Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona

The history of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA) goes back to 1959 when art critic Alexandre Cirici Pellicer championed the idea of creating a museum of contemporary art in Barcelona.

The MACBA, designed by American architect Richard Meier, is clearly based on rationalism and alludes to the masters of Modern Architecture, particularly Le Corbusier, by combining straight and curved lines to establish a dialogue between interior space and exterior illumination which filters into the galleries through large skylights.

The MACBA opened to the public on November 28th, 1995.

Hours:

Winter —
From 25 September to 23 June
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 11 am to 7.30 pm
Tuesday closed (except public holidays)
Saturday, 10 am to 8 pm
Sunday, public holidays and 1 May, 10 am to 3 pm
Closed 25 December and 1 January

Summer —
From 24 June to 24 September
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 11 am to 8 pm
Tuesday closed (except public holidays)
Friday, 11 am to 10 pm
Saturday, 10 am to 10 pm
Sunday and public holidays 10 am to 3 pm

Last tickets are sold 30 minutes before closing.

Price per ticket is € 8

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APD 24.10.2012