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MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de BarcelonavsPoble Espanyol
Both are praised by writers. Overall, MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona ranks slightly better than Poble Espanyol. MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona comes in at 90 with positive reviews from 9 sources such as Condé Nast Traveler, Let's Go and Frommer's.
MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
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1 Placa dels Angels, 08001 Barcelona
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Fodor's "This gleaming explosion of light and geometry in the darkest corner of Raval houses a permanent collection of contemporary art as well as traveling exhibits." Full review
Concierge "When Richard Meier's cool, white, futuristic "ship" sailed into the heart of El Raval, it regenerated an area best known as the underbelly of Barcelona."
Travel + Leisure "The Raval district's futuristic, all-white museum designed by Richard Meier looks like something out of The Jetsons and contains a world-class collection of art created in the past 50 years." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Barcelona’s contemporary art museum (known as MACBA) focuses on mid-century abstraction and European Pop." Full review
Lonely Planet "Macba (Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona) has become the city's foremost contemporary art centre, with captivating exhibitions for the serious art lover." Full review
Afar Magazine "Definitely worth a visit, if only to admire the stunning building." Full review
Let's Go "Bursting out of the narrow streets and into its own spacious plaza, American architect Richard Meier’s bright white edifice has sought to bring artistic enlightenment to the masses." Full review
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Be sure to check the website, as events, exhibitions, and even small concerts may occur within a week’s notice.
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Its vast white exhibition rooms display a permanent collection of 1,500 works from the second half of the 20C by leading Catalan artists such as Miró, Tàpies, Torres." Full review
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The specialist library is quite remarkable.
Time Out "If you're used to being soft-soaped by eager-to-please art centres, you'll have to adjust to the cryptic minimalism of the MACBA, where art is taken very seriously indeed." Full review
Afar Magazine "This modern white-cement-and-glass building designed by Richard Meier houses art by Spanish, Catalan, and international artists." Full review
Poble Espanyol Fodor's Lonely Planet Time Out Let's Go Michelin Guide
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Av Francesc Ferrer i Guardia 13, Parc de Montjuïc, 08038 Barcelona
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Fodor's "Created for the 1929 International Exhibition as a sort of artificial Spain-in-a-bottle, with faithful reproductions of Spain's various architectural styles punctuated with boutiques." Full review
Lonely Planet "This ‘Spanish Village’ is both a cheesy souvenir hunters’ haunt and an intriguing scrapbook of Spanish architecture built for the Spanish crafts section of the 1929 World Exhibition." Full review
Time Out "Built for the 1929 Exhibition and designed by the Modernista architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, this composite Spanish village is charming or kitsch depending on your taste." Full review
Let's Go "One of the few original relics from the 1929 International Exhibition that still dots the mountain, the Poble Espanyol originally aimed to present a unified Spanish village." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This square uniting Majorcan markets, Baroque Valencia facades, Galician houses and Castillian squares charts Spains architectural history." Full review
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Pieces by Picasso, Miró, Dalí and other Spanish artists active from the 1950s to the present day, adds to the visit.
Frommer's "This re-created Spanish village, built for the 1929 World's Fair, provokes mixed feelings: Purists see it as the height of kitsch, while others delight in its open spaces and Disneyland feel." Full review
