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Vista frontal del Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña. Barcelona © MNAC - Museu Nacional d´Art de Catalunya
Picture in the National Art Museum of Catalonia ©Turespaña
Wooden carved figure of the crucified Christ. National Art Museum of Catalonia ©Turespaña
San Clemente de Taüll Apse. Barcelona © MNAC - Museu Nacional d´Art de Catalunya

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One museum - 1,000 years of art

The MNAC contains works of art from the 10th to the 20th century.

The different collections at the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) offer a complete exhibition encompassing all art disciplines (sculpture, painting, drawing, engraving, posters, as well as photography and coin collections). It intends to give a vision of art in Catalonia throughout history, from the Romanesque period to modern times, and the avant-garde movement. The collection features works by artists such as El Greco, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Fortuny, Gaudí, Casas, Torres-García, Julio González, Dalí and Picasso.

Essential works

San Clemente de Taüll Apse

This is one of the masterpieces of the European Romanesque. It is notable for its vivid colours and a style that tends towards geometry and abstraction.
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Apse of Santa María d’Àneu

It is notable for its complex iconography, particularly the synthesis of prophetic images of the Old Testament and the unusual presence of archangels acting as lawyers for mankind before God.
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Apostles around the empty Tomb

These wall paintings from a Romanesque church reflect the Classic style of one of the most acknowledged Baroque masters, Annibale Carracci.
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Self-portrait

Forms part of the famous gallery of portraits by Ramon Casas, one of the most important of those in MNAC's Print, Drawing and Poster Department.
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Head of Christ

Attributed to Jaume Cascalls, one of the most important 14th century, Catalan sculptors, this work is remarkable for its dramatic affect and naturalist style.
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Cala Forn

Painting by Joaquín Sunyer, and one of the most paradigmatic in the movement that involved a return to order, known as "noucentisme" in Catalonia.
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Dawn parade

This image is part of the Royal Masquerade, a key work in the history of 18th-century Catalan engravings.
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Confidente

This is a piece of furniture conceived as a work of art, albeit without forsaking its utility, which sublimates the prolific, inventive capacity of the architect, Gaudí.
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The Consecration of Saint Augustine

This panel, remarkable for its quality of composition and execution, formed part of one of the biggest Catalan Gothic altarpieces.
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Desconsuelo

Josep Llimona is considered to be the most genuine representative Catalan modernist sculpture. This work is a masterly synthesis of the symbolist vein in the modernist movement.
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Temporary exhibitions

Exhibition: Ex ungue leonem. Marble heads by the Master of Cabestany

Coinciding with the Romanesque International Conference organised by the National Art Museum of Catalonia in collaboration with the British Archaeological Association, a series of works from the doorway of Sant Pere de Rodes by the Master of Cabestany will be on display.
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Exhibition: Josep Tapiró. Painter of Tangiers

In the 19th century the city of Tangiers became a source of inspiration for artists who wished to depict an exotic eastern world. Catalan artist Josep Tapiró went a step further and dedicated his life to depict that reality through his paintings. This commitment is the essence of this exhibition at the National Art Museum of Catalonia.
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Timetables

Oct 01 to Apr 30

Tuesday to Saturday

Does not close at midday

10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Public holidays

10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

May 01 to Sep 30

Tuesday to Saturday

Does not close at midday

10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Public holidays

10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Closing days: Monday

Closed: Mondays except public holidays, 1 and 5 January and 25 December.

The MNAC offers guided tours and activities specifically designed for children and young people.

Starting on 1 April 2014, the rooms housing the 19th and 20th-century collection will be closed to the public until about the end of September. During this period, a selection of the masterpieces of the period can be seen in the temporary exhibition rooms.

Rates

General: €12

Reduced: €8,40

Free admission

People over the age of 65, the unemployed, children under 16, and on Saturdays from 3 pm, the first Sunday of every month, 18 May, and 11 and 24 September.

There is a combined ticket (€15) for the churches of Sant Climent de Taüll, Sant Joan de Boí and Santa Eulàlia d'Erill la Vall (also including Santa Maria de Taüll, admission free) and the collection at the National Art Museum of Catalonia (including the temporary exhibitions and a visit to the terrace-observation decks).

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