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Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona)
1 Placa dels Angels
08001 Barcelona
Spain
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“Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona” Frommer's
“MACBA - Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona” Barcelona City Guide
“Museu D'art Contemporani de Barcelona” Fodors.com
“Barcelona Contemporary Art Museum” TravelLady
“A Charming Jumble of Art and Artists” New York Times (free registration required)
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #55 of 295 attractions in Barcelona
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A comprehensive collection of Spanish, Catalonian and European modern and contemporary art housed in a striking white building designed by architect...... more » A comprehensive collection of Spanish, Catalonian and European modern and contemporary art housed in a striking white building designed by architect Richard Meier. « less
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Attraction type: Art gallery, Architectural building
Address: 1 Placa dels Angels 08001 Barcelona
Spain
Tel: 34-93-412-0810

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“Anyone with an interest in Contemporary art and architecture cannot afford to miss this!”
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5 of 5 stars
ConorB56
Dublin, Ireland
24 Sep 2009

I visited Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art today and to be an absolute inspiration. I went my wife and young child, we had a lovely relaxed morning engaging with wide variety of exhibits on show and relaxing in the many social spaces in this beautifully designed building. Anyone with an interest in Contemporary art and architecture cannot afford to miss... more

“Join the guided tours!”
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3 of 5 stars
subtarget
Hong Kong, China
4 Sep 2009

Contemporary art is already hard to understand, and with the aid of the guide, it's a little easier. Not for all people. Some surely will find it boring, or "They call this art????" So go if you have the extra time. more

“A young museum, with local and new talent.”
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4 of 5 stars
clflgrl
Boynton Beach
14 Apr 2008

So, you are visiting Barcelona for a couple days and you don't know if you should visit the museum... How to spend your time wisely? Should you go to the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art? Well, it depends. This is a fairly young museum (1995) and you may not find popular masterpieces here but a lot of local and young... more

“They forgot to bring the art”
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1 of 5 stars
janjee
nyc
17 Feb 2008

Stunning building, awful exhibitions. Any halfway decent commercial gallery in NYC has better stuff. more

“So bad it's good”
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1 of 5 stars
mmmokno
Chicago, IL
6 Jun 2006
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This museum was utterly pretentious. We had a good laugh at the ridiculous self-importance of the art, but that's about it. The descriptions of the art were such B.S. that we actually took photos of that. For example, there was literally a film of a cat drinking a saucer of milk (and that's all that happens). The description said that... more

“Discurso al más alto nivel”
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5 of 5 stars
LauraLopez
México DF
14 May 2007

Me sorprendió encontrar un museo con un discurso tan comprometido en una ciudad donde parece que lo único que importa... more

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Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona) Address

1 Placa dels Angels, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
Tel: 34-93-412-0810