Antoni Tàpies exploded on to the art scene in the 1950s when he began to incorporate waste paper, mud and rags into his paintings, eventually moving on to whole pieces of...

Newly transplanted in late 2008 from a first-floor flat to the Casa Garriga Nogués - a Modernista masterpiece in its own right - this vast private art collection now has enough...

This polymathic artist (1919-98) left his fingerprints all over his home city, not only in physical sculptures such as the letters spelling 'Barcino' by the cathedral or the...

Opened in 2007, the foundation's two floors house the contemporary art collection of businessman Josep Suñol. There are 100 pieces, including painting, sculpture and...

A garden furniture mogul might seem at first glance to be an unlikely art collector but Manuel Alorda and his wife Hanneke Derksen proved that there is no conflict between...

ADN (DNA in English) favours less-established contemporary artists, half of whom are locally based. Collective shows are on the hit and miss side so far as quality is...

This cavernous basement is one of the most intriguing art spaces in the city: outstanding contemporary exhibitions, particularly in photography and film from the likes of...

This is the present location of the celebrated Sala Gaspar, which in 1960, in the throes of the Franco era, mounted a solo show of the paintings of the exiled Pablo Picasso for...

Owned by the son of the famous painter, Tàpies hosts a classy mix of locals and internationals: the excellent video work of Portuguese artist João Onofre and local artist Tere...

A must for fans of photography, Kowasa Gallery, located above a bookshop, exhibits historical and contemporary photography. Agustí Centelles, Joan Colom and Eugeni Forcano set...

Described variously as rising dough, molten lava and a stone lung, the last secular building designed by Antoni Gaudí, the Casa Milà (popularly known as La Pedrera, 'the stone...

Silvia Dauder's penchant for new photography and film is sculpted into subtle, provocative and highly original shows. Limited-edition artists' texts, detailed explanations in...

Tecla Sala is an old textile factory now housing a vast library and excellent gallery, which exhibits a varied mixture of national and international artists.