Located in the central El Raval neighbourhood, this museum is a visual feast. Expect to find works by Catalan modernist powerhouses like Joan Miro and Antoni Tapies alongside international heavyweights like Wassily Kandinsky. Give yourself a day to explore this museum in its entirety. It has a crazy collection from pre-Roman times, to medieval art and even selected items from Catalan high society.

The Chocolate Museum

Located inside the former convent of Sant’Agostino, this chocolate museum (official name: Museu de la Xocolata) is an absolute must for kids and chocolate lovers. It takes visitors on a tasty journey through chocolate history, from its origins to the way it was used throughout the centuries as a food and even a medicine. In an enchanting environment you can admire chocolate sculptures and replicas of famous buildings. There is also a large space showing chocolate-making machinery and the different manufacturing processes.

There are various workshops and events at the Chocolate Museum, including guided tours (in Spanish). Children can take part in Let’s Discover Chocolate where they learn about the history of chocolate while making their own little creation. The gift shop is of course a must, and the cafe is perfect for a chocolate break.

The Picasso Museum

The museum was established thanks to a collection donated by Picasso’s lifelong friend and secretary Jaime Sabartes. It is particularly rich in work from the training periods of his career and up to the Blue Period (from 1901-1904), a time that saw him reimagine Velázquez’s Las Meninas with sombre tones. Seeing Picasso’s work chronologically allows you to witness his prodigious artistic development. He was a true bloomer, outstripping his teachers at art school and becoming a professional artist by the age of 15. Portraits like “Self-Portrait” and “First Communion” display a maturity beyond their tender years.

The museum’s collection also includes many iconic works from his career, including sculptures, ceramics, drawings and prints. It is a testament to the revolutionary contribution that this Catalonian native made to modern art. To see this renowned collection, book tickets online ahead of your trip to exposiciones en barcelona and consider adding the Picasso Museum onto a guided tour that covers other top attractions in the city.

The Ethnological And World Cultures Museum

The Ethnological and World Cultures Museum (Museu Etnologic de Catalunya – Museu de Ciències Vivas) is an important piece in the heritage of Barcelona. It is located in the Palau Nacional, on Montjuic and has an impressive collection of art from Romanesque to modernism. The museum was created at the initiative of a group of ethnography intellectuals and academics in the early 20th century. They fostered the creation of a museum collection that would interpret the cultural, social and traditional aspects of societies throughout the world.

The collections are based on material testimonies and context documentation that the museum has gathered during its different collection campaigns. They are a tribute to the diversity of human beings and the creativity with which they explain their relationship with the universe and create myths that explain the origin of all life.

The Museum Of The City Of Barcelona

There are many ways to fall in love with a city, and one of them is to dive into its history. MUHBA is a museum complex that allows you to do exactly that, presenting Barcelona’s storied past in a series of museums, from remnants of the Roman city to an air raid shelter active during the Spanish Civil War.

The museum is housed in a striking building designed by Josep Lluis Sert, a master of Catalan modernism that blends art and architecture seamlessly. Among the countless exhibitions is a seamless presentation of Picasso’s development from adolescent portraits to the intense innovations of his Blue Period and mature Cubist paintings, plus inspired temporary shows. The museum also has three impressive spaces devoted to contemporary and street art from artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Banksy, Icy & Sot, Jeff Koons, Tracey Emin, KAWS and Yayoi Kusama.

Conclusion

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