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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
From across the city, the bombastic neobaroque silhouette of the Palau Na-
cional can be seen rising up from the slopes of Montjuïc. Built for the 1929
World Exhibition and restored in 2005, it houses a vast collection of mostly
Catalan art spanning the early Middle Ages to the early 20th century. The
high point is the collection of extraordinary Romanesque frescoes, which
is considered the most important concentration of early medieval art in the
world.
» MNAC
» 93 622 03 76
» www.mnac.es
» Mirador del Palau Nacional
» adult/senior & child under 15yr/student €10/free/7, 1st Sun of month free
»
10am-7pm Tue-Sat, 10am-2.30pm Sun & holidays, library 10am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 2.30pm Sat
»
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Romanesque Masterpieces
Rescued from neglected country churches across northern Catalonia in the early 20th
century, the Romanesque collection consists of 21 frescoes, woodcarvings and painted al-
tar frontals (low-relief wooden panels that were the forerunners of the elaborate al-
tarpieces that adorned later churches). The insides of several churches have been recre-
ated and the frescoes - in some cases fragmentary, in others extraordinarily complete and
alive with colour - have been placed as they were when in situ.
Gothic Collection
Opposite the Romanesque collection is the museum's Gothic art section with Catalan
works and paintings from other Spanish and Mediterranean regions. Look out for the
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