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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC vs Barcelona Pavilion

Both are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC is the choice of most writers compared to Pabellon Mies van der Rohe. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC is ranked #3 in Barcelona with endorsements from 9 sources such as Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Let's Go.

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC
9 / 10
Parc de Montjuic, Palau Nacional, 08038 Barcelona
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Fodor's 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 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 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 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 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
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Barcelona Pavilion
Barcelona Pavilion
8 / 10
Avenida Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia 7, 08038 Barcelona
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Fodor's Fodor's
"One of the masterpieces of the Bauhaus School, the legendary Pavelló Mies van der Rohe... remains a stunning "less is more" study in interlocking planes of white marble, green onyx, and glass." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Directly across the road from the CaixaForum, this serene building stands in welcome contrast to the moderniste style of the Casaramona." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
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"The Pavelló Mies van der Rohe is not only a work of breathtaking beauty and simplicity, it is a highly influential building emblematic of the modern movement." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The Pabellon Mies van der Rohe is known as one of the first examples of 20th century architecture and is arguably one of the most influential buildings of the last century." Full review
Let's Go Let's Go
"Though the original Barcelona Pavilion was dismantled when the International Exhibition ended in 1930, this faithful 1986 reconstruction recreates the original feel perfectly." Full review
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