Palau de la Virreina

Palau de la Virreina

My rating: 3.5 stars

+ This exhibition house is located in a baroque building on the Rambla and offers a variety of exhibitions for free. This includes such highlights as the Ai Weiwei exhibition of 2014…

- ... as well as exhibitions of lesser-known artists.

Last updated: 23 Jan 2019 | Celine Mülich

The details at a glance

Opening hours: 
Tuesday - Sunday, 12.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Closed on Monday

Price of admission:
free admission

How to get there:
L3 (green line): Placa Catalunya or Liceu

And what's there to see?

In 2008, the Cultural Heritage Office of Barcelona opened the Palau de la Virreina, a place for cultural events and exhibitions. 

Current exhibitions:
Requiem for the norm. Lorenza Böttner until February 3rd, 2019
Organoleptic. Duen Sacchi until February 17th, 2019
Survival Programmes. Exit Photography Group until February 17th, 2019
Ignasi de Solà-Morales until May 12th, 2019 

Photogallery of Palau de la Virreina

A history of the Palau de la Virreina

​The baroque palace, located right on La Rambla, was built from 1772 to 1778 for the Peruvian Viceroy Manuel d’Amat.
 
In 1944, the palace became city property, and hosted a variety of museums over the years. In 1986, the city’s Cultural Council moved into the building, until it was re-opened in 2007 as "La Virreina Centre de la Imatge". It now hosts rotating exhibitions.

Official website of the Palau de la Virreina (English): lavirreina.bcn
Text and image rights: Céline Mülich, 2014-2019

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