Barcelona Art pictures

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Barcelona’s civic institutions have long created a lively artistic district, with museums and more in the shadow of a mountainous castle.

Artistic and affluent, this neighborhood located in the wider district of Sant Pere, Barcelona, sprung up around its Gothic cathedral.

A vast collection of Catalonian art from the 10th to 20th centuries awaits in one of Barcelona’s most emblematic buildings.

Realism is a somewhat surprising feature of this museum of modern art, with figurative art taking prime place among the contemporary masterpieces.

A vast collection of Catalonian art from the 10th to 20th centuries awaits in one of Barcelona’s most emblematic buildings.

This popular Barcelona meeting point connects the old city with the new and is famous for its shopping, monuments and festival celebrations.

Scholarly groups of Catalan aristocracy used to gather in this baroque palace, which is today immersed in the fun and flamboyancy of flamenco dancing.

Meant to be a temporary structure, this building is credited with revolutionizing architecture and introducing Modernism to the wider world.

Few places better exemplify Barcelona’s long history than this hilltop structure, which holds a complicated place in the city’s heart.

A vast collection of Catalonian art from the 10th to 20th centuries awaits in one of Barcelona’s most emblematic buildings.

A vast collection of Catalonian art from the 10th to 20th centuries awaits in one of Barcelona’s most emblematic buildings.

A vast collection of Catalonian art from the 10th to 20th centuries awaits in one of Barcelona’s most emblematic buildings.

Realism is a somewhat surprising feature of this museum of modern art, with figurative art taking prime place among the contemporary masterpieces.

Realism is a somewhat surprising feature of this museum of modern art, with figurative art taking prime place among the contemporary masterpieces.

Scholarly groups of Catalan aristocracy used to gather in this baroque palace, which is today immersed in the fun and flamboyancy of flamenco dancing.

Former warehouses containing seafood restaurants and a peninsula with an aquarium show how this seaside port has been modernized.

If you love exploring medieval streets, watching street artists and eating tapas along shared tables in tiny bars, head straight for the Barri Gòtic of Barcelona.

Realism is a somewhat surprising feature of this museum of modern art, with figurative art taking prime place among the contemporary masterpieces.

Realism is a somewhat surprising feature of this museum of modern art, with figurative art taking prime place among the contemporary masterpieces.

Realism is a somewhat surprising feature of this museum of modern art, with figurative art taking prime place among the contemporary masterpieces.