# The best museums in Barcelona

From MNAC's Romanesque to the Picasso in El Born: Barcelona's must-see museums.

- 18 votes · 12 items
- Aug 1, 2025 · Itziar Redondo Diez
- https://even.best/en/l/2433/the-best-museums-in-barcelona

## Top 12

1. **Picasso Museum** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Picasso's formative years in El Born palaces.
2. **National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Romanesque murals in Montjuïc's Palau Nacional.
3. **MACBA** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Contemporary art in Richard Meier's white building in El Raval.
4. **Joan Miró Foundation** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Over 14,000 works in Josep Lluís Sert's building.
5. **Antoni Tàpies Foundation** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Tàpies's work in a Modernista building.
6. **Music Museum** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Instruments from around the world at L'Auditori.
7. **CosmoCaixa** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Science museum with a flooded forest.
8. **Design Museum** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Design and decorative arts in the 'stapler' at Glòries.
9. **CCCB** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Centre of contemporary culture next to MACBA.
10. **Barcelona History Museum (MUHBA)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Roman Barcino under Plaça del Rei.
11. **Maritime Museum** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The medieval shipyards and the royal galley.
12. **Egyptian Museum of Barcelona** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Private collection of ancient Egyptian art.

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