Museu de Cultures del Món, Cultural museum in Gothic Quarter, Spain
Museu de Cultures del Món is a museum with two locations in Barcelona holding roughly 70,000 objects from Africa, Oceania, Asia, and the Americas. The collections display craft techniques, religious objects, and everyday items that reflect how different societies live and work.
The museum came about in 2017 when the Ethnological Museum and World Cultures Museum merged, with both institutions tracing back to the 1940s. This combination brought two established collections under a single roof.
The Montcada location displays objects that show how different cultures approach craftsmanship and daily life through material things. Visitors can observe the varied ways people around the world create and use objects in their everyday world.
The museum operates two locations in Barcelona - one at Montcada and another on Montjuïc - with varying opening hours depending on which site you plan to visit. Before going, check which location suits your interests since each has different strengths in its collection.
The Montjuïc location serves as a research center where you can explore how anthropologists study cultures through hands-on exhibitions. This site displays rarely shown archival materials and reveals the scientific methods behind how these collections are built and understood.
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00-19:00; Holidays,Sunday 10:00-21:45; December 25,January 1,May 1,June 24 closed
Phone: +34932562300
Website: https://barcelona.cat/museu-etnologic-culturesmon
GPS coordinates: 41.38480,2.18100
Latest update: December 14, 2025 12:20
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