Centre de Documentació i Museu de les Arts Escèniques
Museum and documentation centre for the Catalan performing arts, with a permanent exhibition room in the Institut del Teatre de Montjuïc.
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About the museum
The Museu de les Arts Escèniques (MAE) was created in 1923 to gather, preserve and disseminate documents and objects linked to the Catalan performing arts. It belongs to the Institut del Teatre and, together with a library and an archive, forms the Centre de Documentació i Museu de les Arts Escèniques.
Over the years the museum has waited for a permanent home of its own. In the meantime it has regained a permanent exhibition space within the Institut del Teatre, on the Plaza de Margarida Xirgu in the Poble-sec district, where it presents a selection of pieces, including scale models, costumes, images and puppets, dated between 1879 and 2000.
Its holdings include more than 17,000 set design sketches, around 400 toy theatres, nearly a thousand pieces of theatrical costume and more than 400 puppets, as well as important collections of books, manuscripts, posters, programmes and photographs.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition on the memory of the performing arts with models, costumes, images and puppets
- More than 17,000 set design sketches
- Collection of toy theatres and puppets
- Library, archive and photographic holdings of the Catalan performing arts
Permanent exhibition
- La memòria de les arts efímeres – Selection of pieces from the museum's collections, such as models, costumes, images and puppets dating from 1879 to 2000, which revisits ten shows.
- Founded
- 1923
- Operated by
- Institut del Teatre
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission according to the listing of Barcelona City Council.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is in the Institut del Teatre, on the Plaza de Margarida Xirgu, in the Poble-sec district (Sants-Montjuïc district).
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits have been offered on specific dates, for example during the Nit dels Museus, with advance booking. |
