Museums in Barcelona

Fundació Joan Miró

Showcase of Joan Miro's modern, colorful artworks in hilltop museum with courtyards and terraces.

MUHBA Turó de la Rovira

Panoramic views of Barcelona from Spanish Civil War bunkers where anti-aircraft guns were installed.

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

Palatial, hilltop museum for 11th- to 20th-century Catalan art plus important Romanesque collection.

Barcelona Erotic Museum

Exhibits on erotica from ancient times to today, including Kama Sutra, erotic art & sexual records.

Museu de la Xocolata

Museum featuring famous artworks rendered in chocolate, plus workshops for kids & adults.

Museum of the History of Catalonia

Museum in 19th-century, waterside warehouse tracing Catalan history from its origins to the present.

Montjuïc National Palace

Expansive neo-Baroque palace constructed in 1929, housing the National Art Museum of Catalonia.

Gaudí House Museum

Former show house & residence of Antoni Gaudi with furniture, objects & documents by the architect.

Casa Vicens Gaudí

Grand 4-floor house, designed by Antoni Gaudi, with Moorish influences & a protruding corner tower.

Casa Padellàs (Barcelona History Museum MUHBA)

Barcelona's history museum in a medieval setting, featuring remains of Roman streets & buildings.

Moco Museum Barcelona

Palau Güell

Ornate modernist mansion that is a historically significant example of early Gaudí architecture.

Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona

Contemporary exhibition & conference center with an extensive natural history media library & shop.

Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona

White, light-filled building housing art from the 1940s to the present & a large Catalan collection.

CosmoCaixa Museum of Science

Imposing modernist building housing science museum with planetarium & living Amazonian rainforest.

Museu de Cera de Barcelona

Waxwork figures of historical & cultural characters & celebs, plus a cafe in a fantasy fairy forest.

Paradox Museum Barcelona

Barcelona Maritime Museum

Medieval harbor with a large maritime museum displaying a replica galleon, plus art, maps & models.

FC Barcelona Museum

Stadium museum of the history of FC Barcelona, one of the world's most successful football clubs.

Picasso Museum Barcelona

Medieval mansions housing extensive collection of influential Spanish cubist's works & masterpieces.