Experts' Choice Award El Born Centre De Cultura I Memoria
What the experts agree on
This former 19th-century market transformed into a cultural center showcases Barcelona's layered history through excavated 1700s ruins and permanent exhibitions exploring early modern city life, offering unique insight into the siege of 1714 and the
“The ruins of the Barcelona that suffered the seige of 1714 lay buried underneath the cast-iron 19th century Born Market for centuries.”
– Afar Magazine
Frommer's "At the end of the Passeig del Born, the pretty promenade at the heart of the neighborhood, is the Mercat del Born, the city's steel-and-glass ode to the industrial age." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Excavation in 2001 unearthed remains of whole streets flattened to make way for the much-hated citadel (ciutadella) – these are now on show on the exposed subterranean level." Full review
goop "A permanent exhibition explores life in the city in the early 1700s, and is a great way to dip a toe into the city’s complicated and fascinating history." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Walk over some of the city’s most spectacular (but under-the-radar) architectural ruins from the 1700s." Full review
Time Out "The old Born market has reopened as a cultural center." Full review
Frommer's "Some of the center’s temporary exhibitions, like those highlighting the history of the building’s use as a market and the sociology surrounding that era, are edifying." Full review
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Admission to the core of the center is free; you get what you pay for.
