Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

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MNAC (Catalan National Art Museum) 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.

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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.

MNAC (Catalan National Art Museum) Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

Parc de Montjuïc, 08038 Barcelona, Spain

Area: Sants / Montjuïc
Email: infoSPAMFILTER@museunacional.cat
Website: MNAC - Catalan National Art Museum 's website
Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 7pm; Sunday & holidays:10am - 2:30pm. ; Mondays closed (except holidays) ; Closed 25th Desember, 1st January and 1st May
Prices: General entrance: 12 € / 30% off for retired people, students / Free for children under 16, older than 65 years old
Phone: 00 34 93 622 0360
Metro/Bus: Metro: L1 and L3 Espanya / Bus: 13, 37, 50, 55 and 9, 27, 30, 37, 56,57, 65, 79, 109, 157, 165
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bvisit (10 Sep 2023 - 09:54)
Great exhibition these days to discover the singular creativity of two women, the Catalan artist Josefa Tolrà (1880-1959) and the British artist Madge Gill (1882-1961). Artists of vast production who never thought of being recognised with this condition, both closely linked to esoteric knowledge and the methodology of the creative act guided by the automatism of the altered state of consciousness: "the guiding hand".
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NICKO ZAVALLIS - 29 Nov 2023 - 08:54
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Barcelona.com - 24 Nov 2023 - 08:38
@fanny
Hello fanny, The guided tour of the Sagrada Familia doesn't include the visit to the towers. It includes: > Fast-track access to Sagrada Familia with your group > access to the museum inside > 1.5-hour guided tour in English with licensed born-and-raised Barcelona guide Enjoy your visit!
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guided tour & towers
Hello, Do we have access to the church towers during the guided tour? thank you in advance
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4 comments

  1. à voir en ce moment - bvisit (10 Sep 2023 - 09:54)

    Great exhibition these days to discover the singular creativity of two women, the Catalan artist Josefa Tolrà (1880-1959) and the British artist Madge Gill (1882-1961). Artists of vast production who never thought of being recognised with this condition, both closely linked to esoteric knowledge and the methodology of the creative act guided by the automatism of the altered state of consciousness: "the guiding hand".

  2. till end of may 2014 - sublimo (4 Feb 2014 - 09:00)

    You should see the exhibition about Joan Colom a great catalan photographer.. We loved to see it at Mnac.. it's till the end of may. Enjoy

  3. Barcelona - Paige (27 Mar 2011 - 10:45)

    What an awesome place to visit!

  4. MNAC - D G Fusco (5 May 2007 - 00:00)

    thank you for the link to MNAC's website, this superb european treasure house is well represented by the generous web site. The spiritual experience of the Romanesque collection, and the stunning theatricality of it's presentation by Aulente, make this the perfect counerpoint to Barcelona's contemporary vibrancy. (and the view from the front door takes in the whole city!)

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