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If you are planning to spend your next holiday in Barcelona and you are interested in culture and art, you should definitely go to visit the MACBA. The museum of modern art is located in the "Raval" area not far away from a comfortable Barcelona apartment or Barcelona hotel.
Even the building of the museum is extraordinary and reminds one of the Modernism. Created by the American Richard Meier it was opened 1995. The rooms are illuminated by natural light and you will have a great view over the square infront of the building. Furthermore, there is also a library in the museum with mainly books of art.
The main part of the exhibitions contains of the contemporary art from the last 50 years. The art is from Spanish people as well as from all over the world. In addition concerts, events and courses take place.

The whole exhibition contains of 300 paintings, 150 sculptures and 800 drawings.
The outstanding thing about the museum is that the shown art is about events of the day and politic and questioned it consistently.
You see it is really worth a visit, even if you don´t know much about art. The closest metro stations are Catalunya and Universitat. From there it is quite simple to find it. During the week the opening hours are from 11:00 am to 7:30 pm, except on Thursday.