Marine museum

The Maritime Museum of Barcelona is located in the building of Drassanes Reials de Barcelona, the royal arsenal of Barcelona, dedicated to shipbuilding between the thirteenth century and eighteenth century.
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  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM—8:00 PM
    December 24th and December 31st: 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
    December 25th, December 26th, January 1st, and January 6th: closed
  • Email: informacio@mmb.cat
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum
  • Also known as: Barcelona Maritime Museum”, “Maritime Museum of Barcelona”, “Museu Maritim”, and “Museu Marítim de Barcelona
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Drassanes and Columbus Monument.

The Barcelona Royal Shipyard is a shipyard and former military building of Gothic architecture placed at the area of the Port of Barcelona. Today it houses the Barcelona Maritime Museum.

The is a 60 m tall monument to Christopher Columbus at the lower end of , , , . It was constructed for the Exposición Universal de Barcelona in honor of Columbus' first voyage to the Americas. is situated 170 metres east of Marine museum.

The is a mansion designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí for the industrial tycoon Eusebi Güell, and was built between 1886 and 1888. It is situated on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in the of in , . is situated 420 metres north of Marine museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barri de la Mercè and The Raval.

Neighborhood
Photo: Puigalder, Public domain.
is a neighborhood.

Quarter
El Raval is a neighborhood in the district of , the capital city of . The neighborhood, especially the part closest to the , was formerly known as Barri Xinès or Barrio Chino, meaning "Chinatown".

Quarter
The is the historic centre of the old city of . It stretches from to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.

Marine museum

Latitude
41.37526° or 41° 22′ 31″ north
Longitude
2.17586° or 2° 10′ 33″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Inception
October 23rd, 1936
Operator
Consorci de les Drassanes Reials i Museu Marítim de Barcelona
Open location code
8FH495GG+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14080861534
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6269136
Wiki­data ID
Q1286354
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Marine museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Բարսելոնայի ծովային թանգարան
  • Basque: Bartzelonako Itsas Museoa
  • Catalan: el Museu Marítim
  • Catalan: MMB
  • Catalan: Museu Marítim de Barcelona
  • Catalan: Museu Marítim
  • Czech: Barcelonské námořní muzeum
  • Czech: Museu Marítim de Barcelona
  • Czech: Námořní muzeum v Barceloně
  • Dutch: Maritiem Museum (Barcelona)
  • Dutch: Maritiem Museum
  • Dutch: Maritime Museum of Barcelona
  • Dutch: MMB
  • French: musée maritime de Barcelone
  • French: Musée maritime de Barcelone
  • German: MMB
  • German: Museu Marítim de Barcelona
  • Hebrew: המוזיאון הימי של ברצלונה
  • Italian: Museu marítim de Barcelona
  • Italian: Museu Marítim de Barcelona
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Museu Marítim
  • Norwegian: Museu Marítim
  • Russian: Морской музей Барселоны
  • Russian: Морской музей
  • Spanish: Museo Maritimo de Barcelona
  • Spanish: Museo Marítimo de Barcelona
  • Spanish: Museo Marítimo
  • Swahili: Makumbusho ya bahari ya Barcelona
  • Swahili: Makumbusho ya Bahari ya Barcelona
  • Swedish: Barcelonas sjöfartsmuseum
  • Turkish: Barselona Denizcilik Müzesi
  • Ukrainian: Морський музей Барселони

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