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Museu PicassovsMuseu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC
Both Picasso Museum and Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC are rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, Picasso Museum scores slightly better than Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC. Picasso Museum is ranked #1 in Barcelona with approval from 12 sources including Michelin Guide, Fodor's and The Telegraph.
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Montcada 15-23, 08003 Barcelona
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Fodor's "The Picasso Museum is housed in five adjoining palaces on Carrer Montcada, a street known for Barcelona's most elegant medieval palaces." Full review
Frommer's "Five medieval mansions in a row contain a massive collection of the work of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The setting alone, in five contiguous medieval stone mansions, makes the Museu Picasso unique (and worth the probable queues)." Full review
Travel + Leisure "There can be a long wait to get in, but it's worth it, if only to see the extensive collection of portraits by the artist when he was a young man." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Especially good on the artist's early work—Picasso spent his formative teenage years in Barcelona and donated the paintings." Full review
Let's Go " Upon entering, there are a series of rooms that start from Picasso’s earlier years and lead into his critical success." Full review
Travel + Leisure "There can be a long wait to get in, but it's worth it, if only to see the extensive collection of portraits by the artist when he was a young man." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This magnificent museum, to which Picasso donated 1700 works before his death, pays homage to the relationship the artist had with the city of Barcelona." Full review
Departures "Houses one of the most extensive collections of the Spanish artist’s work, with more than 4,000 pieces, including paintings from his early years, Blue Period, and the "Las Meninas" series." Full review
goop "For Picasso and art lovers, the museum affords a unique look at the artist’s early work, which makes sense given that Picasso spent his formative years here in Barcelona." Full review
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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
