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To know more about the Romanesque art
A triumph of colour. The interiors of Romanesque churches were a major chromatic richness. The decoration is based above all on mural painting and on panels, in which Catalonia is one of the wealthiest territories. The presentation of this heritage in the rooms of the museum...
Read moreThe dragon
The bestiaries define the dragon as the biggest snake and of all the living beings. In Romanesque times it is represented as an enormous and terrible snake: with an open mouth and prominent teeth, breathing fire, flaming eyes, horns, the clawed paws of a lion, wings, and a body closer to a...
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Saturdays with artists: Romanesque monsters with Aldo Urbano
Read moreExhibition "History of the hands"
History of the hands reviews some highlights of the cultural history of the hands and our tactile relationship with the world. It invites us to think about the forms of communication, knowledge and production that have...
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One work, 15 minutes
Read moreSnowy landscape
Read moreIsidre Nonell. Snow-covered landscape, 1896-1897
Nonell spent the summer of 1896 in a spa of Caldes de Boí. In Boí the artist closed a period dedicated to landscape and opened another in which the human figure was now the protagonist, inclining especially towards those more socially grotesque and marginal beings: cretins, gypsies, old men,...
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Opening hours and prices
Museum opening hours
- Winter opening times: October to April, Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm; Sundays and public holidays, 10am to 3pm.
- Summer opening times: May to September, Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 8pm; Sundays and public holidays, 10am to 3pm.
- Mondays closed, except public holidays.
- Annual closing: January 1st, May 1st and December 25th.
Museum prices
- General admission: €12. It allows access to the building, to visit the permanent collection, the temporary exhibitions and the Rooftop Viewpoint (valid for two days during a month from the purchasing date). See discounts and free admission in the tabs below. (Check availability)
- Basic admission: €2 (this ticket does not accept discounts or gratuities). It allows access to the building, the rooftop viewpoint and the make the self-guided tour of the building's spaces (material available throughout the year). Free admission for under 16s and over 65s, if you buy a general admission ticket.
Admission to the museum is free every Saturday from 3 pm, every first Sunday of the month and open doors days, but early online admission must be reserved for better control of capacity and to improve the quality of the visit.
The ticket offices close 30 minutes before the museum closes. The rooms are emptied 15 minutes before.
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Wolf pursuing a gazelle from Santa Maria de Taüll
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The Museu Nacional has acquired an exceptional work by Lluís Dalmau funded by the Palarq Foundation
At an auction held in Barcelona on 31 May the Museu Nacional acquired the panel painting by Lluís Dalmau of the Decapitation of Saint Baudilus, from the old...
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