Arts & Culture in Barcelona

Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona

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

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.

Casa Vicens Gaudí

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

Gran Teatre del Liceu

Landmark historic theater showcasing operas, concerts & dance recitals in an opulent interior.

Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona

Cultural hub & creative arts venue with a theater, exhibition galleries & lecture halls.

El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria

Event & cultural space in a restored former market, with excavated city ruins from 1700s on display.

CosmoCaixa Museum of Science

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

Christopher Columbus monument

Ornate 1888 Corinthian column topped with a statue of Christopher Columbus pointing toward America.

Teatre Victoria

3-story performing arts theater with a calendar of big-name international musicals & plays.

Teatreneu

Quaint performing-arts theater with a tapas bar, featuring a regular lineup of plays & improv shows.

Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona

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

CaixaForum Barcelona

Eclectic, contemporary art show program on display in striking, art nouveau former textile factory.

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.

Barcelona Maritime Museum

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

Moco Museum Barcelona

Palau Güell

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

Teatre Tívoli

Circa-1919 theater with ornate architecture hosting regular musical, theater & ballet performances.

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

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