History exhibitions in Barcelona
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History exhibitions are a good way to read Barcelona itself.
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The Barcelona History Museum lets visitors walk among Roman remains beneath the old royal square, the Museum of the History of Catalonia looks out over the old port, and El Born Cultural Centre stands over streets demolished after the city's siege in the War of the Spanish Succession. This page gathers the history exhibitions on now or coming up in Barcelona, with the venue and dates of each.
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Exhibition “La Seat: Fàbrica de Transformacions”
From 5 June 2026 Long run
“La Seat: Fàbrica de Transformacions” offers a broad look at one of the companies that most influenced the evolution of contemporary Barcelona. Beyond car production, the exhibition explores how the arrival of SEAT profoundly altered the economic, urban and social landscape of Catalonia and Spain as a whole during the 20th century.
- Castell de Montjuïc
- €12
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Exhibition «Living, living together and surviving: International Brigades and multilingualism»
From 5 June 2026 Long run
The history of the Brigadas Internacionales can also be told through the words its members had to learn in order to understand one another. The exhibition «Living, living together and surviving: International Brigades and multilingualism» addresses a lesser-known facet of those volunteers who came from different countries to take part in the Guerra Civil Española.
- Castell de Montjuïc
- €12
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Exhibition «Intramuros. The cradle of modern architecture in Catalonia (1872‑1962)»
From 16 April 2026 Long run
The exhibition «Intramuros. The cradle of modern architecture in Catalonia (1872-1962)» offers a journey through the memory of the former School of Architecture, which for decades occupied the second floor of the Historic Building of the University of Barcelona.
- La Universidad de Barcelona
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Exhibition «Catalan mythology»
From 15 September 2026 10:00Long run7 dates
The exhibition «Catalan mythology» invites visitors to rediscover an imaginary world of its own that for years has taken a back seat to other European mythic traditions. The display recovers tales and characters born of oral transmission across Catalan territory and places them in dialogue with the great worlds of contemporary fantasy, demonstrating the relevance of these stories in today’s culture.
- Free
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Exhibition «Francesc Vidal i Jevellí at Palau Güell. Interiors and furniture»
From 1 November 2026 Long run
The exhibition «Francesc Vidal i Jevellí en el Palau Güell. Interiores y muebles» offers a look into the domestic world of Palau Güell, dwelling on the elements that shaped its interior spaces. Beyond architecture, the exhibition focuses on the original furniture and on the conception of the interior as an essential part of the modernist project.
- Palau Güell
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