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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNACvsCasa Amatller
Both Casa Amatller and Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC are praised by those who travel for a living. Overall, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC is preferred by most reviewers compared to Casa Amatller. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC ranks #5 in Barcelona with accolades from 12 reviews such as Concierge, Lonely Planet and Let's Go.
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC
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Parc de Montjuic, Palau Nacional, 08038 Barcelona
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Fodor's "Housed in the imposingly domed, towered, frescoed, and columned Palau Nacional... this superb museum was renovated in 1995 by Gae Aulenti." Full review
Concierge "Covering 1,000 years of Catalan art, this fully modernized museum on Montjuïc was carved out of the Palau Nacional for the 1929 International Exposition."
Travel + Leisure "Journey up to the Parc de Monjuïc to see the work of Picasso's Barcelona contemporaries at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya." Full review
Frommer's "Although its mammoth collection also covers the Gothic period and the 19th and 20th centuries, the MNAC is perhaps the most important center for Romanesque art in the world." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "An extensive collection of Catalan art, from Modernista sculptures to paintings by Dalí... also has large holdings of European Renaissance paintings." Full review
Let's Go "The sculpture-framed view over Barcelona from outside the museum can’t be beat,and more treasures await on the inside." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The modernist collection here, which includes works by artists like Francesc Català-Roca and Salvador Dalí, is extremely impressive." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"This museum contains ten centuries of Catalan art from the Romanesque period to the modern day." Full review
The Telegraph " The Gothic paintings and Modernista furniture are two sections that really stand out, but my favourites are the Romanesque murals, painstakingly transferred from abandoned churches in the Pyrenees. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Housed in the city’s hilltop national palace, the collections—eclectically ranging from Medieval Gothic to Modern Art—are incredibly memorable." Full review
Casa Amatller Let's Go Fodor's Travel + Leisure Michelin Guide
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Atlas Obscura Frommer's
Passeig de Gracia 41, 08007 Barcelona
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Let's Go "Finally another whimsical place that can rival some of Pg. de Gracia’s other creations. Casa Amatller stands as the counterpart to Gaudí’s neighboring acid-trip Casa Batlló." Full review
Fodor's "The neo-Gothic Casa Amatller was built by Josep Puig i Cadafalch in 1900, when the architect was 33 years old." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Some have described it as "urban gothic,” but whatever label you apply to it, it's very impressive masterpiece." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This building by Puig i Cadafalch (1900) is part of the famous "Apple of Discord". It has a beautiful façade with frescoes ... and large Gothic windows." Full review
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Note, in particular, the exquisite finesse of the balconies and doorways.
Time Out "Built for chocolate baron Antoni Amatller, this playful building is one of Puig i Cadafalch's finest creations." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"It has a beautiful façade with frescoes bearing floral motifs and large Gothic bay windows...you'll notice the wealth and quality of the Modernist arts applied to architecture and admire the original." Full review
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Note the exquisite finesse of the balcony and doorway gratings.
Atlas Obscura "This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism. " Full review
Frommer's "Constructed in a cubic design with a Dutch gable, this building was created by Puig i Cadafalch in 1900 and was the first building on the Manzana de la Discordia." Full review
