Museums & exhibition centres
The CCCB, which is housed in the former workhouse building, the "Casa de la Caritat", is one of the major infrastructures from the 1990s. All its activities focus on the theme of the city and urban phenomena, analysed from every point of view and cultural discipline.
The Centre Arts Santa Mònica is housed in the former convent of Santa Mònica (18th century). It stands close to the sea on an unbeatable site: La Rambla.
Beneath the Gothic Quarter's landmark square in Barcelona lies an impressive archaeological site, which offers visitors a glimpse of what the Roman colony of Barcino was like.
The Museum Marítim is located by the waterfront in one of Barcelona's finest landmark buildings: the
Reials Drassanes, the medieval shipyards which are a unique example of civic Gothic architecture.
The city's wax museum is located in a 19th-century landmark palazzo which stands just off the famous Rambla, and brings to life some of the most prominent figures from the history of mankind.
