Museums

Below are brief descriptions of some of the best museums in Barcelona.

Museu Picasso. Pablo Picasso went to art school and grew up in Barcelona. Hence Barcelona has the largest Picasso museum which houses most of his work. On display are his sketches on scrap paper, paintings, full portraits,and other articles he once used.

Bullfight Museum "Plaza de Toros Monumental". On display are dresses of famous toreros and matadors and other objects from the bullfighting epoch.

Maritime Museum or the "Porta de la Pau". Has an important collection of artefacts from the history of spain. It includes documents like "El Libre del Consolat de Mar" and the oldest known codification of maritime laws.

Archaeological Museum "Montjuïc. Paseo de Santa Madrona". It has a collection of objects from prehistorical times upto the 7th century and documents and artefacts of the Balearic culture and Roman mosaics.

Museum of Modern Art or "Parque de la Ciutadella. Plaza de Armas". Has paintings and sculptures from 17th century until today. Some of the original works of Fortuny, Russiñol, Casas, Zuloaga, Sunyer, Solana, and Picasso are on display.

There are several other museums that you can visit including National Museum of Art of Catalunya, Museum Frederic Marés, Museum of Ceramic, Museum of Graphic Art, Gaudí Museum, Museum of the History of Medicine, Wax Figures Museum, Museum of Music and Museum of the Soccer-Club of Barcelona.