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Museum of Montserrat

Tourist attraction Art museum

One of the Best Places To Visits in Monistrol de Montserrat


Address

08199 Montserrat, Barcelona, Spain

Website

www.museudemontserrat.com

Contact

+34 938 77 77 27

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (358 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 10 AM to 5:45 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 5:45 PM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 5:45 PM
  • Monday: 10 AM to 5:45 PM
  • Tuesday: (Father's Day), 10 AM to 5:45 PM, Hours might differ
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 5:45 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 5:45 PM

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  • 5/5 Andrei P. 1 year ago on Google
    This was my 210 visited museum and easily one of my favorites. If you would like to digest all the art works on display properly, I would suggest to allocate 4+ hours. The Museum of Montserrat showcases a selection of the most outstanding artistic and archaeological heritage at the thousand-year-old Abbey of Montserrat. The museum contains six very different collections. Entrance cost was 8EUR and no queue for tickets. Visited during week time so maybe it is busier during the weekend but definitively not a museum to miss. Could easy rate the art display at a 5+ stars, easily compared to Rijksmuseum in Netherlands.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 waran d. 1 year ago on Google
    Despite being a conventional museum with artwork, painting and sculptures, they had arranged everything in an enjoyable way. There were a lot less people in this part of Montserrat which was unusual but regardless, if you are a fan if mid century paintings then it is worth the visit
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 DuckWon K. 2 months ago on Google • 1381 reviews New
    If you go to the monastery, it's a must-visit.

  • 5/5 Tracy S. 3 years ago on Google
    This was a great quiet getaway from the crowds at Montserrat. There's lots of benches inside the galleries so you're able to relax and rest your legs. Clean bathrooms are also here! Well worth the admission fee of 8 euros. Note: Visited in Jan 2020 but catching up on reviews because- COVID.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 VIDA m. 5 years ago on Google
    Very nice place to visit . Lots of pictures.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sajjad B. 5 years ago on Google
    One of the best museums in Catalonia. Escape the tourist rush and long lines in Barcelona and visit this museum for some great art work from Spanish artists. Their collection on realism style is truly amazing. Artists have focused on nature and human portraits for the most part. The level of details in some of the paintings is just mind-blowing. There is audio guide available for the museum. You can also see a mummy from Egypt there.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Edward G. 4 years ago on Google
    It’s a nice little gallery with some big hitters on the walls. Admittedly for me the best thing about this (with a 9-month old in early July) was the air conditioning, bliss. Well worth the €8 entry. Joking aside it’s a good addition to the walk around the church.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Adam S. 6 years ago on Google
    I enjoyed the visit a lot. Especially that I was the only visitor ( I went right after they opened, in the morning on 23rd of December). The only disappointing thing was that Caravaggio's painting is currently in Milan.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lauren D. 5 years ago on Google
    Enjoyed my visit to this museum. The paintings and sculptures inside were phenomenal. The museum had 2 paintings that were done by Picasso. There were a lot of religious paintings and paintings of monseratt dated far back. Also some history from the Egyptians.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Darius T. 1 year ago on Google
    Great stunning artworks and some hidden gems. The price is 100% worth it for what you’re going to see. It’s a nice and quiet place to get away from the crowds
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Paul M. 6 months ago on Google
    Fantastic art museum. We paid 7 euros each. We chose not to take up the audio guide, and we feel that we didn't miss out! It was a wonderful collection with some world-class artists, including Dali, Miro, and Garavagio (something like that). At the time, there was also the an exhibition of Picasso posters!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rachel L. 7 months ago on Google
    Seriously underrated museum. The collection is so well curated with really quality pieces of art. Make sure to check out Ramon Casas’ La Madeleina and Antes del Baño — new favorites I discovered!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Holger B. 3 months ago on Google • 274 reviews New
    An art museum like many in Barcelona. The tickets were included in the GetYourGuide package. If I had had to buy it separately, I probably would have been disappointed because I've already seen it all in the Picasso and Egyptian Museums in Barcelona.

  • 4/5 Francisco L. 1 month ago on Google • 111 reviews New
    It's beautiful, above all I liked the site

  • 1/5 Eugen S. 2 months ago on Google • 18 reviews New
    Such a disgrace... Entrance fee for foreigners is 18 euros. Never.

  • 5/5 John F. 9 months ago on Google
    Amazing collection including many surprising pieces. Very well worth it.

  • 2/5 123 4. 5 months ago on Google
    Well I knew it wasn't nothing like Prado o Louvre, it's a small museum in the mountains. But after seeing it from inside I can only say What a shame I spent 8 euros for this. Just to bear in mind, Prado costs 15 euros, and there you will see dozens if not hundreds of first class works. Here you will get a bunch of not the second class but the third class works of mostly Spanish/Catalan artists. Yes they have a couple of names, but neither that Dalí nor Picasso didn't worth a visit. (The temporal Picasso exhibition neither.) In addition, many labels wasn't even translated, or didn't have a date (see fotos). The major part of the explications on the walls were in Catalan only. Honestly, I can hardly recall one more museum which would be so negligent and disrespectful towards the visitors. That said, again, it charges 8 euros, half of the price of Prado. (And if you are unemployed they give you... no discount.) Nevertheless, I'll say it's two stars experience and not one because both security persons we talked to were nice and willing to help. And because they have an amazing collection of icons, mostly from Russia and a bit from Greece. But again, no explanations in English or at least Spanish on the walls, only Catalan, and just a couple of very laconic labels for each 20 icons on the wall. Dear Museum, being a museum means not only expose what you have physically but as well to explain it, I mean every object must have a description, and must have it in all the official languages of the region plus English. Especially if you have so many foreigners coming each day. Shame on you, if you would have charged 2 euros for this I would say Oookay, but 8??!

  • 5/5 Stefan L. 4 months ago on Google
    The museum is worth every penny. The entrance fee of 8 euro provides an excellent value for money. The art offering is amazing, from paintings, sculptures to Middle Earth artifacts and religious objects. There was also a special exposition of Picasso event posters which was very interesting to see. The building is modern with different accessibility options. The free Montserrat app also covers the museum.

  • 5/5 Eszter B. 1 year ago on Google
    The museum is a lot less crowded than the rest of Montserrat. Hosts some interesting pieces.

  • 5/5 Ritesh C. 5 years ago on Google
    Breath taking views and superb train and cable cart ride.. A must visit place

  • 5/5 Jules C. 5 years ago on Google
    This museum is definitely a must! The collection is almost perfect. Has many famous artists but specially local paintors and magnificent work by them. Most of the paintings were donated to this iconic landmark of Catalunya (I’m talking about Montserrat, the perfect setting for this great museum). Whenever you are visiting the monastery or the ‘black virgin’ you should give yourself a couple of hours (1 or 2) to check this collection. The admission is well reasonable priced (just 7€ for the whole!). So far one of my favourite museums in Catalunya, right there with the MNAC in Barcelona.

  • 4/5 Praveen R. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice collection of paintings and souvenirs. You can take an audio guide device for an extra 2.* euros

  • 4/5 Ten H. 5 years ago on Google
    So amazing church

  • 5/5 Hannes K. 1 month ago on Google • 1 review New
    Very beautiful views. Worth a visit.


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