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MUSEU PICASSO
Museum
MUSEU BARBIER-MUELLER D'ART PRE-COLOMBÍ
Museum
( 93 310 45 16;
www.barbier-mueller.ch
; Carrer de Montcada 14; adult/child under 16yr/senior & student
€3.50/free/1.70, 1st Sun of month free; 11am-7pm Tue-Fri, 10am-7pm Sat, 10am-3pm Sun & holidays;
Jaume I)
The wonderfully illuminated artefacts inside the medieval Palau Nadal are part
of the treasure trove of pre-Columbian art collected by Swiss businessman Josef Mueller
(who died in 1977) and his son-in-law Jean-Paul Barbier, who directs the Musée Barbier-
Mueller in Geneva.
In blacked-out rooms, the beautifully spotlit artefacts stand out as if on stage. South
American gold jewellery introduces the collection, followed by rooms containing ceramics,
jewellery, statues, textiles and other objects. Every year or two, the composition of the ex-
hibition is altered, with pieces moved around between Barcelona and Geneva and items
displayed on loan from other collections. It's one of the most enchanting museums in town.
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