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The Palau Nacional, constructed for the International Exposition of 1929, is the location of the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. The Palau Nacional, which just about extends to 50,000 m2, is a building of major proportions, which relates to models of academic classicism of the period within the ambit of the universal exposition. Its façade is crowned by a large dome, inspired by that of St Peter’s of the Vatican; two lesser domes on either side, and four towers inspired by the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostella.

It is located on the hill of Montjuïc, a privileged setting from which you can enjoy magnificent and unique views of Barcelona. The front access to the Palau Nacional is reached by a major stone staircase from the avenue of Reina Maria Cristina, flanked half way up by the major luminous and monumental fountains by Carles Buïgas.

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1907

Creation of the Board of Museums and discovery of the Romanesque mural painting

 

The Board of...

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Museu Nacional Art Catalunya 1907

Fourth Conference: Collectors who have made museums

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The exhibition of the year 1929 changed the layout of Barcelona. The city won the mountain of Montjuïc, which, over time, has become a place of leisure and culture for everyone.

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Topic guide "Joaquim Folch i Torres"

 

“Like Noah in the Ark, in January 1937, during our war, we put the best of our artistic heritage furniture in big lorries; the best example of each type, and we took them to Paris”.

 

Joaquim Folch i Torres

Destino, n. 1247 (1st July 1961), p. 17

 

 

 

Historian, museologist and art critic, Joaquim Folch i Torres (1886-1963) played a notable role in rescuing and safeguarding the artistic heritage, as well as in the acquisition of works for the art collections of Catalonia.

In 2013, among the events held in homage to the 50th anniversary of his death, the MNAC Library would be renamed the Joaquim Folch i Torres Library. We have produced this thematic guide to remember the person and his commitment towards Catalan art and culture.

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The Romanesque Art at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

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Polinyà hoard

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1907-1933 Consolidation and early travels

In 1907, The Barcelona Museums Board creates the Special Library Committee. Two aspects should be mentioned about this period: on one hand the important efforts that Josep Puig i Cadafalch and Joaquim Folch i Torres made to consolidate the Library, and on the other the notable enrichment of the...

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Joaquim Folch i Torres

II. Modernism(s)

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To know more about the Modern art

Neoclassicism, romanticism and realism. The three artistic movements that define the 19th century in Europe impact in Catalonia.  The absence of neoclassical dramatics is recognisable in the works of Josep Bernat Flaugier and Damià Campeny. Romanticism that can be found in the...

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