Barcelona
for Free?
Barcelona
for Free?
Free admission
to the Museums of Barcelona
How can you visit the museums of Barcelona for free?
That is a good question! And for that reason, I generated these 6 practical lists for you!
First, you find the museums that are free on the first Sunday of every month, as well as museums that offer free admission on every Sunday after 3 p.m.
There are also lot of public holidays in Barcelona, on which the museums offer open days = so free admission again!
And for families I got a list for those offering free admission for children (depending on their age).
Lists numbers 5 and 6 are a bit special – they are for Barcelona Card holders (3, 4 or 5-day pass) and for ICOM Members (a special card for employees of museums).
I hope you find the right list for your museum experience!
Note from 2021: Due to the COVID pandemic, some things may have changed here. I will update the lists as soon as “normal” returns. Therefore, the information is currently without guarantee!
HERE YOU WILL FIND
THE 6 ULTIMATE LISTS
1. First Sunday of a month is free
- Castell del Montjuic
- City History Museum
- El Call
- Ethnological Museum
- Frederic Marès Museum
- Hospital de Sant Pau
- Jardin Botanic
- Mercat del Born
- MNAC
- Museo Disseny Hub
- Museum of the History of Catalonia
- Museum of world cultures
- Museum Blau
- Museum of Music
- Palau Güell
- Picasso Museum
- Via Sepulcral Romana
2. Every Sunday after 3 p.m.: free entry
- Castell de Muntjuïc
- City History Museum
- CCCB
- El Call
- Ethnological Museum * from 4 p.m.
- Frederìc Marès Museum
- Jardin Botanic
- MACBA* (-> Saturdays from 4 p.m.)
- Mercat del Born
- MNAC * (-> Saturdays from 3 p.m.)
- Museum Disseny Hub
- Museum Blau
- Museum Maritime
- Museum of world cultures
- Museum of Music
- Picasso Museum* (-> Thursday, 6.00 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.)
- Via Sepulcral Romana
3. Open day!
Barcelona has a lot of public holidays and some of them are so important that the museums have open days with free admission!
* Not all museums mention these holidays on their website, so there could be more museums with free entry on these days.
12. February (Holy Eulalia)
- Archaeological Museum (12.2.)
- Castell de Montjuic (10.2.)
- Jardin Botanic (10.2.)
- Monastery of Pedralbes (17.2)
- Museum Disseny Hub (12.2.)
- Museum of the history of Catalonia (10.2.)
- Museum Blau (10.2)
- Museum Frederic Mares (12.2.)
- Museum of Magic (10.2)
- Pavilion Mies van der Rohe (10.2.)
- Picasso Museum (12.2.)
23. April (Sant Jordi)
- Archaeological Museum
- Hospital de Sant Pau
- Museum of the history of Catalonia
- Palau Güell
- Pavilion Mies van der Rohe
3. May
18. May (Day of Museums)
- Archaeological Museum
- Castell de Montjuic
- CCCB
- Ethnological Museum
- Jardin Botanic
- Monastery of Pedralbes
- MACBA
- Mercat del Born
- MNAC
- Museum Frederic Mares
- Museum Maritime
- Museum of the History of Catalonia
- Museum Blau
- Museum of Music
- Picasso Museum
- Pavillon Mies van der Rohe
22. May (Santa Rita)
10. June
- Palau Güell
21. Juni (Day of Music)
- Museum of Music
11. September (National Bank Holiday of Catalonia)
- Archeaological Museum
- Mercat del Born
- MNAC
- Museum of the History of Catalonia
- Palau Güell
24. September (Holy Mercè, city saint of BCN)
- Archeaological Museum
- Castell de Montjuic
- CCCB
- Ethnological Museum
- Hospital de Sant Pau
- Jardin Botanic
- Monastery of Pedralbes
- MACBA
- Mercat del Born
- Museum Disseny Hub
- Museum Frederic Mares
- Museum Maritime
- Museum of the History of Catalonia
- Museum Blau
- Museum of Music (23. + 24.)
- Palau Güell
- Picasso Museum
- Pavilion Mies van der Rohe
22. November (Holy Cecilia)
30. November (Sant Andrés)
- Mercat del Born
15. December (Birthday of Eusebi Güell)
- Palau Güell
Night of the Museums
Museum Night takes place once a year, during which many museums open their doors for free. Consult the current agenda of the city with the program.
4. Free admission for children
For families with children, this list might be of interest:
up to 2 years:
up to 3 years:
up to 4 years:
up to 5 years:
- Camp Nou
- La Pedrera
- Museum of Modernism
up to 6 years:
up to 7 years:
up to 8 years:
- Museum of motorbikes
up to 9 years:
- MEAM
- Palau Güell
- Palau de la Musica
up to 10 years:
- Casa Gaudi
- Sagrada Familia (If you want to know more about the situation on-site check out this page: Sagrada Familia Tickets)
up to 11 years:
- CCCB
- Casa Vicens
- Hospital de Sant Pau
up to 12 years:
up to 13 years:
up to 14 years:
up to 15 years:
- Archeaological Museum
- City History Museum
- El Call
- Ethnological Museum
- Frederìc Marès Museum
- Jardin Botanic
- Monastery of Pedralbes
- Mercat del Born
- MNAC
- Museum Disseny Hub
- Museum of the history of Catalonia
- Museum of world cultures
- Museum Blau
- Museum of Music
- Pavilion Mies van der Rohe
- Via Sepulcral Romana
up to 16 years:
- Museum Maritime
up to 17 years:
- Picasso Museum
5. Barcelona Card (3, 4, 5 days)
If you have a Barcelona Card for 3, 4 or 5 days, or if you are thinking of buying one, then you have free admission to these museums.
The Barcelona Card also offers entry to other museums at a reduced admission fee. These can be found here!
-
The Museum of Modernism, Barcelona - CCCB
- City History Museum
- Chocolate museum
- Cosmo Caixa
- Egyptian Museum
- El Call
- Ethnological Museum
- Frederìc Marès Museum
- Fundació Mirò
- Fundació Tápies
- Jardin Botanic
- Monastery of Pedralbes
- MACBA
- Mercat del Born
- MNAC
- Modernism Museum
- Museum Blau
- Museum of world cultures
- Museum Disseny
- Museum of Music
- Picasso Museum – reservation necessary
- Olympic Museum
- Refugi 307
- Via Sepulcral Romana
Always free!
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