Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

The National Art Museum of Catalonia is located at the National Palace of Montjuïc in Barcelona. It contains the finest collection of Romanesque mural painting in the world, as well as Catalan Modernista works by artists such as Gaudí and Casas. The collection also contains works of Gothic art and those of European artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, such as Titian and Velázquez. There is also a photographic collection.

 

The Museum's commitment to photographic heritage commenced in 1996 with the creation of the photography department, and has grown constantly since then, and it received a major boost in 2014 when photography was given an important place amongst the new galleries devoted to the Museum's collections of modern art. One of the aims is to bring together works from the early days of photography to the present day in a collection that reflects the history of photography in general, and Catalan photography in particular.

 

Photography plays an increasingly important role in the Museum's work. It is an art form that has, over the generations, produced numerous photographers of the very first order, and it is uniquely placed to capture daily life, society and the anonymous people who play a role in it. Photography is also an essential part of modern art and plays an important role in the development of the avant-garde. It is precisely in this context that it has acquired such great value, both for us, and for the country in general.

 

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