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Museu Etnològic de Barcelona

Download date: 15/10/2026

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People are the backbone of the Barcelona Museum of Ethnology (MEB), an intercultural knowledge space for studying social complexities.

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Items from every continent

The collections on display feature over 10,000 items from every continent. The museum originally exhibited collections compiled by prominent Catalans in such places as the Philippines and Spanish Guinea. But it conducted ethnographical campaigns from 1950 to 1980 in such countries as Morocco, Nepal and Afghanistan. The American collections came from work carried out in Peru, Bolivia and Central America. And later it incorporated African collections too.

The birth of the museum

The MEB’s origins date back to the 1920s, when a group of intellectuals sought to create information centres on traditional societies. The Ethnological and Colonial Museum opened in 1949 but the MEB’s current home was officially opened in 1973.

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Location and contact

Location and contact

Museu Etnològic de Barcelona

Address:
Passeig de Santa Madrona, 16*22
Districte:
Sants-Montjuïc
Neighborhood:
el Poble-sec
City:
Barcelona
Getting there

Timetable and prices

Timetable

Period Dies Hores Preus
De l'1 October al 30 April

Tuesday to Saturday

 From 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
General admission: €5.2


Concession (proof required): €3.70

- People aged 16 to 29

- People aged 65 or over

- Targeta Rosa reduïda holders

- Unemployed people

- Holders of a large or single-parent family card

- Holders of a Barcelona Libraries card

- Families: maximum of 2 adults, provided one is the legal guardian


Free (proof required):

- First Sunday of each month from 10 am to 8 pm

- Every Sunday from 3 pm to 8 pm

- Under 16s

- Registered with the Gaudir+BCN programme

- Targeta Rosa gratuïta holders

- Holders of the metropolitan companion pass for people with disabilities

- ICOM card

- Accredited members of the Associació de Museòlegs de Catalunya

- Accredited teachers in formal education

- Teachers in formal education

when accompanying groups of students

- Professional tourist guides

in the exercise of their work

- Accredited journalists

- BCN Card holders

- 12 February (Santa Eulàlia)

- 18 May (International Museum Day)

- 24 September (Mare de Déu de la Mercè)

Sundays and public holidays

Closed on 25 December, 26 December, 1 January, and 6 January

 From 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
De l'1 May al 30 September

Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays

Closed on 1 May and 24 June

Museum Night 2025:

17 May

 From 7.00 pm to 1.00 am
Free admission

Events

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