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-secSants-MontjuïcArchaeology40,003Barcelona venue of the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary ArtMACBA
El RavalCiutat VellaArt331,694Contemporary art museum
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de BarcelonaCCCB
El RavalCiutat VellaMultipurpose465,638Contemporary arts centre
Centre de Documentació i Museu de les Arts EscèniquesMAE
Poble-secSants-MontjuïcTheater20,000Center for information and research on the performing arts
FC Barcelona Museum-
La Maternitat i Sant RamonLes CortsSports1,730,335Stadium tour, history and memorabilia of the football club FC Barcelona
Maritime Museum of BarcelonaMMB
El RavalCiutat VellaMaritime301,836Shipbuilding between the 13th and 18th century
Museum of the History of BarcelonaMUHBA
Gothic QuarterCiutat VellaHistory816,989Historical 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 CataloniaMHC
BarcelonetaCiutat VellaHistory131,855History and culture of Catalonia from prehistoric to modern times
Museu Nacional d'Art de CatalunyaMNAC
Poble-secSants-MontjuïcArt891,346National museum of Catalan visual art
Museu Picasso-
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la RiberaCiutat VellaArt978,483With 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 FamíliaEixampleArchitecture4,661,770Architectural and construction history of the church
Centre d'Art Santa Mònica CASM
El Raval Ciutat Vella Art 49,314 Traveling contemporary art exhibits
Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona AFB
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera Ciutat Vella Archive 9,120 Photographic collections about Barcelona
CaixaForum Barcelona -
Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc Art 863,605
Can Framis Museum -
El Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou Sant Martí Art 15,770 Art centre for contemporary Catalan paintings
Casa Batlló -
Dreta de l'Eixample Eixample Architecture 1,062,863 Building designed by Antoni Gaudí
Gaudí House Museum -
La Salut Gràcia Historic home 293,000 Historic home museum dedicated to Antoni Gaudí
Casa Vicens -
Vila de Gràcia Gràcia Architecture 139,500 House designed by Antoni Gaudí
Montjuïc Castle -
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera Ciutat Vella Castle 831,210 Former military fortress
Cosmocaixa Barcelona -
Sant Gervasi - la Bonanova Sarrià-Sant Gervasi Science 1,045,961 Science museum
El Born Cultural and Memorial Center -
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera Ciutat Vella History 1,080,079
Museu d'Autòmats -
Tibidabo Sarrià-Sant Gervasi Amusement 105,527 Located in Tibidabo Amusement Park, collection of automata
Barcelona Pavilion -
Montjuïc Sants-Montjuïc Architecture 85,993 Modernist building designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich
Design Museum of Barcelona -
El Parc i Llacuna del Poblenou Sant Martí Design 169,293
Fundació Antoni Tàpies -
Dreta de l'Eixample Eixample Art 43,582 Art museum dedicated to Antoni Tàpies
Fundació Joan Miró -
El Poble-sec Sants-Montjuïc Art 352,903 Art museum dedicated to Joan Miró
Espai Bombers -
El Poble-sec Sants-Montjuïc Firefighting 19,177 Firefighting museum
Fabra i Coats: Centre d'Art Contemporani -
Sant Andreu de Palomar Sant Andreu Art 16,169 Contemporary art center
Foto Colectania -
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera Ciutat Vella Photography 25,020 Photography museum
Fran Daurel Museum -
El Poble-sec Sants-Montjuïc Art 218,790 Museum dedicated to Catalan art
Fundació Suñol -
La Maternitat i Sant Ramon Les Corts Art 6,521 Contemporary art museum
Fundación Mapfre Casa Garriga Nogués -
La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou Eixample Art 97,932 Photography museum
Hemp Museum Gallery -
Gothic Quarter Ciutat Vella Cannabis 15,653
Casa Milà -
Dreta de l'Eixample Eixample Architecture 934,524 Also known as La Pedrera, house designed by Antoni Gaudí
Virreina Palace -
El Raval Ciutat Vella Art 122,644 Palace and contemporary art center
Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona MCNB
El Besòs i el Maresme Sant Martí Science 238,848 Natural history museum
Music Museum of Barcelona -
Fort Pienc Eixample Music 39,248
Museu de la Xocolata -
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera Ciutat Vella Chocolate 132,758
Museu del Modernisme de Barcelona MMBCN
Dreta de l'Eixample Eixample Art 19,985 Museum dedicated to Catalan art nouveau style
Egyptian Museum of Barcelona -
Dreta de l'Eixample Eixample Archaeology 270,097
Museum of Ethnology and World Cultures MUEC
Ethnology 61,016 Two locations: one in Montjuic Park and El Born
Museu Frederic Marès -
Gothic Quarter Ciutat Vella Art 55,947 Sculpture museum
Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic and Sports Museum -
El Poble-sec Sants-Montjuïc Sports 44,586
Palau Robert -
Dreta de l'Eixample Eixample Art 976,276 Rotating art exhibitions
Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau -
El Guinardó Horta-Guinardó Architecture 276,358 Former hospital and art nouveau complex
Monastery of Pedralbes -
Pedralbes Les Corts Religious 74,898 Former Gothic monastery
Museu Diocesà de Barcelona -
Gothic Quarter Ciutat Vella Religious Located near the Cathedral of Barcelona
Poble Espanyol -
El Poble-sec Sants-Montjuïc Architecture Open-air architecture museum
Can Framis Museum -
El Parc i Llacuna del Poblenou Sant Martí Art Part of the Fundació Vila Casas, contemporary Catalan art museum
Espai Volart - Dreta de l'Eixample Eixample Art Part of the Fundació Vila Casas, temporary contemporary art exhibitions
European Museum of Modern Art MEAM
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera Ciutat Vella Art Contemporary art museum
Fundació Rocamora - El Putxet i el Farró Sarrià-Sant Gervasi Art
Espai Subirachs -
El Poble-sec Sants-Montjuïc Art Museum dedicated to Josep Maria Subirachs
Galeria Mayoral - Dreta de l'Eixample Eixample Art
Museum of Modernism MMCAT
Dreta de l'Eixample Eixample Art Museum dedicated to Catalan modernism
Perfume Museum -
Dreta de l'Eixample Eixample Collection Collection of perfume bottles through history
Erotic Museum of Barcelona MEB
Gothic Quarter Ciutat Vella Anthropology History of human sexuality and erotica
Wax Museum of Barcelona -
Gothic Quarter Ciutat Vella Collection Collection of wax figures
Museu Geològic del Seminari de Barcelona -
L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample Eixample Science Natural science museum
Museum and Study Center of Sport Doctor Melcior Colet -
L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample Eixample Sports
Gaudí Experiència -
La Salut Gràcia Art 4D film about Antoni Gaudí and museum dedicated to Gaudí
KBr Photography Center - La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou Eixample Photography Part of the Fundación Mapfre, rotating photography exhibits
Funeral Carriages Collection, Montjuïc Cemetery - El Poble-sec Sants-Montjuïc Collection Located in the Montjuïc Cemetery

Defunct museums

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Data of Museums and exhibition spaces". Barcelona City Council. 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Statistics of Catalonia". Government of Catalonia. November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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