The National Art Museum of Catalonia
The National Art Museum of Catalonia is located in the National Palace of Montjuic. The National Palace is the home of the Museum since 1934. Located on the mountain of Montjuic. The museum covers all the arts (sculpture, painting, object art, drawings, prints, posters, photography collection and collection of coins) and has the mission to explain a global discourse of Catalan art from the Romanesque to the mid-twentieth century.
The museum has collections of Romanesque art, Gothic art, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Modern Art. You can also find a collection of photographs. Works from the collection of Renaissance and Baroque are by great painters such as, El Greco, Velazquez and Rubens, among others.
The permanent exhibitions are Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque Legacy Cambó, Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Modern Art, Drawings, prints and posters, photography, and Numismatics. All these exhibitions contain a total of 5,900 works.
Opening Times and Prices
Opening times of the museum
| From Tuesday to Saturday: | Open from 10.00 to 19.00 h. | |
| Sunday and Public Holidays: | Open from 10.00 to 14.30 h. | |
| Monday: | Closed, except Public Holidays | |
| Closed: | January 1st, May 1st and December 25th | |
| Free Entrance: | First Sunday of each month |
Opening times of the shop
| From Tuesday to Saturday: | Open from 10.00 to 18.45 h. | |
| Sunday and Public Holidays: | Open from 10.00 to 14.15 h. |
Prices
| General ticket: | € 8,50 (valid for two days, permanent collections, temporary exhibitions and audioguide in 7 languages) |
* More about the reduced prices and free entrance on the official site of the MNAC.
More information
You can find more information on the official site of the MNAC and Wikipedia.
Transport
Metro 
Lines 1 and 3 stop at station Plaza España from where you can easily access Montjuic.
Bus 
Line 55 stops at the National Art Museum of Catalonia.
Touristic Bus 
The touristic bus also stops at the National Art Museum of Catalonia.
Map
See more of Montjuic: National Palace of Montjuic | Magic Fountain | National Art Museum of Catalonia | Poble Espanyol | Tower of Telecommunications | Caixa Forum | Palau Sant Jordi | Castle of Montjuic | Olympic Stadium | Greek Theatre | Pabellón Alemán
Montjuic Transport: Teleférico de Montjuic | Funicular de Montjuic
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