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La Casa de la Caritat (CCCB)

Download date: 29/10/2026

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CCCB is housed in an old building in the Raval neighbourhood which has been restored and converted into a lively and highly active centre that showcases new creations.

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Emerging culture

The Casa de la Caritat, or House of Charity, was established in the early 19th century as a place for accommodating the city’s beggars and forsaken people. It was a means of reducing poverty in the area but, over time, this building, built during the splendour of Modernisme, has come to serve a very different purpose. The Casa de la Caritat is now a cultural complex which, situated in the Raval neighbourhood, has filled the area with art and culture. The Barcelona Contemporary Culture Centre, or CCCB, is housed in the main building and it is here that the most modern aspects of the city’s culture can be seen: exhibitions, concerts, debates and festivals, always with a focus on new technologies and new languages. An ever emerging space of creators and artists which has a theatre and a laboratory centre for new creations and which forms part of the Raval Cultural project, an initiative that aims to provide everyone with access to the neighbourhood’s artistic and cultural heritage.

An open space

The project to convert the Casa de la Caritat into the CCCB won the FAD Design Award in 1993. A welcoming prismatic structure and a glass facade, which appears to be leaning over the Pati de les Dones, have become one of the city’s key landmarks. The mirrors and their reflections are a metaphor for the way the city’s landscape is constantly changing, without losing its essence.

In the centre there is a square, Plaça de les Dones, around which there is the Ramon Llull University and spaces belonging to the Museum of Contemporary Art which complete the centre’s cultural offering.

The Pati Manning, the former cloister of the Casa de la Caritat seminary, is worthy of a special visit. It is a 17th century cloister, nestled between the avant-garde and the new artistic languages. A cloister that, with its semicircular arches and sgraffito on the walls, speaks of a history which is very much alive in a building that has managed to transform itself into an important cultural focal point. A good time to visit it is during the La Mercè festival, which is when the traditional giants from all the surrounding neighbourhoods are installed here.

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Location and contact

Location and contact

La Casa de la Caritat (CCCB)

Address:
Carrer de Montalegre, 5
Districte:
Ciutat Vella
Neighborhood:
el Raval
City:
Barcelona
Getting there

Timetable and prices

Timetable

Period Dies Hores
De l'1 June al 31 July Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday From 11.00 am to 8.00 pm
De l'1 August al 31 August Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday d'11.00 h a 20.00 h
Saturday and Sunday From 9.00 am to 9.00 pm
De l'1 September al 30 September Every day From 9.00 am to 9.00 pm

Events

Events

Observacions

Located in the heart of the Raval, the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) is an open space that fosters reflection on the conflicts of the present through a wide range of formats, exhibitions and activities.

The CCCB is a multidisciplinary cultural centre dedicated to exploring the major issues of contemporary society through different languages and formats, with an extensive programme that includes major thematic exhibitions, lecture series, literary encounters, audiovisual screenings and festivals, among others.

In the past, the CCCB was under the authority of the Barcelona Provincial Council and, briefly, the Government of Catalonia. Today it occupies the former Casa de Caritat (1802–1957), a self-funded hospice that historically provided vocational training and services for disadvantaged people.

In 2011, the CCCB incorporated a new building, the Teatre CCCB, the former theatre of the Casa de Caritat. This new facility includes the Sala Teatre, a multi-purpose hall with a capacity of 500 spectators, and the Sala Raval, which can accommodate up to 170 people.

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