Opening times
Location
Tickets
Admissions
Opening times
Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 7pm
Wednesdays, 10am to 8pm
Sundays and public holidays, 10am to 2.30pm
The ticket office and entrance are closed 30 minutes before closing time
CLOSED: Mondays that are not bank holidays, 1 and 6 January, 1 May, 18 May, 1 June, 25 and 26 December
Location
Address
Plaça de Pau Vila, 3
08039 Barcelona
Coordinates: 41.380900, 2.185693
Contact
932 254 700
mhc.cultura@gencat.cat
Fax 932 254 758
Group and school bookings:
932 254 244
Monday to Thursday: 10am-2pm and 3.30-5.30pm
Friday: 9.30am-2pm
mhcvisites.cultura@gencat.cat
Transport and access routes
Public transport
Buses V17, H14, D20, V15, V13, 39, 45, 51, 59 and 120
Metro L4 (yellow) Barceloneta
Train to Barcelona Estació de França
Barcelona Tourist Bus: red line; and Barcelona City Tour: eastern route; Museu d’Historia de Catalunya stop.
Parking
There are three paid-for car parks nearby: in Passeig Joan de Borbó, Moll d’Espanya and Moll de la Fusta.
Coaches have parking spaces available near the museum building.
“Bicing” bicycle hire in Plaça Pau Vila.
Admissions
Permanent exhibition
Temporary exhibitions
General admission: 4 euros
Reduced admission: 3 euros
Combined ticket
Permanent exhibition + temporary exhibition
General admission: 8 euros
Reduced admission: 6 euros
Opening times
Location
Tickets
Admissions
Opening times
Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 7pm
Wednesdays, 10am to 8pm
Sundays and public holidays, 10am to 2.30pm
The ticket office and entrance are closed 30 minutes before closing time
CLOSED: Mondays that are not bank holidays, 1 and 6 January, 1 May, 18 May, 1 June, 25 and 26 December
Location
Address
Plaça de Pau Vila, 3
08039 Barcelona
Coordinates: 41.380900, 2.185693
Contact
932 254 700
mhc.cultura@gencat.cat
Fax 932 254 758
Group and school bookings:
932 254 244
Monday to Thursday: 10am-2pm and 3.30-5.30pm
Friday: 9.30am-2pm
mhcvisites.cultura@gencat.cat
Transport and access routes
Public transport
Buses V17, H14, D20, V15, V13, 39, 45, 51, 59 and 120
Metro L4 (yellow) Barceloneta
Train to Barcelona Estació de França
Barcelona Tourist Bus: red line; and Barcelona City Tour: eastern route; Museu d’Historia de Catalunya stop.
Parking
There are three paid-for car parks nearby: in Passeig Joan de Borbó, Moll d’Espanya and Moll de la Fusta.
Coaches have parking spaces available near the museum building.
“Bicing” bicycle hire in Plaça Pau Vila.
Admissions
Permanent exhibition
Temporary exhibitions
General admission: 4 euros
Reduced admission: 3 euros
Combined ticket
Permanent exhibition + temporary exhibition
General admission: 8 euros
Reduced admission: 6 euros
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Gaudí chairs (30d)
The concentration of population in the industrial cities of the 19th century leads to the demolition of the Mediaeval walls and the development of new districts. Among them, the Barcelona Eixample becomes the showcase of the wealthy industrial bourgeoisie of the city, with new buildings in Modernista style.
Architects and artists identify with the new aesthetic, as do traditional craftsmen such as furniture makers, glaziers or jewellers. Modernisme is everywhere, even in decorative elements and furniture, like the chairs designed by Gaudí for Casa Batlló, in Passeig de Gràcia.
The style, linked to movements such as Art Nouveau in France or Free Style in England, creates Bohemian circles around cafes and taverns such as Els Quatre Gats, a haunt of Picasso’s when he lived in Barcelona.
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