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The MACBA

MACBA: abstracte contemporary art

Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona

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My rating: 4.5 stars

+ The MACBA exhibition hall (Museu d'art Contemporani de Barcelona) regularly shows a variety of exhibitions on contemporary artists. These can be very interesting…

- ... or not. It depends on the artist and your own personal preferences.

Last updated: 27 Feb 2020 | Celine Mülich

The details at a glance

Opening hours: 
25 of September - 23 of June: Monday, Wednesday – Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 – 9:00 p.m.; Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Closed on Tuesdays
24 of June - 24 of September: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Friday 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.; Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Closed on Tuesdays

Price of admission:
€11 (for all exhibitions)
reduced price €8.80 (for all exhibitions; students, groups with 15 peoples and more) 
free admission for children under the age of 14, senior citizens over the age of 65, unemployed) 
Ticket valid for 1 month

Online Ticket:
For €11 via TicketBar


Articket:
free admission (buy online)    
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BarcelonaCard:
free admission (buy online)    

Audio guide:
no
Guided tours:
Public tours: take a look at the schedule

Private tours: booking Hotline (00 34) 93 412 14 13 

How to get there:
L1 (red line) and L2 (purple line): Universitat or L3 (green line): Placa Catalunya

And what’s there to see?

The MACBA – the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona – is a museum that promotes modern art. Their exhibitions, which are changed at regular intervals, are geared towards critical debates about art and culture.
 
Current exhibition:
Jaume Plensa until April 22nd, 2019
Aids Anarchive until April 18th, 2019
In the open or in stealth March 17th, 2019
Enthusiasm. Challenge und persistence in the MACBA Collection until May 5th, 2019

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On the museum’s history

MACBA’s story actually begins before its founding, as early as 1959. The art critic Alexandre Circi Pellicer had the idea of opening a modern museum, and started a collection with Cesáreo Rodríguez-Aguilera. They became well-known for their exhibitions of a variety of Catalan artists, but in 1963, after hosting a politically motivated exhibition of L’art i la pau, they were forced to close.
 
In 1985, the Catalan government’s head of the cultural department, Joan Rigol, revived the idea, and in 1988, the MACBA consortium was founded. Nowadays, for instance, the Catalan government, the Barcelona City Council, and Spain’s Minister of Culture are all members of this council.
 
In November of 1995, MACBA finally opened its doors in a new building, designed by the North American architect Richard Meier, in the Raval district. Ever since, MACBA has been supporting modern art, giving Barcelona the image of an innovative city.
 
The impressive collection covers the most important artistic styles of our time, and it has a great reputation internationally as a result.

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Other Museums of Contemporary Art:
MEAM
CCCB
Arxiu Fotogràfic of Barcelona
Palau de la Virreina

Official website of the MACBA (English): macba.cat
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