Destination: Barcelona
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This 12,000-square-foot contemporary art space is in one of the city’s first modernist building, formerly a textile factory. Poetic steel-and-glass “trees,” designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki in 2002, frame the entrance, and the large interior accommodates an intriguing mix of exhibitions.
Fundació Joan Miró
Situated inside the Palau Nacional building, the Fundació Joan Miró has wonderful paintings and prints bequeathed by the artist himself. Half the fun is the funicular ride up the mountainside and the outstanding views from the top. Closed Monday.
Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)
When Richard Meier’s blindingly white MACBA opened in 1995, it was dubbed the pearl of the Raval, a formerly crime-ridden neighborhood. Today, it houses a permanent collection of post-1940s international art and various temporary exhibits. It’s also known as a pilgrimage site for skateboarders who roll and pose throughout the museum’s front plaza. Closed Tuesday.
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
The main location of the 1992 Olympic Games was the Montjuïc, those other Barcelona hills. In the Palau Nacional building, the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya has outstanding collections of Romanesque and Gothic art.
Museu Picasso
One of the city’s most popular museums, the Museu Picasso showcases more than 3,600 works in five adjacent medieval palaces in the Barri Gòtic neighborhood. Most pieces date from the late 1800s, when Picasso lived in Barcelona as a young man. Closed Monday.
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