Museums & exhibition centres
The museum opened in 1996 in Barcelona with the aim of disseminating the history of Catalonia. It is housed in the former general warehouse in the old port, the Port Vell, which was built in 1901 and is known as the
Palau del Mar.
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 Museu Tàpies is housed in one of Barcelona's most important modernista landmarks, designed by
Lluís Domènech i Montaner, and showcases one of the largest collections of art works by the Catalan artist.
Barcelona's Museu de la Música takes you on a thought-provoking journey through the different periods in the history of music and different cultures.
Barcelona's
Museu-Monestir de Pedralbes is considered to be one of the finest examples of Catalan Gothic architecture and allows us to see the artistic legacy preserved by the community of nuns from the Order of Saint Clare throughout the centuries and to find out about the way they live.