Exhibitions in
Barcelona
Exhibitions in
Barcelona
A MONTHLY OVERVIEW
EXHIBITIONS IN BARCELONA
On this page you will find detailed information about the most important exhibitions and events that take place in Barcelona every month. Just click on the desired month and find information about exhibitions, festivals and other activities. Have fun browsing!
Who writes and tests the exhibitions for you?
We are Céline & Jacqueline, and we are testing the exhibitions in Barcelona for you!
Céline is always busy picking out the highlights of the months for you and we both go to the museums and visit the exhibitions! And of course, we love doing that 🙂
So have fun browsing and visiting!
July 2025
Top 3 Exhibitions
1) Moco Museum
Robbie Williams: Confessions of a Crowded Mind
extended until 1 November 2025
We have been there! Here is the Blog-Post!
2) Caixa Forum
Rubens and the Flemish Baroque artists. Collections of the Museo del Prado
Until 21 September 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition presents masterpieces by Peter Paul Rubens and other Flemish Baroque artists from the Prado collection. The show highlights Rubens’ influence on his contemporaries as well as the dynamism and expressiveness of Flemish Baroque.
We have been there. Here is our Blog-Post!
3) MACBA
Carlos Motta. Pleas of resistance
Until 26 October 2025
What can you expect?
The exhibition ‘Pleas of Resistance’ is dedicated to the work of Carlos Motta, which spans over 25 years. It centres on themes such as the body, sexual identity and political resistance. On display are early self-portraits, performances and video installations. Motta takes a critical look at archives, colonial history and the influence of religion and questions Eurocentric ways of thinking and their lasting impact to this day.
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
in July
Arxiu Fotografic
Manel Esclusa
Until 12 October 2025
Caixa Forum
Rubens and the Flemish Baroque artists. Collections of the Museo del Prado
Until 21 September 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition presents masterpieces by Peter Paul Rubens and other Flemish Baroque artists from the Prado collection. The show highlights Rubens’ influence on his contemporaries as well as the dynamism and expressiveness of Flemish Baroque.
We have been there. Here is our Blog-Post!
Uncertain times. Germany between the wars
Until 27 July 2025
Outside the frame. Works by Rineke Dijkstra and Philippe Parreno
Until 26 October 2025
Casa Amatller – Digital Museum
Goya’s Universe: Between Light and Darkness
extended until August 17, 2025
What can you expect?
This immersive digital exhibition invites visitors to discover the world of Francisco de Goya in a completely new way. Light and shadow, reason and madness – the show delves into the contrasts that characterize Goya’s work and brings his paintings to life using cutting-edge technology.
We’ve been there! Here’s our review!
Casa Vicens
The first house. The house of the architect. The house of the manifesto.
no end date known
CCCB
Chris Ware: Drawing is thinking
Until 9 November 2025
‘Moving in the air…’
Image, feeling, utopia
until 28 September 2025
CosmoCaixa
Extraterrestrials: Is there life beyond Earth?
Until 30 August 2026
Diocesan Museum
German Expressionism. Works from the Museumsberg Flensburg
until October 5, 2025
Disseny Hub Barcelona
Miguel Milá. Designer (pre)industrial
until 21 September 2025
How to design a revolution: The Xilenean way of design
until 16 November 2025
Espai Inmersa
TITANIC: The official exhibition
until 28 September 2025 (from October in Vienna)
What can you expect?
The Titanic exhibition offers an immersive journey into the history of the famous ship. Visitors experience faithful replicas, see 200 salvaged original artefacts and immerse themselves in the wreck via virtual reality – from the construction to the sinking of the Titanic.
We have been there! Blog Post is ready!
Espai Volart
Lluís Hortalà: Putting the finger on the eye
Until to 13 July 2025
Fondacio de la Pedrera
Sean Scully
Until 6 July 2025
Fundacio Foto Colectania
The art of navigation. How to get lost in a world of images
Until 21 December 2025
Fundacion Tapies
Anna Malagrida. Opacitas. Providing transparency
Until 28 September 2025
Antoni Tàpies. The imagination of the world
Until 25 January 2026
Marta Palau. My ways are earthly
Until 17 August 2025
Noor Abed. A Night We Held Between
until 27 July 2025
Elena del Rivero. La Quema
8 July to 26 October 2025
IDEAL – Centre Arts digital Barcelona
Pioneers. 125 years of Catalan football
until 31 July 2025
KBr Mapfre
Edward Weston
until 31 August 2025
Joan Andreu Puig Farran: The Troubled Decade (1929-1939)
until 31 August 2025
MACBA
Carlos Motta. Pleas of resistance
Until 26 October 2025
What can you expect?
The exhibition ‘Pleas of Resistance’ is dedicated to the work of Carlos Motta, which spans over 25 years. It centres on themes such as the body, sexual identity and political resistance. On display are early self-portraits, performances and video installations. Motta takes a critical look at archives, colonial history and the influence of religion and questions Eurocentric ways of thinking and their lasting impact to this day.
Other exhibitions at the MACBA:
MACBA Collection: Prelude
poetic intention
Until 21 July 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition presents a new selection from the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA) collection. It focuses on art as a poetic expression and how artists transform words, symbols, and concepts into visual narratives.
Coco Fusco. I learnt to swim on dry land
Until 11 January 2026
MEAM
The Temptation of Modernity: Sculpture in Catalonia at the Time of Modernisme
until 28 September 2025
Miro Museum
Poetry has only just begun. 50 years of stories from the Fundació Miró
until 29 March 2026
Ludovica Carbotta
until 2 November 2025
Prats Is Quality
until 9 November 2025
Joan Miró. Gallery of Anti-Portraits
10 July to 28 September 2025
MNAC
Francesc d’A. Galí. The Invisible Master (Dome of the MNAC)
Until 14 September 2025
Eugènia Balcell’s ‘From the centre’.
until 11 September 2025
Moco Museum
Robbie Williams: Confessions of a Crowded Mind
extended until 1 November 2025
We have been there! Here is the Blog-Post!
Banksy
Permanent exhibition
Museum Blau (Natural Science Museum)
WOW
at the Centre Martorell d’Exposicions
Until 28 August 2025
Nature or culture?
at the Centre Martorell d’Exposicions
Until 28 August 2025
Museum of the History of Catalonia
We are: The gay rights movement during the fall of communism (1976–1979)
until October 26, 2025
Olympic and Sports Museum Barcelona
Francisco Godia Sales, a gentleman-driver
Until 1 July 2025
Palau Martorell
Fernando Botero
Until 20 July 2025
What can you expect?
A major retrospective in honour of Fernando Botero, the master of exuberant forms. The exhibition shows a selection of his most famous paintings and sculptures, which illustrate his unmistakable style and his unique depiction of volume and movement.
We have been there! Here is our Blog-Post!
Palau de La Virreina
Álvaro Perdices
Until 28 September 2025
The power of the people: Sara Gómez
Until 28 September 2025
Self-penetration: Eugenio Barba / Odin Teatret
Until 28 September 2025
Striptease: Cathy Berberian
Until 28 September 2025
Counterpoint: Sergi Aguilar
until 19 October 2025
Picasso Museum
Growing up between two artists. Homage to Claude Picasso
25 July to 26 October 2025
Other events in July
Grec Festival
The Grec Festival begins at the end of June and lasts until August. The Grec offers a wide variety of cultural events, starting with theater and covering everything from dance to cinema events – all of which are outdoors.
Click here to check out the detailed program: http://lameva.barcelona.cat/grec/en
Cruilla Festival Barcelona
Concerts outdoors and in front of the sea.
When: July 9-12, 2025
website
Tips for families
What did I visit with my Kids?
After 6 years, I had the idea of writing a post about those museums and sights I’ve been to with my own children. Sometimes, some ideas just take a little longer 🙂
But now it’s ready! And in this detailed report, I’ll show you which museum is suitable for which age group (up to 7). I’ll give you tips and honest feedback from the children 😉
Of course, this post will be updated regularly. I promise!
August 2025
Top 3 Exhibitions
1) Caixa Forum
Rubens and the Flemish Baroque artists. Collections of the Museo del Prado
Until 21 September 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition presents masterpieces by Peter Paul Rubens and other Flemish Baroque artists from the Prado collection. The show highlights Rubens’ influence on his contemporaries as well as the dynamism and expressiveness of Flemish Baroque.
We have been there. Here is our Blog-Post!
2) Espai Inmersa
TITANIC: The official exhibition
until 28 September 2025 (from October in Vienna)
What can you expect?
The Titanic exhibition offers an immersive journey into the history of the famous ship. Visitors experience faithful replicas, see 200 salvaged original artefacts and immerse themselves in the wreck via virtual reality – from the construction to the sinking of the Titanic.
We have been there! Blog Post is ready!
3) MEAM
The Temptation of Modernity: Sculpture in Catalonia at the Time of Modernisme
until 28 September 2025
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
in August
Arxiu Fotografic
Manel Esclusa
Until 12 October 2025
Caixa Forum
Rubens and the Flemish Baroque artists. Collections of the Museo del Prado
Until 21 September 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition presents masterpieces by Peter Paul Rubens and other Flemish Baroque artists from the Prado collection. The show highlights Rubens’ influence on his contemporaries as well as the dynamism and expressiveness of Flemish Baroque.
We have been there. Here is our Blog-Post!
Outside the frame. Works by Rineke Dijkstra and Philippe Parreno
Until 26 October 2025
Casa Amatller – Digital Museum
Goya’s Universe: Between Light and Darkness
extended until August 17, 2025
What can you expect?
This immersive digital exhibition invites visitors to discover the world of Francisco de Goya in a completely new way. Light and shadow, reason and madness – the show delves into the contrasts that characterize Goya’s work and brings his paintings to life using cutting-edge technology.
We’ve been there! Here’s our review!
Casa Vicens
The first house. The house of the architect. The house of the manifesto.
no end date known
CCCB
Chris Ware: Drawing is thinking
Until 9 November 2025
‘Moving in the air…’
Image, feeling, utopia
until 28 September 2025
CosmoCaixa
Extraterrestrials: Is there life beyond Earth?
Until 30 August 2026
Diocesan Museum
German Expressionism. Works from the Museumsberg Flensburg
until October 5, 2025
Disseny Hub Barcelona
Miguel Milá. Designer (pre)industrial
until 21 September 2025
How to design a revolution: The Xilenean way of design
until 16 November 2025
Espai Inmersa
TITANIC: The official exhibition
until 28 September 2025 (from October in Vienna)
What can you expect?
The Titanic exhibition offers an immersive journey into the history of the famous ship. Visitors experience faithful replicas, see 200 salvaged original artefacts and immerse themselves in the wreck via virtual reality – from the construction to the sinking of the Titanic.
We have been there! Blog Post is ready!
Fundacio Foto Colectania
The art of navigation. How to get lost in a world of images
Until 21 December 2025
Fundacion Tapies
Anna Malagrida. Opacitas. Providing transparency
Until 28 September 2025
Antoni Tàpies. The imagination of the world
Until 25 January 2026
Marta Palau. My ways are earthly
Until 17 August 2025
Elena del Rivero. La Quema
until 26 October 2025
KBr Mapfre
Edward Weston
until 31 August 2025
Joan Andreu Puig Farran: The Troubled Decade (1929-1939)
until 31 August 2025
MACBA
Carlos Motta. Pleas of resistance
Until 26 October 2025
What can you expect?
The exhibition ‘Pleas of Resistance’ is dedicated to the work of Carlos Motta, which spans over 25 years. It centres on themes such as the body, sexual identity and political resistance. On display are early self-portraits, performances and video installations. Motta takes a critical look at archives, colonial history and the influence of religion and questions Eurocentric ways of thinking and their lasting impact to this day.
Other exhibitions at the MACBA:
MACBA Collection: Prelude
poetic intention
extended until 25 September 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition presents a new selection from the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA) collection. It focuses on art as a poetic expression and how artists transform words, symbols, and concepts into visual narratives.
Coco Fusco. I learnt to swim on dry land
Until 11 January 2026
MEAM
The Temptation of Modernity: Sculpture in Catalonia at the Time of Modernisme
until 28 September 2025
Miro Museum
Poetry has only just begun. 50 years of stories from the Fundació Miró
until 29 March 2026
Ludovica Carbotta
until 2 November 2025
Prats Is Quality
until 9 November 2025
Joan Miró. Gallery of Anti-Portraits
until 28 September 2025
MNAC
Francesc d’A. Galí. The Invisible Master (Dome of the MNAC)
Until 14 September 2025
Eugènia Balcell’s ‘From the centre’.
until 11 September 2025
Moco Museum
Robbie Williams: Confessions of a Crowded Mind
extended until 1 November 2025
We have been there! Here is the Blog-Post!
Banksy
Permanent exhibition
Museum Blau (Natural Science Museum)
WOW
at the Centre Martorell d’Exposicions
Until 28 August 2025
Nature or culture?
at the Centre Martorell d’Exposicions
Until 28 August 2025
Terra. Nature Speaks
until September 28, 2025
Museum of the History of Catalonia
We are: The gay rights movement during the fall of communism (1976–1979)
until October 26, 2025
Palau de La Virreina
Álvaro Perdices
Until 28 September 2025
The power of the people: Sara Gómez
Until 28 September 2025
Self-penetration: Eugenio Barba / Odin Teatret
Until 28 September 2025
Striptease: Cathy Berberian
Until 28 September 2025
Counterpoint: Sergi Aguilar
until 19 October 2025
Picasso Museum
Growing up between two artists. Homage to Claude Picasso
until 26 October 2025
Other events in August
Fiesta Major de Gracia
Now this is where the citizens of Gracia get to go wild. Various streets participate in a decoration competition – and, of course, everyone wants to be the biggest, the most colorful, and the most creative. So you might start in a street with an Alice in Wonderland theme, and end up in a neighboring one, reminding you much more of the little Gallic village from the Astérix comic books. Beware, though: Some streets might go for zombies or a Jurassic Park motif, if the past years are any indication. We’ll have to see what they come up with this year.
When: a weekend August 2025
A Month of Vacation for Barcelonians
August is a special month… because it feels like all the Barcelonians have left the city! Small and large companies and stores, restaurants and bars – many of them will close for company-wide holidays. But don’t worry: The stores in the city center, the sights, larger chains, and many restaurants will remain open nonetheless.
September 2025
Top 3 Exhibitions
1) Espai Inmersa
TITANIC: The official exhibition
until 28 September 2025 (from October in Vienna)
What can you expect?
The Titanic exhibition offers an immersive journey into the history of the famous ship. Visitors experience faithful replicas, see 200 salvaged original artefacts and immerse themselves in the wreck via virtual reality – from the construction to the sinking of the Titanic.
We have been there! Blog Post is ready!
2) IDEAL – Centre Arts digital Barcelona
LEONARDO versus MICHELANGELO
17 September to 17 November 2025
3) Caixa Forum
Rubens and the Flemish Baroque artists. Collections of the Museo del Prado
Until 21 September 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition presents masterpieces by Peter Paul Rubens and other Flemish Baroque artists from the Prado collection. The show highlights Rubens’ influence on his contemporaries as well as the dynamism and expressiveness of Flemish Baroque.
We have been there. Here is our Blog-Post!
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
in September
Arxiu Fotografic
Manel Esclusa
Until 12 October 2025
Caixa Forum
Rubens and the Flemish Baroque artists. Collections of the Museo del Prado
Until 21 September 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition presents masterpieces by Peter Paul Rubens and other Flemish Baroque artists from the Prado collection. The show highlights Rubens’ influence on his contemporaries as well as the dynamism and expressiveness of Flemish Baroque.
We have been there. Here is our Blog-Post!
Outside the frame. Works by Rineke Dijkstra and Philippe Parreno
Until 26 October 2025
Can Framis
Marc Larré – Sculpture and power
23 September to 26 October 2025
Casa Vicens
The first house. The house of the architect. The house of the manifesto.
no end date known
CCCB
Chris Ware: Drawing is thinking
Until 9 November 2025
‘Moving in the air…’
Image, feeling, utopia
until 28 September 2025
CosmoCaixa
Extraterrestrials: Is there life beyond Earth?
Until 30 August 2026
Diocesan Museum
German Expressionism. Works from the Museumsberg Flensburg
until October 5, 2025
Disseny Hub Barcelona
Miguel Milá. Designer (pre)industrial
until 21 September 2025
How to design a revolution: The Xilenean way of design
until 16 November 2025
Espai Inmersa
TITANIC: The official exhibition
until 28 September 2025 (from October in Vienna)
What can you expect?
The Titanic exhibition offers an immersive journey into the history of the famous ship. Visitors experience faithful replicas, see 200 salvaged original artefacts and immerse themselves in the wreck via virtual reality – from the construction to the sinking of the Titanic.
We have been there! Blog Post is ready!
Espai Volart
Toni Giró – Solid Matter That Melts in the Air
September 19, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Ramon Calsina – Human Miseries
September 19, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Fundacio Foto Colectania
The art of navigation. How to get lost in a world of images
Until 21 December 2025
Fundacion Tapies
Anna Malagrida. Opacitas. Providing transparency
Until 28 September 2025
Antoni Tàpies. The imagination of the world
Until 25 January 2026
Elena del Rivero. La Quema
until 26 October 2025
IDEAL – Centre Arts digital Barcelona
LEONARDO versus MICHELANGELO
17 September to 17 November 2025
MACBA
Carlos Motta. Pleas of resistance
Until 26 October 2025
What can you expect?
The exhibition ‘Pleas of Resistance’ is dedicated to the work of Carlos Motta, which spans over 25 years. It centres on themes such as the body, sexual identity and political resistance. On display are early self-portraits, performances and video installations. Motta takes a critical look at archives, colonial history and the influence of religion and questions Eurocentric ways of thinking and their lasting impact to this day.
Other exhibitions at the MACBA:
MACBA Collection: Prelude
poetic intention
extended until 25 September 2025
What can you expect?
This exhibition presents a new selection from the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA) collection. It focuses on art as a poetic expression and how artists transform words, symbols, and concepts into visual narratives.
Coco Fusco. I learnt to swim on dry land
Until 11 January 2026
MEAM
The Temptation of Modernity: Sculpture in Catalonia at the Time of Modernisme
until 28 September 2025
Miro Museum
Joan Miró. Gallery of Anti-Portraits
until 5 October 2025
Poetry has only just begun. 50 years of stories from the Fundació Miró
until 6 April 2026
Ludovica Carbotta
until 2 November 2025
Prats Is Quality
until 9 November 2025
MNAC
Francesc d’A. Galí. The Invisible Master (Dome of the MNAC)
Until 14 September 2025
Eugènia Balcell’s ‘From the centre’.
until 11 September 2025
Moco Museum
Robbie Williams: Confessions of a Crowded Mind
extended until 1 November 2025
We have been there! Here is the Blog-Post!
Banksy
Permanent exhibition
Museum Blau (Natural Science Museum)
Terra. Nature Speaks
until September 28, 2025
Museum of the History of Catalonia
We are: The gay rights movement during the fall of communism (1976–1979)
until October 26, 2025
Palau de La Virreina
Álvaro Perdices
Until 28 September 2025
The power of the people: Sara Gómez
Until 28 September 2025
Self-penetration: Eugenio Barba / Odin Teatret
Until 28 September 2025
Striptease: Cathy Berberian
Until 28 September 2025
Counterpoint: Sergi Aguilar
until 19 October 2025
Picasso Museum
Growing up between two artists. Homage to Claude Picasso
until 26 October 2025
Other events
La Diada – Day of the Independence Movement
The day that Catalonia lost its independence back in 1714 is also the day Catalonians take to the streets to demonstrate for independence once more. Everyone gets out their flags, decorates the balconies, wears political t-shirts, and meets all over the city. Two years ago, more than 1.8 million Catalonians came together for the tercentenary Event. They created two large flags on the streets “Diagonal” and “Gran Via de Corts Catalan”, resulting in a hyper-enlarged victory sign. Amazing photographs, taken from the sky, spread all over Europe.
When: September 11th
Where: All over Barcelona. A specific place is usually designated as the main event, but regardless of that designation, the Arc de Triomf and the Placa Sant Jaume will always have something to offer.
La Mercé – Fiesta Major of Barcelona
Local saint Mercé is honored every year with a seven-day feast. The program ranges from dances and music to acrobatics, the Castelleres (human towers), the Gigantes (giant papier-mâché figures), and the Corre foc (the fire run – be careful with this one). Once the program is published, I will post a link right here.
When: Around September 24th, lasts 7 days
Where: All around the city, but mainly in the historic city center
October 2025
Top Exhibition
Picasso Museum
Growing up between two artists. Homage to Claude Picasso
until 26 October 2025
There’s not much going on this month… We’ll wait and see if anything else comes along.
other exhibitions
in October
Arxiu Fotografic
Manel Esclusa
Until 12 October 2025
Caixa Forum
Outside the frame. Works by Rineke Dijkstra and Philippe Parreno
Until 26 October 2025
Can Framis
Marc Larré – Sculpture and power
until 26 October 2025
Casa Vicens
The first house. The house of the architect. The house of the manifesto.
no end date known
CCCB
Chris Ware: Drawing is thinking
Until 9 November 2025
CosmoCaixa
Extraterrestrials: Is there life beyond Earth?
Until 30 August 2026
Diocesan Museum
German Expressionism. Works from the Museumsberg Flensburg
until October 5, 2025
Disseny Hub Barcelona
Little Tail. Antifeminin
29 October 2025 to 25 January 2026
How to design a revolution: The Xilenean way of design
until 16 November 2025
Espai Volart
Toni Giró – Solid Matter That Melts in the Air
September 19, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Ramon Calsina – Human Miseries
September 19, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Fundacio Foto Colectania
The art of navigation. How to get lost in a world of images
Until 21 December 2025
Fondacio de la Pedrera
Cristina Iglesias
9 October 2025 to 25 Janaury 2026
Fundacion Tapies
André du Colombier
18 September 2025 to 226 February 2026
Germaine Dulac. I Have Nothing Left.
16 October 2025 to 29 March 2026
Antoni Tàpies. The imagination of the world
Until 25 January 2026
Elena del Rivero. La Quema
until 26 October 2025
IDEAL – Centre Arts digital Barcelona
LEONARDO versus MICHELANGELO
until 17 November 2025
MACBA
Carlos Motta. Pleas of resistance
Until 26 October 2025
What can you expect?
The exhibition ‘Pleas of Resistance’ is dedicated to the work of Carlos Motta, which spans over 25 years. It centres on themes such as the body, sexual identity and political resistance. On display are early self-portraits, performances and video installations. Motta takes a critical look at archives, colonial history and the influence of religion and questions Eurocentric ways of thinking and their lasting impact to this day.
Coco Fusco. I learnt to swim on dry land
Until 11 January 2026
MEAM
Figurativas 2025: Exhibition of the award-winning works
October 3, 2025, to January 11, 2026
Miro Museum
Joan Miró. Gallery of Anti-Portraits
until 5 October 2025
Poetry has only just begun. 50 years of stories from the Fundació Miró
until 6 April 2026
Ludovica Carbotta
until 2 November 2025
Prats Is Quality
until 9 November 2025
MNAC
Catalan Paint Against Hitler
7 October 2025 to 11 January 2026
Sim, Drawing, and War
from autumn 2025
Moco Museum
Robbie Williams: Confessions of a Crowded Mind
extended until 1 November 2025
We have been there! Here is the Blog-Post!
Banksy
Permanent exhibition
Museum of the History of Catalonia
The Gypsy population (gitano = Sinti and Roma) in Catalonia: History and Culture
From October 2025 to May 2026
We are: The gay rights movement during the fall of communism (1976–1979)
until October 26, 2025
Palau de La Virreina
Counterpoint: Sergi Aguilar
until 19 October 2025
Trinh T. Minh-Ha
18 October 2025 to 15 March 2026
The Return of the Gaze: The Political Task of Narrative
Paloma Polo
18 October 2025 to 15 March 2026
Expaña 365: Isaías Griñolo
18 October 2025 to 15 March 2026
Michelangelo Antonioni and Luigi Ghirri
31 October 2025 to 15 February 2026
Picasso Museum
Growing up between two artists. Homage to Claude Picasso
until 26 October 2025
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