National d'Art de Catalunya

My last stop for the day was the national museum of art. I kept it for last because I had read about the Magic Fountain Show which is supposed to be fantastic. Unfortunately it was only on Fri. and Sat. in April and doesn't go to Thurs. until May. We were there on a Thurs. Because it was a holiday, the feast of St. Jordi (the patron saint of Catalonia), I was hopeful that maybe it would run anyways but did not see any signs of that while there.

Pic. 1 is of the museum. The building was beautiful and enormous. It was also quite a hike from the metro station. There were escalators to help with getting part way up. While there I visited the temporary exhibit which was free. Pic. 2 is one of the murals from the exhibit which was sponsored by the Hispanic Society of America and depicted Spanish life as it was.

Pic. 3 is of a giant hall at the back of the museum. After touring the building and free exhibit I sat out front with many others enjoying an outdoor concert from a street performer. I stayed long enough to see that the fountain show was really not going to go and then headed back to the Metro.

Back on the main blvd I realized I didn't have any street performer pictures so snapped the one in pic. 4.

Barcelona is a beautiful city with many impressive buildings and many cultural activities. I picked up one of their Cultural Agenda guides for April and May. The number of possible activities is mind boggling. However, not being a city person, it isn't one of my top choices but will be for many others.