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Museu de Matemàtiques de Catalunya
Make a Cornellà outing of hands-on mathematical puzzles in the setting of Palau Mercader.
The Barcelona edit
The Barcelona address book
Cultural rooms, open-air pauses and places for another kind of night. Use each address as the start of a plan: see its neighbourhood, practical information and any linked events before setting off.
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Museu Can Tinturé
Explore the colour and pattern of Catalan ceramic tiles in this small museum in Esplugues.
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La Rajoleta
Visit the old Pujol i Bausis ceramic factory to see how the tiles of Modernista Barcelona were made.
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Museu d’Història de la Immigració de Catalunya
A museum in Sant Adrià de Besòs that places migration, journeys and everyday lives at the centre of Catalan history.
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Museu Torre Balldovina
Discover Santa Coloma de Gramenet through archaeology and local history around a medieval tower.
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Museu Palau Mercader
Step into the decorated rooms of a nineteenth-century palace on a park outing to Cornellà.
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Museu de L’Hospitalet
Use the city museum to connect L’Hospitalet’s historic buildings with the stories of its changing neighbourhoods.
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Centre d’Art Tecla Sala
Contemporary art in a former textile factory offers a reason to take the metro out to L’Hospitalet.
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La Bonne
Follow the programme at this women’s cultural centre for cinema, performance and discussion in the old city.
Free entry
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MUHBA Oliva Artés
An industrial building in Poblenou becomes a lens on how modern Barcelona grew and changed.
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FC Barcelona Museum
Explore the club’s story through the museum experience, checking the current visitor route during stadium redevelopment.
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Casa Bloc
A guided visit to a restored apartment reveals an ambitious 1930s experiment in everyday housing.
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MUHBA Temple d’August
Slip into a Gothic Quarter courtyard to find Roman columns that outlasted the ancient city around them.
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MUHBA Via Sepulcral Romana
Look below the modern square to understand the burial ground and approaches to Roman Barcino.
Free entry
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Palau Macaya
Modernista architecture frames a programme of public conversations and exhibitions in this Eixample cultural venue.
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Sant Andreu Teatre
A neighbourhood theatre with a programme that gives families and dance audiences reasons to head to Sant Andreu.
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La Villarroel
Choose a contemporary play at an Eixample theatre known for putting actors and audiences close together.
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Teatre Gaudí Barcelona
An intimate theatre venue for discovering smaller productions away from the large central stages.
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Teatre Grec
An open-air amphitheatre on Montjuïc where the seasonal performance calendar shapes an evening under the sky.
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Zumzeig Cinema
A cooperative cinema in Sants makes a case for independent films, original-language screenings and conversation beyond the credits.
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Bosque Multicines
A cinema stop at the edge of Gràcia, easy to combine with dinner in the streets around Plaça del Sol.
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Aribau Multicines
Check the programme at this central cinema for a screening between an Eixample walk and dinner.
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Llibreria Aldarull
Browse an independent Gràcia bookshop whose shelves centre anarchist thought, social movements and critical reading.
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Llibreria Quera
A specialist bookshop for mountain routes, maps and the next walking adventure beyond Barcelona.