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Museu Tàpies

Museum devoted to the work of Antoni Tàpies in a modernist building by Domènech i Montaner; temporarily closed for refurbishment from October 2026.

Temporarily closedAdmission €15 Wheelchair accessible

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Temporarily closed (expected until 2027-01). The museum closes to the public temporarily from 13 October 2026, for about three months, to improve the visitor reception areas. Activities continue in other spaces, which are listed in the agenda on the website. No reopening date has been confirmed.

About the museum

The Museu Tàpies occupies the building of the former publishing house Montaner y Simón, designed in 1879 by Lluís Domènech i Montaner and built between 1880 and 1882. It was the first building in the Eixample to combine industrial typology and technology, with exposed brick and iron, within the urban fabric. Its façade mixes classical features with Islamic and Mozarabic influences.

In June 1990 it opened as the Fundació Antoni Tàpies, after restoration and adaptation by Roser Amadó and Lluís Domènech Girbau. That same year Tàpies himself crowned the building with the sculpture “Núvol i cadira”, a chair emerging from a large cloud that evokes meditation and aesthetic contemplation. In 1997 the building was declared a historic monument.

Between 2008 and 2010 the architects Ábalos+Sentkiewicz carried out a second refurbishment to meet current accessibility standards and recover the original industrial character; in 2010 the work “Mitjó” was installed on the terrace.

The museum holds more than 2,100 works reflecting almost seventy years of Tàpies' output, including paintings, drawings, objects, sculptures and graphic works, largely from the donation of the artist and Teresa Barba when the foundation was created. From 13 October 2026 the museum closes temporarily for refurbishment.

Highlights

Building by Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1880–1882)
Sculpture “Núvol i cadira” on the roof
More than 2,100 works by Antoni Tàpies
Specialist library and museum bookshop

Founded: 1984
Operated by: Fundació Antoni Tàpies

Admission & discounts

Adults	€15
Reduced	€9Accredited students, people over 65, holders of library cards and other recognised cards.
Children & teens	freefree up to age 15 · Free admission for under-16s.
Seniors	€9Reduced admission for people over 65.
Visitors with disabilities	freeFree admission with a disability card.
Students & apprentices	€9With accreditation.

Free admission also for Friends of the Museu Tàpies and accredited unemployed people. The Articket BCN, valid for six art centres in Barcelona, costs €38. Prices are valid for the opening period.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Elevator
Accessible restroom
Accessible parking: no information
Service dogs welcome
Tactile models & exhibits
Sign language tours
Easy-to-read materials: no information
Audio description: no information

All rooms are wheelchair accessible; the street-level entrance is the door on the left, and there are lifts between the floors. Wheelchairs and folding stools are available for rest. Touch-tour visits and inclusive visits with a sign language interpreter are available on prior request, as well as advice and adapted activities for people with cognitive disabilities. Guide and assistance dogs are admitted.