Espai Zero
- Marionetarium Herta Frankel Museum (Tibidabo Amusement Park)
- Memorial Sant Josep Manyanet
- Monastery of Pedralbes
- Montjuïc Castle Visitor Centre
- Museu de l'Automòbil
- Museu del Gremi de Serrallers de Catalunya
- Museu Etnogràfic Andino-Amazònic
- Museu Frederic Marès
- Museu Geològic del Seminari de Barcelona
- Museu Odontològic de Catalunya
- Museum and Study Center of Sport Doctor Melcior Colet
- Museum of Chocolate
- Museum of Ethnology and World Cultures (MUEC)
- Montjuïc site: Museum of Ethnology
- Montcada site: Museum of World Cultures
- Museum of Modernism (MMCAT)
- Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona
- Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona (the main exhibition site, at the Forum Building)
- Martorell Museum (the historical site where the Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona was founded in 1882, but contained the Geology Museum from 1924 to 2010)
- Laboratori de Natura, at the Castle of the Three Dragons (from 1920 to 2010: Zoology Museum)
- Botanical garden of Barcelona
- Historical Botanical Garden of Barcelona
- Museum of the Botanical Institute of Barcelona
- Museum of the Cathedral
- Museum of the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Saint George (Llotja de Mar)
- Museum and Treasure of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Pi
- Music Museum of Barcelona
- Olympic and Sports Museum Joan Antoni Samaranch
- Outstanding Catalan Persons Gallery (The Royal Academy of Belles Lettres)
- Palau Moxó
- Palau Robert
- Perfume Museum
- Photographic Archive of Barcelona
- Plant Biodiversity Resource Centre (University of Barcelona)
- Poble Espanyol
- Raffel Pagès Museum
- Sala Ciutat (Casa de la Ciutat)
- Tennis Museum (Vall d'Hebron Tennis)
- Virreina Palace
- Wax Museum of Barcelona
Defunct museums
- Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí
- Museu Clarà
- Museu d'Art Modern
- Museu de la Ciència de Barcelona
- Museu de la Moto
- Museu del Calçat
- Museu del Clavegueram
- Museu del Còmic i la Il·lustració (closed 2009)
- Museu del Gabinet Numismàtic de Catalunya
- Museu d'Idees i Invents
- Museu del Mamut
- Museu del Rock
- Museu Fundació Francisco Godia
- Museu Militar de Barcelona (closed May 2009)
- Museu Municipal de Belles Arts
- Museu Pedagògic Experimental
- Museu Provincial d'Antiguitats
- Museu Social
- Palau Reial de Pedralbes (closed 2013)
- Ceramics Museum (now part of the Design Museum of Barcelona)
- Museu de les Arts Decoratives (now part of the Design Museum of Barcelona)
- Museu Tèxtil i d'Indumentària (now part of the Design Museum of Barcelona)
- Gabinet de les Arts Gràfiques (now part of the Design Museum of Barcelona)
See also
- Culture of Barcelona
- List of libraries in Barcelona
- List of markets in Barcelona
- List of theatres and concert halls in Barcelona
- List of museums in Catalonia
References
- ^ "Data of Museums and exhibition spaces". Barcelona City Council. 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Cultural Statistics of Catalonia". Government of Catalonia. November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.