4 of the best museums in Barcelona
There are more than 55 museums in Barcelona. Some delve on history and art, others on science and sport, or war and maritime. When it comes to having an educational, interactive and fun day out for all the family, in Barcelona, you’re in the right place.
Take a look at some of the best museums in Barcelona, this flamboyant and colourful city.
Museo Nacional d’art de Catalunya
At the Museo Nacional d’art de Cataluyna, the actual building is a work of art in its own right. Majestic and grand, when you gaze upon this museum for the first time, you know it houses something very special. Resonant of a spectacular palace or a cathedral to the uninitiated, Romanesque and Gothic art at the highest order can be found at the Museo Nacional d’art de Catalunya.
Museu Maritim
Museu Maritim is housed in an old Gothic shipyard and shows the importance of Barcelona as a seafaring city through the ages. There is a replica of Don Juan of Austria’s flagship, which you can board for free as part of the museum entrance fee. A film is shown on board the ship, which is brings to life the horrors of the unsanitary of working, sleeping and eating in quarters below deck.
Fundacio Joan Miro
This dazzling white building was a gift from the Catalan painter Joan Miro to his beloved city and was designed by his architect friend Josep Llois Sert. Many works by Miro are on display, including sketches he made on cigarette packets. Contemporary artists can also demonstrate what they can do in this incredible Fundacio Joan Miro.
Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso is the most visited museum in Barcelona and houses work by the artist dating from the 1890s. The museum is housed in old mansion buildings in five adjoining medieval palace called the Carrer de Montcada. With over 3,500 works by the painter, Museo Picasso has the most complete collection of Picasso’s works.
There are other interesting museums in Barcelona such as the Chocolate Museum, which is particularly great if you are holidaying with children. Or why not try the ultra-stylish and modern Caixa Forum with its shining steel staircase and steel tree in the courtyard?
Whichever museum you visit in this fascinating city, you are in for a memorable day out.