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National Museum of Art of Catalunya MNAC |
The National Museum of Art of Catalunya MNAC is know to be housed in the former 'Palau Nacional' which is located at the foot of Montjuic and it's regarded as the best Art Museum in Barcelona. This museum displays an enormous collection of Medieval Art forms starting right from the Romanesque and Gothic periods. In fact a number of murals and paintings were collected from the Roman churches of the nearby villages. These murals are at the same time complemented with sculptures, wood carvings and other pieces collected from the churches. Know more about the major attractions in Barcelona as spaintravelhub.com updates you about the National Museum of Art of Catalunya MNAC in Barcelona.
This museum has recently added a segment which is dedicated to Picasso and is still on expansion. It organizes several yearly exhibitions ranging from classic topics like 'still life' to contemporary painters like Gauguin or Van Gogh. The impressive architecture and the splendid location of the building overlooking the city are bound to attract tourists and take them for a ride to the wonderland of past culture and art works. The museum hosts classical music concerts during the summer and this was also accompanied by the famous water and lights show at the Magic Fountains below. The museum tends to extend its timings of opening hours from May to September and also promotes several interesting cultural activities in which visitors are invited to discover the collections and they feature an interesting combination of art and music.
The museum displays the following types of art forms:
The Romanesque works: the wall-paintings of Romanesque churches in and around Catalonia.
Gothic art: the 13th-15th century's Catalan art along with Italian art.
Renaissance and Baroque art: art from the 16th-18th century's Spanish, Italian and Flemish nature.
Modern art: the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century Catalan art having photography and the decorative arts. Notable works are, Ramon Casas, Santiago Rusiñol, Isidre Nonell, Pau Gargallo and the modernist decorative arts of Antoni Gaudí.
Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection: works deposited by the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. It includes pieces from the Renaissance and Baroque and a collection of Catalan art belonging to the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection.
Photography collection: photographs from the 19th century to mid-1990s.
Numismatics collection: displays Coins, medals and paper money from 6th century B.C to present day.
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