Mies Van der Rohe - Montjuïc

Go to Montjuïc to visit the Barcelona Pavilion, a work emblematic of the Modern Movement: just great!

The Foundation Mies van der Rohe was set up in 1983 by the Barcelona City Hall with the initial purpose of reconstructing the German Pavilion, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition.

Besides conserving and disseminating knowledge about the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, this place today also fosters debate on and awareness of themes related to contemporary architecture and urban planning.

Learn about the Barcelona chair created by Mies van der Rohe for the same international Exhibition in 1929.

A video about Mies van der Rohe works and life:

A video on The Mies van der Rohe's Pavilion:

Poble Espanyol Barcelona

All the Spanish regions in only one place: the Poble Espanyol (the Spanish Village). All the architectural styles are represented, from Galice to the Basque Country and from Aragon to Andalusia. A place which always has a lot of success since the universal exposition in 1929. Many bars and regional restaurants around.
Festivals Fridays and Saturdays until 3 or 4 am.

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

Catalan National Art Museum (MNAC) is housed in the magnificent palace overlooking the fountains of Montjuic.

You will found there Catalan works of Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance arts from 11th to 18th century. Very interesting museum even though quite long to visit.

The MNAC embraces all the arts (sculpture, painting, objets d'art, drawing, engraving, posters, photography and coinage) and has the task of explaining the general history of Catalan art from the Romanesque period to the mid-twentieth century.

In the case of the Romanesque and Gothic collections, this discourse is characterized by the Catalan provenance of most of the pieces, although, particularly in the Gothic, comparisons are made with art from other provenances.

With regard to the Renaissance and Baroque collections, the works included lead to a more international discourse, with the work of great painters, such as El Greco, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Cranach, Rubens...

The MNAC art collections from the end of the nineteenth century and the early decades of the twentieth century are once again mostly made up of the work of Catalan artists, forming a discourse which explains Modernisme, Noucentisme and the Avant-garde, always taking into account all the arts.

Palau Sant Jordi

Sant Jordi Palace was the house of the gymnastics at the time of the Olympic Games and from then on a concert hall. Splendid building with a metal roof by the Japanese Arata Isozaki. It has to be seen also at night for its superb lighting.

Torre Calatrava

One can see the Calatrava tower from anywhere in Barcelona. It is the telecommunications tower and the symbol of the Barcelona Olympic Games (1982) according to its creator Santiago Calatrava of the XXI century.

Pointing towards the sky, it opens the way to new galaxies.

Olympic Stadium - Barcelona

The Olympic Stadium of Barcelona was ready in 1929 but history decided something different. It is in 1992 that this stage was finally used. Meanwhile Correa, Milà, Margarit, Buixadé, Gregoretti architects of different nationalities had collaborated in its rebuilding. It can accommodate 65 000 people it is the stadium of the 2nd team of football of the city: "Espanyol".

Miro Museum - Barcelona

Joan Miro Foundation is one of our favourite museums in Barcelona. Be there once is an obligation.

The building designed by Josep Lluís Sert offers you a moment of calm and beatitude: experience of light and beautiful spaces.

Among the trees, you will have a stunning sightseeing of the city and a particular moment to see again or discover the work of Miró who throughout his life took a particular interest in the diversity of materials, forms and colours. It led him to explore and experiment with different art forms such as painting, sculpture, printing techniques, ceramics, theatre and tapestry.

A central work exposed in this permanent collection.

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Castell de Montjuïc

Montjuïc Castle is an imposing castle that dominates the city since 1640. It was primarily used to repress the people during two centuries. Repression of the anarchists in the XIX century and prison for the political prisoners under Franco. In 1940 Lluis Companys was executed here. He was the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia. Nowadays is the only place of the city where you can see a statue of Franco. It also shelters a military museum.

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