Walk through 2,000 years of history and see how the city and its citizens have evolved. Barcelona is a vast living museum which you'll understand better if you visit the different museums that are part of the Museu d'Història de Barcelona. (MUHBA).
ADVANTAGES:
The MUHBA has five museums which you can visit in the order you prefer.
You'll find a 4,000 m2 archaeological site under the square where the Conjunt Monumental de la Plaça del Reistands. You'll be able to see the historic remains of the Roman colony and the episcopal ensemble of old Barcino.
Visit a 19th-century farmhouse and poet's house at the Museu-Casa-Verdaguer, which is dedicated to the memory of Jacint Verdaguer, one of the most important Catalan writers of the 19th century.
Under Santa Caterina market, you'll find the Espai Santa Caterina, an archaeological space where you'll discover how this part of the city has evolved from prehistoric times to the present day.
The Centre d'Interpretació del Call is the best place to start if you want to find out how Barcelona's Jewish community lived. You'll find all the information you want about Barcelona's old Jewish Quarter and see some of the objects recovered from the archaeological digs, such as ritual lamps, cooking pots and tombstones.
If you want to understand how the people of Barcelona lived through the 1936 air raids during the Spanish Civil War, you can visit Refugi 307, an air-raid shelter which bears witness to the events and saved many members of the local community.
What does your booking include?:
You'll find a 4,000 m2 archaeological site under the square where the Conjunt Monumental de la Plaça del Reistands. You'll be able to see the historic remains of the Roman colony and the episcopal ensemble of old Barcino.
Visit a 19th-century farmhouse and poet's house at the Museu-Casa-Verdaguer, which is dedicated to the memory of Jacint Verdaguer, one of the most important Catalan writers of the 19th century.
Under Santa Caterina market, you'll find the Espai Santa Caterina, an archaeological space where you'll discover how this part of the city has evolved from prehistoric times to the present day.
The Centre d'Interpretació del Call is the best place to start if you want to find out how Barcelona's Jewish community lived. You'll find all the information you want about Barcelona's old Jewish Quarter and see some of the objects recovered from the archaeological digs, such as ritual lamps, cooking pots and tombstones.
If you want to understand how the people of Barcelona lived through the 1936 air raids during the Spanish Civil War, you can visit Refugi 307, an air-raid shelter which bears witness to the events and saved many members of the local community.
What does your booking include?:
- Admission to the Conjunt Monumental de la Plaça del Rei, Museu Casa Verdaguer, Espai Santa Caterina, Centre d'Interpretació del Call and Refugi 307.
DETAILS
Ticket collection point: Museu d'Història de la Ciutat de Barcelona (Plaça del Rei).
Addresses and times:
Addresses and times:
- Conjunt Monumental de la Plaça del Rei: plaça del Rei, s/n. Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 7pm. Sunday, from 10am to 8pm.
- Espai Santa Caterina: c/ Joan Capri. Monday to Saturday, from 7.30am to 3.30pm.
- Centre d'Interpretació del Call: Placeta de Manuel Ribé, s/n. Wednesday and Friday, from 11am to 2pm. Saturday and Sunday, from 11am to 7pm.
- Refugi 307: carrer Nou de la Rambla, 175. Sunday, guided tours at 10.30am in English, at 11.30am in spanish and at 12.30noon in Catalan.
- Museu Casa Verdaguer. Vil·la Joana: carretera de l'Esglèsia, 104. Thursday, from 10am to 2pm. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, from 10am to 5pm.
- Free admission to all the MUHBA museums open on Sundays after 3pm.
- Free admission to all MUHBA museums on the first Sunday of the month, except refugi 307.
- No audioguide service available on the first Sunday of the month and every Sunday from 3pm.