Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC
11 expert reviews
“An extensive collection of Catalan art, from Modernista sculptures to paintings by Dalí... also has large holdings of European Renaissance paintings.”
– Condé Nast Traveler
Fodor's
"Housed in the imposingly domed, towered, frescoed, and columned Palau Nacional... this superb museum was renovated in 1995 by Gae Aulenti." Full review
Concierge
"Covering 1,000 years of Catalan art, this fully modernized museum on Montjuïc was carved out of the Palau Nacional for the 1929 International Exposition."
Travel + Leisure
"Journey up to the Parc de Monjuïc to see the work of Picasso's Barcelona contemporaries at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya." Full review
Frommer's
"Although its mammoth collection also covers the Gothic period and the 19th and 20th centuries, the MNAC is perhaps the most important center for Romanesque art in the world." Full review
Let's Go
"The sculpture-framed view over Barcelona from outside the museum can’t be beat,and more treasures await on the inside." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The modernist collection here, which includes works by artists like Francesc Català-Roca and Salvador Dalí, is extremely impressive." Full review
Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This museum contains ten centuries of Catalan art from the Romanesque period to the modern day." Full review
The Telegraph
" The Gothic paintings and Modernista furniture are two sections that really stand out, but my favourites are the Romanesque murals, painstakingly transferred from abandoned churches in the Pyrenees. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Housed in the city’s hilltop national palace, the collections—eclectically ranging from Medieval Gothic to Modern Art—are incredibly memorable." Full review
Time Out
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'One museum, a thousand years of art' is the slogan of the National Museum, and the collection provides a dizzying overview of Catalan art from the 12th to the 20th centuries. " Full review