Museu Frederic Marès

Over het museum

The Museu Frederic Marès holds the collections assembled by the sculptor Frederic Marès (1893–1991), who donated them to the city of Barcelona in 1946. A first selection had already been shown to the public in 1944, and the museum was officially inaugurated in 1948; it had opened its first room in 1946 in a house on calle dels Comtes.

The museum occupies part of the former Palau Reial Major, residence of the counts of Barcelona and of the kings of the Crown of Aragon in the Middle Ages, next to the cathedral. Several adjoining buildings were incorporated and some rooms were restored in a medieval style. Extensions continued until 1970, when the building reached its present size. Today it is entered through the courtyard, the former palace garden, from the plaza de Sant Iu.

From 1997 a museographic renovation project was drawn up, carried out in three phases: the ground floor and a temporary exhibition room in 1999, the stone sculpture room in the basement in 2001, and the first floor in 2011.

The sculpture collection ranges from antiquity to the 19th century, with a predominance of religious polychrome carving. The Gabinet del col·leccionista (Collector's Cabinet), formerly known as the Museo Sentimental, groups thousands of everyday and curious objects, mostly from the 19th century, across 17 rooms.

Hoogtepunten

• Hispanic sculpture from antiquity to the 19th century, including religious polychrome carving
• Romanesque relief “L'aparició de Jesús als seus deixebles al mar”, attributed to the Master of Cabestany
• Collector's Cabinet with 17 rooms of fans, pipes, clocks, jewellery and toys
• Former Palau Reial Major of the counts of Barcelona and its courtyard
• Frederic Marès's studio-library

Vaste collectie

• Colección de escultura – Ancient and medieval sculpture on the ground floor, sculpture from the 15th to 19th centuries on the first floor and stone sculpture in the basement, alongside goldsmithing, furniture, textiles and painting.
• Gabinet del col·leccionista – Seventeen rooms with thousands of curious and everyday objects, mostly from the 19th century: fans, pipes, clocks, jewellery, photographs, toys and pharmacy jars.

Opgericht

1948

Beheerder

Ayuntamiento de Barcelona (Institut de Cultura de Barcelona)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: First Sunday of each month (11:00–20:00), every Sunday from 15:00, Santa Eulàlia (12 February), Corpus (variable date), International Museum Day (18 May) and La Mercè (24 September).

The price includes the permanent exhibition and the temporary exhibition. By keeping your ticket you can make a second, free visit within the following six months. Free admission also for members of ICOM and the Associació de Museòlegs de Catalunya, holders of the free Targeta Rosa, Barcelona Card and Gaudir BCN, accredited teachers, practising tourist guides and accredited journalists. There is no audio guide service on free-admission days.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Access from the street to the courtyard is step-free by means of a platform; there are three portable ramps in the courtyard and small ramps on floor 2. The entrance doors are automatic. The public lift (4 people) and a large lift for groups accompanied by staff do not reach floor -1 or the viewpoint on floor 2. Accessible toilets on floors 0 and 1. Two wheelchairs are lent, with benches on each floor and 25 folding chairs in the rooms. Induction loop at reception. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are admitted. Apropa Cultura and Estimul'Art programmes (visits for people with Alzheimer's).

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte

Family workshops with a short guided visit and a playful activity about collecting, recommended for children aged 6 to 12. Baby-changing facilities on floor 1; pushchairs enter through the calle dels Comtes door. Children under 16 enter free.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Access is through the courtyard, from the plaza de Sant Iu, next to the cathedral.

Service & horeca

• Garderobe
• Kluisjes

50 lockers (bags larger than 40 × 40 cm must be left in them) and 2 for folding bicycles. Information desk in the foyer and four touch screens.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

The museum offers space hire through the municipal venue hire service.

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