{"id":58334,"date":"2015-10-28T09:31:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T08:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=58334"},"modified":"2022-03-28T13:07:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T11:07:15","slug":"free-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheat-Sheet to Free Museums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-58340 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MUSEUMS-muhba-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"MUSEUMS muhba\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Raise your hand up high if you have actually ever been to the major museums in the city? If you raised your hand, I applaud and commend you. I, however, have been living here for eight months and have yet to go to the Picasso Museum.\u00a0Tsk, tsk, shame on me, etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two main reasons I have been avoiding seeing the major museums is because one, I am poor, and these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/art-galleries-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">museums<\/a> can be pricey, and two, I hate long lines and am particularly impatient, especially because I am now a local and not a tourist of this bustling city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the world does not function that way, and so it left me with no other choice than to create my own solution. Here you will find a list of <strong>seven<\/strong><strong>\u00a0of the best museums<\/strong> in Barcelona, where they are located, and when\/how to get in for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-fitness-in-barcelona-draft-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/art-galleries-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Art galleries to visit for free in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-museum\/#MNAC\" title=\"MNAC\">MNAC<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-museum\/#Picasso_Museum\" title=\"Picasso Museum\u00a0\">Picasso Museum\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-museum\/#CCCB_Centre_de_Cultura_Contemporania_de_Barcelona\" title=\"CCCB\u00a0(Centre de Cultura Contempor\u00e0nia de Barcelona)\">CCCB\u00a0(Centre de Cultura Contempor\u00e0nia de Barcelona)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-museum\/#MUHBA\" title=\"MUHBA\">MUHBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-museum\/#Museu_dHistoria_de_Catalunya\" title=\" Museu d&#8217;Hist\u00f2ria de Catalunya\"> Museu d&#8217;Hist\u00f2ria de Catalunya<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-museum\/#Jardi_Botanic\" title=\" Jardi Botanic\"> Jardi Botanic<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-museum\/#Museu_Maritim\" title=\"Museu Maritim\">Museu Maritim<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MNAC\"><\/span><strong>MNAC<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.museunacional.cat\/ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Museu Nacional d&#8217;Art de Catalunya<\/a>\u00a0is home to\u00a0Catalan art from the 12th to the 20th centuries, including photography, graffiti, and the highlight, the Romanesque collection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located in the Montjuic Park, the easiest way to access this museum is by taking the red line or blue line (L1 or L3) to Espanya.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Free admission hours<\/strong>: E<span id=\"result_box\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hps\">very Saturday<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">from 3pm, and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">on the first Sunday<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">of every month.<\/span>\u00a0Also on:<span class=\"hps\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"hps\">11<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and 24 of September and 1<\/span><span class=\"hps\">8 of May (National Museum Day).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Picasso_Museum\"><\/span><strong>Picasso Museum\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This legendary\u00a0artist&#8217;s work is on display in this renowned <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museupicasso.bcn.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">museum<\/a>, planted\u00a0deep within\u00a0the lovely narrow streets of El Born, in Montcada, 15-23. It is most easily accessible by taking the metro to Jaume I (L4). The free access to this museum applies to the permanent exhibition only, the temporary exhibitions you must pay for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Free admission hours<\/strong>:\u00a0every Sunday from 3 to 7pm, the first Sunday of every month all day, as well as 12 February, 18 May and 24 September.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CCCB_Centre_de_Cultura_Contemporania_de_Barcelona\"><\/span><strong>CCCB<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Centre de Cultura Contempor\u00e0nia de Barcelona)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-58342 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/museums-cccb-300x129.jpg\" alt=\"museums cccb\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" \/> <\/strong>Located deep within the bohemian\u00a0and wonderful neighborhood of El Raval, at Carrer Montalegre 5, you will find the cultural center of Barcelona. This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cccb.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">museum<\/a> is an interesting gem within Spain because of the modernistic glass-paneled cultural center built alongside an old monastery built in the 1800s. The closest metro is Universitat (l4).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Free admission hours:<\/strong>\u00a0every Sunday from 3 until 8pm!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MUHBA\"><\/span><strong>MUHBA<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Plaza del Rei is where this incredibly unique and interesting museum is located, with easy access by taking the Jaume I metro to get there, right in El Gotico.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is an underground labyrinth by entering a 15th-century merchants house, ancient Roman excavations, and a 15th-century chapel!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Free admission hours:<\/strong> every Sunday from 3pm and the first Sunday of every month all day, and the 12 February, 24 September and 18 May.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Museu_dHistoria_de_Catalunya\"><\/span><strong> Museu d&#8217;Hist\u00f2ria de Catalunya<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Right next to the water in the middle of the Barceloneta, you will find one of the most enriching museums in Barcelona, if not Catalonia. It is just feet from the Barceloneta metro, L4, and has some prime real estate looking over the water and the port of Barcelona. There are two floors of this museum, and each room is packed with information and history. This is seriously not a museum to miss out on, and might even be worth it to pay the 4,50 euros (schedule <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhcat.cat\/esmhc\/la_visita\/ubicacion_horarios_tarifas\/horarios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Free admission hours:<\/strong> only the\u00a0first Sunday of every month and 12 February, 23 April, 18 May, and the 11 and\u00a024 of September.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jardi_Botanic\"><\/span><strong> Jardi Botanic<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-58341 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MUSEUMS-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"MUSEUMS\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/>This immaculate <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/museuciencies.cat\/es\/visitanos\/jardi-botanic\/jardi-botanic-historic-2\/\">botanical garden<\/span> was initially created in preparation for the 1992 Olympic games that took place here inBarcelona. On Calle Doctor Font<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Calle Doctor Font i Quer, this amphitheater-shaped garden is in the heart of Monjtuic where you can find all things Olympian-related. Not only can you see wonderful views of the Olympic stadium from this garden, you can also see great metropolitan views of the whole city from here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Free admission hours: <\/strong>every Sunday from 3pm and the first Sunday of every month all day, as well as the following dates: 12 Feb, 18 May and 24 Sep.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Museu_Maritim\"><\/span><strong>Museu Maritim<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Technically located in El Raval, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmb.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">this museum<\/a> is essentially an indoor shipyard (drassanes in Catalan), complete with incredible arches, old wooden ships, a full-scale replica of a 16th-century ship, and even a wonderful cafe with a terrace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-58343 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0407-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"museums maritim\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>You can get to this museum, located on Av. de les Drassanes s\/n, by taking the L3 to the Drassanes stop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Free admission hours:<\/strong> every Sunday from 3 until close, and on the 18 of May and September 24th.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The only solution I have found to eliminate the disheartening process of line waiting is waking up early and beating the crowd (sorry night owls, yay early birds!).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for a new apartment? 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