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H2O c/de Verdi 152, Gràcia 934 151 801, h2o.es ; Fontana/Lesseps; map . Independ-
ent gallery working in the fields of architecture, design, photography and contemporary art.
Kowasa c/deMallorca235,Esquerradel'Eixample 932158058, kowasa.com ; Diag-
onal; map . Traditional and contemporary photography and photographic art, featuring Span-
ish and international photographers; it's above the photography bookshop of the same name.
Sala Parés c/de Petritxol 5-8, Barri Gòtic 933 187 020, salapares.com ; Liceu; map .
Possibly the most famous gallery in the city, established in the mid-nineteenth century, Sala
Parés hosted Picasso's first show. It still deals exclusively in nineteenth- and twentieth-cen-
tury Catalan art, putting on around twenty exhibitions a year, including its annual “Famous
Paintings” exhibition of works by some of the best-known Spanish and Catalan names.
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