Museums & galleries · Ciutat Vella

Museu Frederic Mares

The Museu Frederic Mares occupies part of the former royal palace complex beside Barcelona Cathedral and holds the collection assembled by the sculptor Frederic Mares, from medieval religious sculpture to a large collector's cabinet of everyday objects.

Why it matters

The upper floors are a museum of collecting rather than of art: thousands of small nineteenth-century objects arranged by type, which says more about the habits of a period than any single piece does.

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Sources & verification

coordinates.latitude: Barcelona municipal facilities open data (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07; Read from an authoritative geospatial publisher; see the coordinate's own status and role.
coordinates.longitude: Barcelona municipal facilities open data (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
officialWebsite: Museu Frederic Mares (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07; URL retrieved and confirmed to belong to the named operator.
operational.hoursText: Museu Frederic Mares - published opening information (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07; Quoted from the operator's published opening information on the date read.

Operational details last checked 2026-09-07. Facts of this kind are treated as current for 120 days.

Official information

Address: Not recorded
Access: ticketed
Setting: indoor
Admission: Not verified — see official website
Status: active

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Point: 41.38421, 2.17696 · centre of the site · known to about 30 m
Verified: Verified against an official geospatial source, 2026-09-07
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Visit information

Checked 2026-09-07

Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-19:00; Sundays and public holidays 11:00-20:00; closed Mondays except public holidays.
Booking: No booking needed
Access: ticketed · arrival point is the centre of the site
Worth knowing: Quoted in translation from the museum's Catalan opening-hours page; additional annual closure dates are listed there.

Checked against Ajuntament de Barcelona on 2026-09-07. Operational details can change — confirm with the operator before travelling.

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