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Free art: galleries
Galeria H2O
Galeria H2O
Local architect Joaquim Ruiz Millet and writer Ana Planella founded this friendly Gràcia gallery in 1989
Joan Gaspar
Joan Gaspar
Joan Gaspar has worked with young but strong artists, and has exhibited the works of artists from the Paris school
Arts Santa Mònica
Arts Santa Mònica
Check out this multidisciplinary centre for art, science, thought and communication
Marlborough
Marlborough
The family of galleries work in cahoots to organise exhibitions of the artists they represent
Toni Tàpies
Toni Tàpies
Owned by the son of the famous painter, Tàpies hosts a classy mix of locals and internationals
Àngels Barcelona
Àngels Barcelona
This space shows photography and video, and hosts the occasional performance
Recommended galleries

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

Marlborough
The Marlborough family of galleries was founded in London in 1946 and won prestige in the 1950s for being the first gallery to show the German Expressionists...

Senda
This historical gallery of Barcelona was founded in 1991 and recently moved to Trafalgar Street in 2015. The space is headed by Carlos Duran and Chus Roig and...

Galeria Mayoral
Specializing in postwar art, big names like Miró, Picasso, Dalí, the members of Dau al Set and artists who had a special link with Catalonia,...