1. Picasso Museum: The Picasso museum was first opened to the public in 1963 and has an extensive collection of the popular works of the famous artist Picasso. The close friend of Picasso, Jaime Sabates had gifted a large collection of 4,200 artworks to the museum. This Barcelona museum is the best and consists of five Gothic palaces and is the highlighted section of the Carrer de Montcada street. The eye-catching interiors of the building would grab your attention other than the artistic masterpieces hung on the walls.
Location- Carrer de Montcada, 15-23, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Timing- 10 AM to 7 PM from Tuesday to Sunday ( Monday closed)
2. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya: This museum has an extensive collection of the Catalan visual art from the late 19th and 20th centuries including works of the Catalan modernism and noucentisme cultural movement. It’s the officially largest Barcelona museum with an extensive collection of 2,90,000 art pieces of romanesque art, gothic art, modern art, thyssen bornemisza, renaissance, baroque art and many others. The building of the museum is spread over an area of 50,000 square metres and constructed with an academic classical style.
Location- Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc, s/n, 08038 Barcelona, Spain
Timing- 10 AM to 6 PM between Tuesday to Saturday;
10 AM to 3 PM on Sunday
3. Barcelona History Museum MUHBA: This museum is an effort in order to conserve, research, and exhibit the extensive historical collection about the history of Barcelona. This Barcelona museum has five museums that represent the culture and way of living of Barcelona through different eras and periods which you can explore according to your preferences. These five museums includes the Conjunt Monumental de la Plaça del Rei, Museu-Casa-Verdaguer, the Espai Santa Caterina, Centre d'Interpretació del Call and Refugi 307.
Location- Plaça del Rei, s/n, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Timing- 10 AM to 7 PM between Tuesday to Saturday;
10 AM to 8 PM on Sunday
4. Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona: This art and cultural centre is amongst the Barcelona museums presenting a wide collection of contemporary art. It also organises many programmes like exhibitions, events, debates, etc., while encouraging creations that use new technology, explore fusion of genres and promote both national and international artworks. The exhibition spaces of the museum are spread in an area of 4,000 sq.m out of a total 15,000 meter square. Inside the campus of the museum you would find Laie-CCCN bookshop, bar-restaurant with terrace and a documentation centre as well.
Location- Carrer de Montalegre, 5, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
Timing- 11 AM to 8PM from Tuesday to Sunday ( Monday closed)
5. Maritime Museum: The dedicated royal arsenal shipbuilding infrastructure used from the 13th to 18th century was later converted into a Maritime Museum and is one of the best museums in Barcelona. It shows the history of the early days of the Spanish Navy and its collection has displays of several navigation instruments, weapons, portolans as well as paintings. The exhibitions at the museum cover incidents of catastrophes like the fuel oil spillover, the successful stories of Catalan shipping and about the manufacturing of boats.
Location- Av. de les Drassanes, 1, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
Timing- 10 AM to 8 PM, throughout the week
6. Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art: It’s a contemporary art museum, opened in 1995 that displays a large collection of upto 5,000 artworks that dates from the mid of 20th century. At this Barcelona museum you would find the art pieces organised in three periods of modern art- from 40s to 60s; 60s to 70s and contemporary. Alongwith the post-1945 Catalan and Spanish artworks you could also look up at the work of the international artists.
Location- Plaça dels Àngels, 1, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
Timing- 11 AM to 7:30 PM on Monday, Wednesday to Friday; 10 AM to 8 PM on Saturday and 10 AM to 3PM on Sunday
7. Museo de la Ciencia Cosmocaixa: Cosmocaixa is amongst the best Barcelona museums and is divided into various spaces dedicated for the different branches of science. There are several science spaces at the museum like the Universe Room and the Kosmos space which would expand your knowledge about the expansion of the universe. At the evolution section you would understand the biological aspects of life and in the Planetarium you would look at the stars. You would also get familiar with the flooded forest of Amazon and might understand the secret of Earth’s geology at the Geological wall.
Location- Carrer d'Isaac Newton, 26, 08022 Barcelona, Spain
Timing- 10 AM to 8 PM, throughout the week
8. CaixaForum Barcelona: Among the Barcelona best museums, the CaixaForum Museum houses exhibitions related to different forms of arts like comics and tapestry paintings. The museum has a good collection of comics that reflects societal understanding through different perspectives. A collection of the works of the famous artists Joan Miro and Josep Royo that includes the seven monumental tapestries is up at display as well. Along With enjoying the collection you could also visit the modernist factory of CaixaForum, indulge in talks with musicologists, writers and educate yourself more about the social issues with comics.
Location- Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8, 08038 Barcelona, Spain
Timing- 10 AM to 8 PM, throughout the week
9. European Museum of Modern Art: Take a trip to one of best museums in Barcelona where you could explore the modern-day-art and figurative modern European art crafted by internationally acclaimed artists, sculptors, digital artists, etc. The museum also allows craftspersons to sharpen their skills under the guidance of the best tutors in the fields of painting, contemporary art and figurative arts. There is an opera at the Palau Gomis inside the building as well where visitors can enjoy music performances and concerts.
Location- Carrer de la Barra de Ferro, 5, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Timing- 11 AM to 7 PM from Tuesday to Sunday.
10. Gaudí House Museum: The Gaudi House, which was once the residence of Antoni Gaudi, a world renowned architect, is currently among the best Barcelona museums. Gaudi was also a proponent of Catalan Modernism which is apparent in the collection of the museum. The house has numerous memorabilia designed by himself between 1906-1925 which would allow you to learn about the inspirations of his work and how he utilised them to create masterpieces. The Gaudi House is one of his masterpieces, the others are the Casa Batllo, Casa Calvet and the Crypt of Colonia Guell.
Location- Park Güell, Ctra. del Carmel, 23A, 08013 Barcelona, Spain
Timing- 9:30 AM to 8 PM
