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Año Gaudí in Barcelona: free events and other activities to discover his legacy
Barcelona celebrates the Año Gaudí with a special programme dedicated to the city’s most universal architect. Exhibitions, immersive experiences, guided visits and workshops allow visitors to rediscover his legacy from new perspectives. These activities invite you to explore his work, his creative process and the influence that Antoni Gaudí continues to have on contemporary architecture and culture.
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- Visit ‘La Pedrera Sunrise’
Before the city gets going, La Pedrera – Casa Milà opens its doors to only a few people. With the ‘La Pedrera Sunrise’ visit, the first rays of light filter through the building’s sinuous forms, revealing its purest essence in an almost sacred silence.
- Jordi Savall concert at Torre Bellesguard
High above Barcelona, where centuries of history intersect, Torre Bellesguard becomes the setting for a singular concert by Jordi Savall. The building, a work by Antoni Gaudí, stands on a site with more than two thousand years of memory, marked by episodes that have left their mark on the country’s history.
- «More Gaudí at MNAC: Reflections and analogies» presentation
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) adds a set of previously unseen works by Antoni Gaudí from Barcelona City Council's stores to its Modern Art collection. The presentation, entitled «More Gaudí at MNAC: Reflections and analogies», provides an opportunity to approach little-known materials by the architect, which have been the subject of prior research and a careful conservation process.
- Exhibition «Francesc Vidal i Jevellí at Palau Güell. Interiors and furniture»
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.
- Family Architecture Day ‘Enjoying Gaudí’
On the first Sunday of October 2026, the square at the Sagrada Familia will become a space open to the imagination with the family architecture day ‘Enjoying Gaudí’. The proposal invites children and families to approach the world of architecture through play, experimentation and curiosity.
- Exhibition «Intramuros. The cradle of modern architecture in Catalonia (1872‑1962)»
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.
- Exhibition “Avinguda Gaudí, a living memory between Sagrada Familia and Hospital de Sant Pau”
The exhibition “Avinguda Gaudí, a living memory between Sagrada Familia and Hospital de Sant Pau” traces the history of one of Barcelona’s most recognisable avenues and reveals everything that exists behind its urban landscape. Architecture, memory and neighbourhood life meet along the route linking two great landmarks of Catalan modernism.
- “La Pedrera Essential” visit
- Night guided visit «La Pedrera Night Experience»
When night falls, La Pedrera reveals an entirely different side. Antoni Gaudí's iconic building becomes the setting for an experience combining heritage, technology and visual shows in one of Barcelona's most distinctive spaces.
- Game through the streets «Street Escape: "Gaudí and the Hidden Treasure"»
Gaudí and the Hidden Treasure, a game through the streets of Barcelona to find the mysterious treasure. Discover the secrets of the architect Gaudí, the leading exponent of Catalan Modernism.
- guided tours of Park Güell
One of Antoni Gaudí’s masterpieces. Get ready to enjoy an impressive place in the city of Barcelona.
- Guided visits to Torre Bellesguard
Discover Torre Bellesguard by Antoni Gaudí through guided visits that explore both its interiors and exteriors.
