Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum
Museum in the Palau Mornau in the Gothic Quarter, with a major collection on hemp and cannabis: history, uses, culture and art.
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About the museum
The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum in Barcelona opened in 2012 as the second venue of the museum that its founder, Ben Dronkers, had already created in Amsterdam. Barcelona was chosen for its cultural life and for a collection that had grown to more than 9,000 objects related to cannabis.
The museum occupies the Palau Mornau, a modernist palace in the Gothic Quarter, a few minutes from Las Ramblas. The building, declared a national monument, dates back to the 16th century and was remodelled in 1908 by the architect Manuel Raspall. A complete renovation carried out in 2012 restored its stained glass, woodwork and ironwork.
The collection is presented as the largest in the world dedicated to the cannabis plant and includes paintings, photographs, videos and unique objects. Its thematic strands cover hashish production, hemp in navigation, medicinal cannabis, counterculture, hemp cultivation, the history of smoking, propaganda against cannabis and sustainable fashion with hemp. During the growing season, hemp plants can also be seen on the palace's balconies.
Highlights
- Palau Mornau, a modernist palace declared a national monument
- Collection of more than 9,000 objects on hemp and cannabis
- Paintings, photographs and videos on cannabis culture
- Audio guide included in six languages
- Hemp plants on the balconies in season
Permanent exhibition
- Colección del museo en el Palau Mornau – Paintings, photographs, videos and objects on the history and culture of hemp and cannabis, from hashish production to medicinal use and counterculture.
- Founded
- 2012
- Director
- Ben Dronkers
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €9.50 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 12 · Children aged 0 to 12 enter free when accompanied by an adult, but need their free child ticket. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · People with disabilities buy a normal ticket and their companion enters free. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €7.60 per personPrice per person for groups of 10 or more. |
Admission includes an audio guide. Online tickets are valid for one year from purchase and can be changed free of charge. The Articket BCN is not valid at this museum. The “Planea tu visita” page gives €10 for admission, while the online ticket shop gives €9.50.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum is in a national monument (Palau Mornau) and is not yet fully adapted for people with reduced mobility. Only guide dogs are admitted.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Kids’ admission | free up to age 12 |
Children are welcome; under-13s enter free.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Jaume I (L4)
Metro: Jaume I (L4) and Drassanes (L3); a few minutes' walk from Las Ramblas.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Audio guide | yes (ES, CA, EN, FR, DE, IT) |
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| Photography | Photography without flash and filming for personal use are allowed; professional photography or filming must be agreed in advance by email. |
| Good to know | The audio guide is included in the admission. There is a leaflet in six languages and in Russian. Visit duration according to the ticket office: about an hour and a half. |
