National Art Museum of Catalonia (Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluna) description and photos - Spain: Barcelona (Topic)

National Art Museum of Catalonia (Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluna) description and photos - Spain: Barcelona. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluna.

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The National Art Museum of Catalonia was formed in 1990 as a result of the amalgamation of the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Art Museum of Catalonia. The museum is located in the building of the National Palace (Palau Nacional), which was built for the opening of the first World Exhibition in 1929 and is located at the foot of Montjuic.

The museum has a huge collection of works from various fields of art, covering a long period of time ... Here are the collections of the Romanesque period in art, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque. The collection of romanticism gathered in this museum is the largest in the world. Here are the outstanding works of that time, recognized as truly unique. The collection of wall paintings - frescoes is especially striking. The exposition of works of the Gothic period of the 13-15th centuries is represented by painting, stone sculptures, carvings on stone and wood, amazing stained glass windows. The Renaissance and Baroque periods, which were some of the brightest, but at the same time not the most significant in the art of Catalonia, are represented by the works of prominent Spanish, Flemish, Italian artists. Among them are works by Goya, Velazquez, Rubens, El Greco and others. The National Museum of Art also has an exposition of contemporary art of the late 19th - early 20th centuries, which includes paintings, photographs, and examples of applied art. This exhibition features the famous painting by Pablo Picasso "Woman in a Hat and with a Fur Collar".

There is also a collection of coins, medals and paper money, as well as a collection of prints and drawings. The museum has an art and universal library, and restoration work is also carried out here.

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