Museum of the History of Catalonia

The Museum of the History of Catalonia is a history museum in that promotes the awareness and knowledge of the history of Catalonia and its culture.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday and Thursday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM and 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Sunday: 10:00 AM—2:30 PM
    Wednesday: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Email: mhc.cultura@gencat.cat
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Barcelona, Spain
  • Also known as: “MHC”
  • Address: Plaça de Pau Vila 3, 08039
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palau de Mar and Picasso Museum.

Public building
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is a public building.

Museum
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The Museu Picasso is an art museum in Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It houses an extensive collection of artworks by the twentieth-century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, with a total of 4251 of his works. is situated 640 metres northwest of Museum of the History of Catalonia.

Church
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Santa Maria del Mar is a church in the district of , , , built between 1329 and 1383 at the height of Principality of Catalonia's maritime and mercantile preeminence. is situated 480 metres northwest of Museum of the History of Catalonia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Barceloneta and La Ribera.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in the district of , , . The neighborhood was built in the 18th century for the residents of the Ribera neighborhood who had been displaced by the construction of the .

Neighborhood
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is one of the areas of the quarter of of of .

Quarter
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Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera is a neighborhood in the district of , . It is formed by the former neighborhoods of , Santa Caterina and .

Museum of the History of Catalonia

Latitude
41.38062° or 41° 22′ 50″ north
Longitude
2.18597° or 2° 11′ 10″ east
Open location code
8FH495JP+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6742154244
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1753029
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Museum of the History of Catalonia” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kataluniako Historiaren Museoa”
  • Catalan: “MHC”
  • Catalan: “Museu d’Història de Catalunya”
  • Chinese: “加泰罗尼亚历史博物馆”
  • Dutch: “MHC”
  • Dutch: “Museum voor Catalaanse Geschiedenis”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de la Historio de Katalunio”
  • French: “MHC”
  • French: “musée d’Histoire de Catalogne”
  • French: “Musée d’Histoire de Catalogne”
  • German: “MHC”
  • German: “Museum der Geschichte Kataloniens”
  • Japanese: “カタルーニャ歴史博物館”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Museu d’Història de Catalunya”
  • Norwegian: “Museu d’Història de Catalunya”
  • Spanish: “Museo de historia de Cataluña”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Historia de Cataluña”
  • Swahili: “Makumbusho ya Historia ya Catalonia”
  • Turkish: “Katalonya Tarihi Müzesi”
  • Turkish: “Museu d’Història de Catalunya”

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