Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC), Barcelona
Palau Nacional
Barcelona
Spain 08038
Tel: 34 93 622 0376
www.mnac.es
Barcelona
Spain 08038
Tel: 34 93 622 0376
www.mnac.es
Concierge.com's insider take:
Covering 1,000 years of Catalan art, this state-of-the-art museum on Montjuïc was carved out of the Palau Nacional for the International Exposition of 1929. It has now absorbed the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection (previously at the monastery in Pedralbes) and the works from the Museum of Modern Art (previously in the Parque Ciutadella). Set aside an entire afternoon to fully appreciate the sheer extent of the collection. The 11th-century Romanesque works constitute one of the best exhibits in the world and include some sizable original 13th-century ecclesiastical murals as well as some gruesome renditions of medieval and gothic paintings.
Closed Mondays.
