One of only three buildings completed in the Park Güell, which was originally conceived as a luxurious housing estate, the museum is in a house designed by Francesc Berenguer, one of Gaudí’s chief collaborators. Built in 1905, Gaudí moved in the following year and kept it as his home until just before…

The Barcelona Football Club museum will impresses most visitors, as it gives access to the magnificent Camp Nou. Officially known as the President Núñez Museum, it has all manner of memorabilia spanning the club’s 100-plus years. There are trophies galore, shirts, photos, artefacts, even the boot worn by Ronald Koeman when he…

The Barbier-Mueller Pre-Columbian Museum offers a superb collection of Latin American artefacts, the legacy of Iberian adventurers in the New World. Exhibits are well chosen, with only the very best making the cut, all carefully displayed with appropriately moody lighting. The museum is fairly compact but its display offers a fine introduction…

The Decorative Arts Museum shows developments through the ages in furnishings and trinkets. Beginning in the 13th century, it starts out with furniture, glasswork, jewellery and other ornaments before moving on to an ‘industrial design’ section which features office equipment and household appliances. The building itself is as intriguing as the museum.…