Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)

Great contemporary art

Address:

Plaça dels Angels, 1 - Avenida Diagonal, 686
08001 - Gothic Quarter, Raval & La Ribera
Barcelona

Nearest Bus or Train:

Catalunya

Open Hours:

M, W-F 11a-7:30p; Sa 10a-8p; Su 10a-3p

A huge white mass of a building, designed by Richard Meier, which combines elements of contemporary American architecture with the Mediterranean rationalist tradition. It opened to the public in 1995, showing a permanent collection donated by Catalonia's other great artistic institutions, made up of work produced over the last 50 years. The museum organises regular temporary exhibitions featuring contemporary Spanish and foreign artists as well as lectures, concerts, seminars and audiovisual competitions. Admission: EUR 7

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