Museums in Barcelona

MEAM Museum

Museum in 18th-century palace, showcasing 20th- to 21st-century figurative paintings & sculpture.

Virreina Palace

Grand 18th-century palace, home to the city's cultural department, hosting exhibitions & events.

Museu de la Música de Barcelona

Museum of music with displays of 500 musical instruments from ancient civilizations to present.

Museum of Funeral Carriages

Museum devoted to local funerary customs, featuring a display of ornate horse-drawn hearses.

Can Framis Museum

Contemporary Catalan artworks from the 1960s to present day in an 18th-century factory building.

Museu Frederic Marès

Medieval sculpture collection of Frederic Marès & other displays in palace with tranquil courtyard.

Museum of the Church of the Sagrada Familia

Reial Cercle Artístic de Barcelona

Paintings by Salvador Dalí & others in a palace occupied by a famed art circle founded in the 1880s.

BIG FUN MUSEUM

Museum with optical illusions for photo opportunities & portraits of famous people made out of food.

Gaudí Experiència

Museum focusing on the Spanish modernist architect, with exhibits & an interactive 4-D movie.

Catalan Museum of Archaeology

Art deco building housing an archaeological museum, with Greek, Roman & prehistoric artifacts.

Casa Amatller

Colorful modernista house fusing Catalan & Flemish styles, decorated with quirky animal sculptures.

Sinagoga Major de Barcelona

Built in the 3rd or 4th century, this is one of Europe's oldest synagogues & has a museum & tours.

Museu Tàpies

Contemporary museum in a modernist building offering works by painter Antoni Tàpies & other artists.

Museu Etnològic i de Cultures del Món (Seu Montcada)

Ethnology & culture museum displaying human artifacts from Africa, Asia & other regions.

Museu Egipci de Barcelona

Museum of ancient Egyptian culture, housing jewelry, sarcophaguses & artwork exhibits.

Banksy Museum