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Museu Frederic Marès
One of the wildest collections of historical curios lies inside this vast medieval com-
plex, once part of the royal palace of the counts of Barcelona. Frederic Marès i Deulo-
vol (1893-1991) was a rich sculptor, traveller and obsessive collector. He specialised in
medieval Spanish sculpture, huge quantities of which are displayed in the basement
and on the ground and 1st floors - including some lovely polychrome wooden sculp-
tures of the Crucifixion and the Virgin.
The top two floors comprise 'the collector's cabinet', a mind-boggling array of
knick-knacks: medieval weaponry, finely carved pipes, delicate ladies fans, intricate
'floral' displays made of seashells and 19th-century daguerreotypes and photographs.
A room that once served as Marès' study and library is now crammed with sculpture.
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