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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Incorporating one of the most important medieval art collections in the
world, the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) is housed in the
majestic Palau Nacional, built in 1929. The high point of the museum is
the Romanesque art section, consisting of the painted interiors of churches
from the Pyrenees dating from the 11th and 12th centuries. There is also
the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, with works from the Gothic period
to the Rococo; the Cambó Bequest, with works by the likes of Goya
and Zurbarán; and a collection of works by Catalan artists from
the early 19th century to the 1940s.
Top 10 Exhibits
1 Murals: Santa Maria de Taüll
2 Frescoes: Sant Climent
de Taüll
3 Crucifix of Batlló Majesty
4 The Madonna of the
Councillors
5 Cambó Bequest
6 Thyssen-Bornemisza
Collection
7
Ramon Casas and
Pere Romeu on a
Tandem
(1897)
8
Confidant from the Batlló
House
(1907)
9
Woman with Hat and Fur
Collar
(1937)
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Palau Nacional façade
On the first floor
there is a top-notch
restaurant in
impressively elegant
surroundings. There's
also a great café in
the Oval Room.
First
Floor
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There are spectacular
city views from the
entrance to the huge
glass foyer.
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Murals: Santa Maria
Key
de Taüll
The well-preserved interior of
Santa Maria de Taüll (c.1123)
gives an idea of how incre-
dibly colourful the Roman-
esque churches must have
been. The symbolism con-
centrates on Jesus's early
life, with scenes of the Wise
Men and John the Baptist.
Romanesque Art Gallery
Modern Art; Drawings,
Prints and Posters
• Palau Nacional,
Parc de MontjuÏc
• Map B4
• Metro: Espanya
• 93 622 03 76
• www.mnac.cat
• Open 10am-7pm Tue-
Sat, 10am-2:30pm Sun
• Adm: €8.50; con €6
(valid for two days within
one month; free first
Sun of the month;
includes audioguide,
available in several
languages)
• Guided tours by
appointment • DA
Gothic Art Gallery
Renaissance and
Baroque Art
Library
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Frescoes: Sant
Climent de Taüll
The Taüll interior
(left)
,
is a melange of Byzantine,
French and Italian
influences. The apse is
dominated by
Christ in
Majesty
and the symbols
of the four Evangelists
and the Virgin, with the
apostles beneath.
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For more sights in Montjuïc
See pp88-91
