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In Room 1 of MACBA Barcelona, you will find art forms from the first few decades of the 20th century. The artists experimented with materials and different forms during this time and everyone valued originality a lot. The main trend that can be seen during this time is the creation of utopian and universal artistic languages with the help of an analytical approach.
If you wish to see the works from the time of the Spanish Civil War, then check out room 2 at MACBA. Here, you can see the works of artists and filmmakers where they put forth their political ideologies through aesthetical means. Currently, Pere Portabella’s Aidez l’Espagne is on display in this exhibition room.
These exhibition rooms display the works generated after the end of the Second World War and the Spanish Civil War. Artists used abstract geometry and concrete art in their works to understand the nature of humanity after so much war and violence. There are several works displayed in this exhibition room at MACBA including Joan Miro’s Oiseau, Femme, Tete, etc.
This exhibition room displays pop art and psychedelia that emerged after the counterculture revolution of the 1960s. Fluttering Hearts by Marcel Duchamp, Atomic Kiss by Joan Rabascall, Instant City by Roberto Mardones, etc. are a few highlights of this exhibition.
In this room, visitors can examine the art from the sixties and seventies when Minimalism was prominent among the artists. Check out artworks such as Condensation Cube by Hans Haacke, Mass Media by Joan Rabascall, The Beatles by Richard Hamilton, and more in this MACBA exhibition room.
During the late sixties and seventies, the era of radical feminism and feminist activism emerged. So, these exhibition rooms focus on the artworks by women artists who used the objectification of women in their art and mass media to convey the message.
Check out the works from the eighties when artists focused their art in the streets or beyond the studios. Graffitis, comics, posters, etc. were popular artworks of this time. Also, the pop culture and celebrity cult resulted in the creation of new art forms such as music video, MTV, fanzines, and more.
Ignassi Aballi is a famous Spanish artist whose known for his work since the eighties. In his early works, one can see minimal activity and minuscule modifications. Later, he focused on creating fiction as work and locating his work. His work has been shown at several museums such as the Ikon Gallery, Drawing Center, ZKM, and more. At MACBA, you can find around 9 of his works including Gran Error, Vitrines CMYK, Pols, Enderroc, and so on.
One of the most popular representative artists of the second half of the 20th century, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s works can also be found at MACBA. He is famous for creating graffiti in New York City in the seventies along with Al Diaz. Over the years, he has painted large canvasses, postcards, doors, windows, clothes, and more. A few of his famous works that you can find at MACBA Barcelona are Sterno, King Zulu, and 1986 Self-Portrait.
Another major artist of the 20th century, Marcel Broodthaers has published several poems, worked as a journalist, made a film, and so much more. He even produced an extensive collection of film, graphics, and text using visual objects such as photographs, objects, and collages. Several of his works can be found at MACBA including a few famous ones such as Figures of Wax (Jeremy Bentham), Atlas, Garniture Symbolique, and so on.
Gego is a Jewish artist who was forced to leave Germany in 1939 and lived in Venezuela ever since. She started creating art by 1953 after encouragement by her painter companion, Gerd Leufert. Gego has traveled extensively in the United States and Europe and lived for two years in New York. During this time, her work was collected by the Public Library of New York, and MoMA. Currently, MACBA holds several of her works including Tejedura 91/31, Tejedura 91/37, Tejedura 90/34, etc.
Eduardo Chillida pursued drawing and sculpture in 1947 and while his earlier works used stone, he incorporated iron later on in his work too. His work focuses on three main ideas: space, the limit, and the void. He became internationally recognized after his first major exhibition at Galerie Maeght in Paris in 1956. At MACBA Museum Barcelona, you can admire several of his works such as Iru Burni, Down-Town, Barcelona, Mural G-333, and more.
A unique artist, Dona Garcia’s work depends on audience participation. The audience is asked to take a side on an ethical issue, analyze the questions, and then reflect on it as they view the artworks in the exhibitions. MACBA Museum currently displays three of his famous artworks – El Reino, The Joycean Society, and Exhausted Books.
Rafael Tous Collection of Conceptual Art was donated to MACBA a year ago. Built by Rafael Tous, this collection includes conceptual art made using diverse practices by a group of artists. It shows how a generation chose to participate in exhibitions held in cultural spaces instead of the more conventional art venues. Through this exhibition, you discover the experimental practices of the 1970s and 1980s in Catalonia including socio-political critique, action art, interaction with nature, and much more.
The first exhibition in a new series of projects called Panorama, Notes for an Eye Fire primarily focuses on the artistic and aesthetic practices in and around Barcelona. It is a collection of specially commissioned works including painting, video installation, photography, sculpture, works on paper, and more. These works showcase concerns and leitmotifs risen out of studio visits and communication with the art community which includes the city’s self-image, gender dissidence, ideas of belonging and reparation, relationship with nonhuman life, and so on.
This is an expanded exhibition that uses graphics, texts, and audio publications to address the climate crisis and how to manage the resources. In this exhibition, you see cassettes, vinyls, posters, essays, sound experiences, and more that will lead you to think about ways to exist on this planet by forming an ecofeminist and ecosocial alliance.
Monday to Friday: 11 AM – 7:30 PM
Saturdays: 10 AM – 8 PM. Sundays: 10 AM – 3 PM
The museum is closed on Tuesdays except for public holidays, December 25 and January 1. The museum closes at 6 PM on December 24 and 31.
Duration: It can take you around 1 – 1.5 hours to explore the MACBA Museum.
Best Time to Visit: The best time to visit MACBA Barcelona is on weekdays in the morning. If you wish to enjoy free access, then plan a visit on Saturday after 4 PM.
Address - Plaça dels Àngels, 1, 08001 Barcelona. Find on Map
Tosca del Carme – If you crave Spanish cuisine, then check out Tosca del Carme. This is a stylish Spanish restaurant where you can get all the local delicacies such as tapas along with cocktails and craft beers.
RAO Restaurant – RAO Restaurant offers a rustic, brick-walled ambiance and serves the most delicious gourmet tapas and platillos.
Flax&Kale – For a healthy meal, Flax&Kale is a good choice. Here, you have a wide range of options in salads and gluten-free desserts that you can enjoy on the roof terrace.
Teresa Carles - Another great place to try Spanish dishes such as Gazpacho, Tacos, Cannelloni, etc., Teresa Carles has an amazing collection of vegetarian and vegan choices for the visitors.
A. MACBA Barcelona, aka Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, is a contemporary art museum located in Placa dels Angels, Barcelona, Catalonia.
A. Visitors can buy tickets online to enter MACBA Museum Barcelona. Purchase the tickets in advance to get your desired date and time slot.
A. Visitors can see a collection of over 5,000 works inside MACBA. There are both permanent and temporary exhibitions available that display works from not only Spanish artists but from artists all over the world.
A. MACBA Museum Barcelona is open from 11 AM to 7:30 PM every Monday to Friday. On Saturdays, it is open from 10 AM to 8 PM while on Sundays, it is open from 10 AM to 3 PM. The opening hours of MACBA also vary on a few public holidays.
A. MACBA is located at Plaça dels Àngels, 1, Barcelona in Spain.
A. MACBA Barcelona was opened to the public on 28 November 1995.
A. Richard Meier, a famous American architect, designed MACBA in 1995.
A. Yes, there is MACBA Bar where you can enjoy Mediterranean dishes along with an informal cuisine. It is open to both museum visitors and anyone passing by and can be accessed from Placa dels Angeles.
A. There are several ways to reach MACBA. You can reach the museum using bus, train, metro, car, and bicycle. There is car parking and bicycle racks available near the museum.
A. MACBA Barcelona offers several facilities to its visitors. There are paid cloakrooms, lifts, and ramps, rest areas with folding chairs, baby changing areas, Wi-Fi, and more services available at the museum.
A. Yes, MACBA is safe to visit. There are several measures in place to ensure the safety of the guests such as mandatory face masks, maintaining a safe distance, hand sanitizer gels placed throughout the venue, and so on. Visitors are also recommended to buy the museum tickets online and make payments using credit cards or online methods rather than cash.