{"id":64088,"date":"2016-03-24T09:54:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T08:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=64088"},"modified":"2019-12-10T14:04:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T13:04:04","slug":"10-of-the-best-spots-for-art-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-of-the-best-spots-for-art-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"10 of the best spots for art in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona is renowned\u00a0for its\u00a0<strong>art<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0most notably the work of the incredible\u00a0Antoni Gaud\u00ed. Whilst its fair to say that the Gaud\u00ed Museum and Park G\u00fcell are very impressive, there is plenty more in the way of <strong>art<\/strong> to see in\u00a0Barcelona. In my opinion, it\u00a0can be hugely rewarding to venture away from\u00a0the tourist trail and\u00a0seek out\u00a0some of the less\u00a0known <strong>art<\/strong> that\u00a0Barcelona has to offer. Accordingly here are my <strong>top 10 spots to see art in Barcelona.<\/strong><\/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\/10-of-the-best-spots-for-art-in-barcelona\/#Cosmo_art_gallery_and_cafe\" title=\"Cosmo art gallery and cafe\">Cosmo art gallery and cafe<\/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\/10-of-the-best-spots-for-art-in-barcelona\/#Angels_Barcelona\" title=\"\u00c0ngels Barcelona\">\u00c0ngels Barcelona<\/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\/10-of-the-best-spots-for-art-in-barcelona\/#Barcelona_Street_style_art_tours\" title=\"Barcelona Street style art tours\">Barcelona Street style art tours<\/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\/10-of-the-best-spots-for-art-in-barcelona\/#Museu_Frederic_Mares\" title=\"Museu Frederic Mar\u00e8s\">Museu Frederic Mar\u00e8s<\/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\/10-of-the-best-spots-for-art-in-barcelona\/#Bencini_Barcelona\" title=\"Bencini Barcelona\">Bencini Barcelona<\/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\/10-of-the-best-spots-for-art-in-barcelona\/#Eat_Meat\" title=\"Eat Meat\">Eat Meat<\/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\/10-of-the-best-spots-for-art-in-barcelona\/#Galeria_Trama\" title=\"Galeria Trama\">Galeria Trama<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-of-the-best-spots-for-art-in-barcelona\/#ADN\" title=\"ADN\">ADN<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-of-the-best-spots-for-art-in-barcelona\/#Galeria_3_Punts\" title=\"Galeria 3 Punts\">Galeria 3 Punts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-of-the-best-spots-for-art-in-barcelona\/#Esther_Arias_Galeria_de_Arte_y_Taller\" title=\"Esther Arias Galer\u00eda de Arte y Taller\">Esther Arias Galer\u00eda de Arte y Taller<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cosmo_art_gallery_and_cafe\"><\/span>Cosmo <strong>art<\/strong> gallery and cafe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you visit this cafe and art <strong>gallery<\/strong> in the lovely L&#8217;Eixample region, you will get a\u00a0chance to see some quirky and contemporary\u00a0art\u00a0whilst enjoying\u00a0some great food, it&#8217;s also a great spot to get your laptop out and catch up on some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-places-to-enjoy-a-coffee-while-you-work-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">work<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Angels_Barcelona\"><\/span>\u00c0ngels Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This experimental <strong>art experience<\/strong> situated in Raval offers visitors\u00a0the chance to see some internationally recognised artists such as Joan Fontcuberta<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">in, who is currently running\u00a0an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/angelsbarcelona.com\/en\/artists\/joan-fontcuberta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">exhibition<\/a> composed of printed cards which have been corroded by the action of snails! \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona_Street_style_art_tours\"><\/span>Barcelo<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Street-art--e1457623351313.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-64266\"><img class=\" wp-image-64266 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Street-art--e1457623351313-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Street art\" width=\"363\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a>na Street style art tours<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With tours in El Born, the Gothic Quarter and Raval, Barcelona <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcelonastreetstyletour.com\/free-barcelona-street-art-walking-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">street style tour<\/a> is a great way to see the best of Barcelona&#8217;s <strong>urban<\/strong> <strong>art<\/strong>. \u00a0Alternatively, you can take part in their \u00a0bike tour, which offers art enthusiasts the\u00a0chance to spend\u00a0a morning riding through\u00a0Poble Nou, witnessing all the\u00a0<strong>street\u00a0art <\/strong>the area has to offer.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Museu_Frederic_Mares\"><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Museu Frederic Mar\u00e8s<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">The museum is housed in the old Royal Palace of the Counts of Barcelona in the heart of the Gothic Quarter and holds the collections assembled by its founder, sculptor Frederic Mar\u00e8s, who was famous for his\u00a0religious <strong>sculptures<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bencini_Barcelona\"><\/span>Bencini Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;\">Bencini Barcelona was opened in Santa Caterina by\u00a0Federico Bencini and Ra\u00fal Pernia. Between the two, the artists have created\u00a0a magnificent <strong>gallery<\/strong> consisting of\u00a0monotype prints and floral sculptures.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eat_Meat\"><\/span>Eat Meat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Found on Carrer de l&#8217;Alzina, a small street in Gracia, this unique art gallery is famous for displaying some grotesque <strong>art forms<\/strong>\u00a0expressing\u00a0amputations, hybrids and deformities.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Galeria_Trama\"><\/span>Galeria Trama<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This trendy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galeriatrama.com\/index.php\/eng\/la-galeria-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>art<\/strong> gallery<\/a> near Liceu is dedicated to contemporary <strong>art<\/strong>, housing pieces\u00a0from\u00a0internationally acclaimed artists as well as some from some less known emerging artists.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ADN\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ADN.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-64290\"><img class=\" wp-image-64290 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ADN-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ADN\" width=\"353\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a>ADN<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ADN, or DNA in English is an <strong>art<\/strong> gallery in the bustling\u00a0L&#8217;Eixample region which\u00a0offers the chance for visitors to see work from artists working in the socio-political realm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"listing_page_title_container\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2 class=\"listing_page_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Galeria_3_Punts\"><\/span>Galeria 3 Punts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Also in L&#8217;Eixample \u00a0this gallery promotes all forms of <strong>contemporary art<\/strong>. The gallery organizes 7 or 8\u00a0individual <strong>art<\/strong> exhibitions a year. Further information on each can be found on their <a href=\"http:\/\/3punts.com\/en\/exhibitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"listing_page_title_container\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Esther_Arias_Galeria_de_Arte_y_Taller\"><\/span>Esther Arias Galer\u00eda de Arte y Taller<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"listing_page_title_container\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This gallery, housed in an inviting 18th-century building, exposes work of <strong>artist<\/strong> Esther Arias. Her collection of\u00a0intriguing and\u00a0abstract canvas paintings are definitely worth seeing and there is also a chance to buy some smaller paintings by the artist for a reasonable price.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"64088\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona is renowned\u00a0for its\u00a0art,\u00a0most notably the work of the incredible\u00a0Antoni Gaud\u00ed. Whilst its fair to say that the Gaud\u00ed Museum and Park G\u00fcell are very impressive, there is plenty more in the way of art to see in\u00a0Barcelona. In my opinion, it\u00a0can be hugely rewarding to venture away from\u00a0the tourist trail and\u00a0seek out\u00a0some of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":64264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4349],"tags":[3661,3218,1919,1662,3660,3659],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64088"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64088"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101150,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64088\/revisions\/101150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}