A visit to the famed La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. This is considered to be Anotonio Gaudi’s unfinished masterpiece, a grand cathedral still under construction. This is truly one of the most wonderful pieces of architecture I have ever visited.
People will finally be able to worship in La Sagrada Familia, Antonio Gaudi’s beautiful church in Barcelona, after the Pope dedicates it this Sunday. The church has been under construction for 128 years, and will require many more years before completion.
The Barcelona Picasso Museum was donated to the city of Barcelona by the artist. He trained as an artist here, and what he experienced here opened him up for him the path that he followed in the modern art world.
The museum has a collection of works by Picasso from between 1895 and 1904, the years in which the he lived in Barcelona.
The Picasso Museum occupies five medieval palaces: Aguilar, Baró de Castellet, Meca, Casa Mauri, and Palau Finestres, which have been restored various times throughout the centuries.
Located in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona. Taking a cab is the best way to get here.
Address: C Montcada, 15*23
08003 Barcelona
Phone: 933 196 310
Fax: 933 150 102
Website: https://www.museupicasso.bcn.es
Email: museupicasso@mail.bcn.es
This wonderful museum displays more than 150 works by the noted surrealist/abstractionist, Joan Miró, including paintings and sculptures. The museum is itself a work of art and stands on a hill overlooking Barcelona, surrounded by beautiful views of the city.
Miró’s works stand alongside those of his contemporaries and friends like Calder, Moore, and Max Ernst. The foundation also features temporary exhibitions and concerts.
This museum is a must for those who love abstract art!
Location: Avinguda Miramar 71, Parc de Montjuïc
08038 Barcelona
Phone: +(34) 93 329-1908
Fax: +(34) 93 329-8609
Open Tues,Wed,Fri,Sat – 10am-7pm
Thurs – 10am-9:30pm
Sun – 10am-2:30pm
Entrance adults: € 7.20 reduced rate: € 3.90
Website:https://www.bcn.fjmiro.es
High above Barcelona in Parc Montjuic is the Palau Nacional de Montjuic, home to the Museu Nacional D’Art De Catalunya, and filled with 19th and 20th century artworks.
This elegant palace is home to a permanent collection of Romanesque art, Catalunyan Gothic art, European masters collections including the renaissance and the baroque periods. Modernisme, Noucentisme, Avant-Garde and more are to be found here.
Temporary exhibits of paintings, coins, sculpture, photography and more come and go, supplementing the extensive collection of art in the palace.
Take the time and spend a day on Montjuic exploring the world of art in Catalunya.
Open: Daily except Mondays. 10 am til 2:30 pm Sundays. 10 am to 7 pm other days.
Phone:936 220 360
The Prado museum houses one of the finest collections of classical art in the world. It was first established in 1819 as the Royal Academy of Fine Arts by King Ferdinand VII and his second wife, María Isabel de Braganza, who is considered the founder of the museum. It was nationalized in 1868, and the name was changed to Museo Nacional del Prado.
The museum’s collections, including 8,600 paintings are so large only about one-seventh can be put on display at one time. The collections include the works of great Flemish, Dutch, French, Italian, German and of course Spanish masters.
One of the most famous paintings in the museum is the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymous Bosch, one of many works “acquired” by Spain during it’s rule of the low countries.
Plan on spending at least one day visiting these masterpieces.
More info:
Museo Nacional del Prado
Paseo del Prado s/n. 28014 Madrid
Administrative offices
Ruiz de Alarcón 23. 28014 Madrid
Tel.: 00 34 91 330 28 00
Fax: 00 34 91 330 28 56
website: www.museoprado.es
email: museo.nacional@prado.mcu.es
Opening Hours: From 9am to 7pm, Tuesdays to Sundays and public holidays. (closed on Mondays). Last admission 30 minutes before closing time. Galleries emptied 10 minutes before closing time.
Admission: 6 Euros, 3 Euros reduced rate.
Free entry days:
Sundays (9am to 7pm)
12 October (Hispanidad Day)
6 December (Constitution Day)
2 May (Official Day, Region of Madrid)
18 May (International Museums Day)
There are actually three museums run by the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation. All are in the northeast corner of Spain known as Catalonia.
Firstly, in the town of Pubol is the Gala Dalí Castle House-Museum. This castle-like mansion was designed as a tribute to Salvador’s wife Gala, a space where she could live like royalty in rooms filled with Dalí’s artworks, and uncluttered spaces suitable for the grand visions of the master.
Dominating the Barcelona skyline, this remarkable unfinished church is an artistic and religious statement by the famous Catalan architect, Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926). With the dramatic entryways and the 100 meter high belltowers already completed, La Sagrada Familia stands tall as a monument to the man, Barcelona, Catalonia and God. Started in 1883, the site is still a work in progress, and hopefully the project will be completed by 2050.
The BAC is turning all of Barcelona into a huge arts venue.
According to our sources in Barcelona the BAC is bringing artists together from 13 different countries around the planet, and will bring all of Barcelona on a virtual “trip” through different cultures and artistic visions.