Workshops, guided tours, live music and, of course, the city’s best exhibitions—on May 14th, La Nit dels Museus returns, with over 70 museums across the city opening their doors for free from 19:00 until 1:00 in the morning! From Montjuïc to Tibidabo and everywhere in between, culture vultures can get their fill of all the best the city's museums have to offer. Here’s our pick of the top spots to get your culture fix on the night. (Just remember that due to limitations on capacity, advance reservations are required at many places!)
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CaixaForum Barcelona
CaixaForum has organized a fun-filled program of activities to get in the spirit of La Nit dels Museus. In addition to free access to its exhibits The Magritte Machine , The Poetic Grammar of the Hack and the immersive audiovisual experience Symphony, there will be live music with El Viatge de les Mans and interactive workshops using games to teach the whole family about art and history. Reserve tickets here.
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Castell de Montjuïc
Carretera de Montjuïc 66, 08038 BarcelonaSpend your night under the stars at this hilltop castle, dating as far back as 1073. Discover hidden corners of the castle on a tour through dungeons and old barracks. At 19:30, 20:30 and 21:30 enjoy the Hip Horns Brass Collective while grabbing a snack at the gastronomical space in the courtyard. And, after checking out the castle’s visitor center and temporary exhibition, visitors can enjoy a drink on the castle's terrace as you overlook the city. ajuntament.barcelona.cat/castelldemontjuic
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Fundació Antoni Tàpies photo by M. Peinado (CC BY 2.0).
Fundació Antoni Tàpies
Carrer d’Aragó 255, 08007 BarcelonaVisitors to the Fundació Antoni Tàpies will be able to enjoy free entry to the exhibitions Tàpies. Melancholia and Goshka Macuga. In Flux as well as free guided tours at 20:30, 21:30, 22:30 and 23:30; attendance is limited, spaces filled on order of arrival. fundaciotapies.org.
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Fundació Joan Miró
In celebration of La Nit dels Museus, the Miró foundation, home to the Catalan artist Joan Miró’s private collection, throws open its doors providing free access to its exhibits. For a preview, the foundation shares key insights into the collection in the Miró at Hand series of short online videos to inspire you and spark your creativity. fmirobcn.org
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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC)
Take in the spectacular views of city from the terrace and peruse the museum's exhibits Maternasis and Benet Rossell Donation. Writings and Journeys. Paula Peso offers up soul-inspired R&B and funk music at 21:00, 22:00 and 23:00 and the Marxing Band of the Taller de Músics will perform throughout the museum The little ones can join in on the fun and play detective with the family activity The Enigmas of the Museu Nacional (download the PDF here). museunacional.cat
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Museu Picasso (Flickr).
Museu Picasso
In addition to enjoying free access to the collection and the temporary exhibition Picasso Blue Project, the museum's mediators will accompany you to discover everything you want to ask about Pablo Picasso or the Museum's collection. Advance registration is required, tickets will be available four days in advance on the museum's ticketing website.
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Photo by Pepe Navarro (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)
MACBA kicks off museum night with Up and down the stairs, a flamenco performance developed by Teresa Lanceta and Pedro G. Romero. Romero will read his own texts and dancers Javiera de la Fuente, Fuensanta "La Moneta" and Ana Morales will perform around Lanceta’s weavings and fabrics. The open house includes access to the exhibits In Real Time. Rafael Tous Collection of Conceptual Art; The MACBA Collection; and Repair Manuals and Cosmic Sounds. In addition, the MACBA Bar will stay open until 1:00. Attendance is free but advanced registration is required: macba.cat.
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Museu de Ciències Naturals, photo by Aronu (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons.
Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
Enjoy the museum's exhibits and activities free of charge all night long! In Planet Life travel through the history of life on our planet and marvel at the diversity of nature. (In)Visibles y (O)Cultas (Invisible and Hidden) explores the lives of 24 scientific women deprived of recognition. And, the exhibit An LGTBI+ look at Planeta Vida proposes a journey through the sexual diversity of the animal world with an LGTBIQA+ perspective. Piano music fills the evening air as you discover the museum's Live Rooftop—the first wild green roof of the city. This space of 7,100 square meters covered in Mediterranean flora and fauna offers fantastic views of Barcelona's coast. And see Danza, fragmentos de Rítmia, a rhythm and percussion performance created by dancer and choreographer Emma Villavecchia and musician and composer Maurici Villavecchia. museuciencies.cat
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Museu de la Música de Barcelona
Carrer Lepant 150, 08013 BarcelonaHead to l’Auditori’s very-own museum for Aresta, by Marc Vilanova, a special sound and performance installation featuring an ensemble of autonomous saxophones playing music computer-generated through algorithmic composition processes—and there are not humans on stage! The saxophones are filled with hundreds of LEDs, generating a light choreography as the music plays. Vilanova will also be performing solo saxophone concerts using the instrument as a sound generator and creating a palette of musical sounds that goes beyond anything you can imagine. Explore the museums' exhibits, enjoy concerts and family workshops all for free! ajuntament.barcelona.cat/museumusica.
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Image courtesy of the Ajuntament de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau
Rediscover the most representative corners of this classic modernista jewel; explore the underground tunnels, the Sant Salvador exhibition space, the Operations House, the gardens and the heritage rooms of the Administration Pavilion. Advance registration required at santpaubarcelona.org. But there's more! Fundación Victoria de los Ángeles has coordinated a special piano jam session from 20:00 to 22:30; tickets can be reserved at visites@fundaciosantpau.cat.
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