MACBA from the Sky. Historical tour with 360º views
How about taking a different tour of MACBA’s spaces? Gain a new perspective in which history, art and spectacular views are intertwined. Enjoy a 360-degree view of Barcelona from one of the city’s architectural icons.
Illustration by Hans Emil Hädler
how does it work?
how does it work?
Let yourself be carried away by the unique history of MACBA’s Gothic spaces with this new guided tour, in which you will learn all about this emblematic building. Ascend to the Mirador Tower – with 360-degree panoramic views, previously closed to the public – and rediscover the Raval from this stunning position. From this unique vantage point, you can distinguish where the old walls stood, the seafront, Drassanes, Montjuïc and the bell towers of the Gothic quarter. An unlimited perspective onto the present aspects of a city that continues to transform itself.
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Duration
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1 hour / 1 h 30 min
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Timetable
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Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
11:00 am (English)
6:30 pm (Catalan and Spanish)
8:00 pm (multilingual: English, Italian and French)
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People
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15 max.
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Want to learn more about the history of these 400-year-old heritage spaces?
MACBA is located in Barcelona’s Raval neighbourhood. As the name (Raval) indicates, this was a neighbourhood on the outskirts, built in the nineteenth century outside the main city walls in an area that in the past had been home to guilds and religious orders.
Designed by Richard Meier and opened in 1995, over the years MACBA’s main building has been augmented by new historical spaces that have helped expand the Museum. In 2006, the Capella dels Àngels, or Capella MACBA, built during the second half of the sixteenth century, was incorporated, and now presents artistic projects that are often specifically created for this space. Later, MACBA took on the Convent dels Àngels, which had originally housed a community of Dominican tertiary nuns and then a sisterhood from which Isabel de Josa i Cardona organised welfare activities.
Wars, the Mendizábal Confiscation of church property, and the urban reforms of the city at the beginning of the twentieth century account for its rehabilitation and new uses (the Chapel had been a church, but also a warehouse for iron). The revitalisation of this area began in the eighties. From 1999 to 2013, the Convent housed the headquarters of FAD, while the rest was integrated into MACBA. Currently, this site hosts some of MACBA’s cultural activities and a wide range of the Museum’s projects, such as restoration workshops, the archive, the Library and the Research and Documentation Centre, among others.
Designed by Richard Meier and opened in 1995, over the years MACBA’s main building has been augmented by new historical spaces that have helped expand the Museum. In 2006, the Capella dels Àngels, or Capella MACBA, built during the second half of the sixteenth century, was incorporated, and now presents artistic projects that are often specifically created for this space. Later, MACBA took on the Convent dels Àngels, which had originally housed a community of Dominican tertiary nuns and then a sisterhood from which Isabel de Josa i Cardona organised welfare activities.
Wars, the Mendizábal Confiscation of church property, and the urban reforms of the city at the beginning of the twentieth century account for its rehabilitation and new uses (the Chapel had been a church, but also a warehouse for iron). The revitalisation of this area began in the eighties. From 1999 to 2013, the Convent housed the headquarters of FAD, while the rest was integrated into MACBA. Currently, this site hosts some of MACBA’s cultural activities and a wide range of the Museum’s projects, such as restoration workshops, the archive, the Library and the Research and Documentation Centre, among others.