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Museu Nacional
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La Pedrera
d'Art de Catalunya
The stately Palau Nacional
(right)
is home to the
Museu Nacional d'Art de
Catalunya (MNAC), which
holds one of the most
extensive collections of
Romanesque art in the
world. The works were
rescued from churches
around Catalonia in the
1920s.
See pp18-19.
Unmistakably Gaudí,
this
Modernista
marvel
(below)
seems to grow
from the very pavement
itself. Fluid and eerily
alive, its curving façade
sprouts writhing wrought-
iron balconies. A cluster
of mosaic chimneys keeps
watch over the rooftop
like shrewd-eyed knights.
See pp20-21
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Fundació
Joan Miró
An incomparable blend of art
and architecture, this spa-
cious museum, awash with
natural light, showcases the
work of Joan Miró, one of
Catalonia's greatest 20th-
century artists. Paintings,
sculptures, drawings and
textiles represent 60 prolific
years.
See pp22-3
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Housed in a medieval
palace complex, this museum
charts Picasso's rise to fame
with an extensive collection of
his early works, including nume-
rous masterful portraits painted at
the age of 13.
See pp24-5
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Palau de
la Música
Catalana
No mere concert
hall, the aptly named
Palace of Catalan
Music
(left)
is one
of the finest, and
most exemplary,
Modernista
build-
ings in Barcelona.
See pp26-7
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Museu d'Art Contemporani
& Centre de Cultura
Contemporània
The city's gleaming contemporary art
museum
(above)
and it's cutting-edge
cultural centre have sparked an urban
revival in the El Raval area.
See pp28-9
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