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19. Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (Macba)
The Museu d´Art Contemporari de Barcelona is a rich source of some of the most incredible
contemporary art in the world. Its doors officially opened on November 28th, 1995, but its
history goes back to the 1950's when a noted art critic took it upon himself to gather togeth-
er a group of contemporary artists in an effort to show their work in a series of exhibitions.
The ultimate goal was to start a collection of new contemporary art in the city. Over the next
several decades, the city council and several other groups collaborated towards the task of
designing and creating a building that would house a yet-to-be-determined collection of art-
work.
The permanent collection dates back to the mid-20th century, and is represented by three dis-
tinct periods; covering the time between the 1940's up until the 1960's, spanning the 1960's
and the 1970's, and contemporary styles.
2007 saw the opening of the museum's Study Center, which grants the public access to all
of the publications, books, and other notable works contained within the archives. One of
