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
    Wednesday: 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
    Sunday and public holidays: 10:00 AM–2:30 PM
    January 1st, January 6th, May 1st, June 6th, December 25th, and December 26th: closed
  • Email: mhc.cultura@gencat.cat
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Barcelona, Spain
  • Also known as: “MHC”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Aquarium Barcelona and Picasso Museum.

Public aquarium
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is an aquarium located in , a harbor in , , . is situated 460 metres south of Museum of the History of Catalonia.

Museum
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The Museu Picasso is an art museum in Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. is situated 610 metres northwest of Museum of the History of Catalonia.

Metro station
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is a station belonging to line L4 of Barcelona Metro. is situated 140 metres north 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 , , .

Neighborhood
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is one of the areas of the quarter…

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Museum of the History of Catalonia

Latitude
41.38082° or 41° 22′ 51″ north
Longitude
2.18587° or 2° 11′ 9″ east
Established
February 29th, 1996
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Generalitat of Catalonia
Open location code
8FH495JP+88
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6742154244
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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: “Museu d’Història de Catalunya”
  • Chinese: “加泰罗尼亚历史博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Museum voor Catalaanse Geschiedenis”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de la Historio de Katalunio”
  • French: “musée d’Histoire de Catalogne”
  • French: “Musée d’Histoire de Catalogne”
  • 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”
  • Swahili: “Makumbusho ya Historia ya Catalonia”
  • Turkish: “Katalonya Tarihi Müzesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rosa dels Vents and Àncora del segle XVIII.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 1881 per Sargadi and Pier01.

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