This place is full of religious art and artifacts, fixtures, tools, etc. if you aren't really into that kind of thing, you can easily skip... Especially since religious art is sort of the norm in Europe. The staff here were VERY helpful and kind.

Unless you have a very serious aversion to religious art, this is a must. it's less than half the price of most Barca museum's and has what most be the most complete collection of Spanish church sculpture form the XII-XIV centuries. And that's just the arty part. As well this fellow collected everything else, from fancy fans to cigar bands... More

Only found out about this at the last minute - how lucky we were! An unbelievable amount of stuff to see! It started off with the lovely courtyard entrance. Then there was all the stonework and religious artefacts; then all the other things he collected - an amazing number of all sorts of things! We spent ages looking round -... More

Wowee! Awesome collection. Displayed beautifully and lit superbly. It's a visual delight! If you love inpretation, prob not for you. But if you love stuff and lots of it. Go! The way the stuff is displayed is a work of art. My fave museum in Barcelona by far.

This museum/collection is not highly featured in the tour books - there are more obvious places to visit in Barcelona. But, for me, it is one of the highlights of a visit to the city. This is the personal collection of a Barcelona artist/sculptor for the early 20th century. One large room - his library/study - contains some of his... More

What a strange and wonderful museum this is. We happened upon this treasure on a rainy day in Barcelona looking for something interesting to do and we were not disappointed! The first thing that we noticed was the beautiful courtyard before the entrance. If only it were not raining, I think we could have enjoyed some time just sitting peacefully.... More

It is an amazing place full of masterpieces. I absolutely recommend it. One thing that called my attention was that there were so few people in the museum. It is a shame as the tickets are very cheap and allows you to visit this HUGE place twice. You have to give it a try!!!

Very curious museum. The sculptures of Mares himself are very nice and beautiful to behold. They are displayed in a nice, but smallish room. The really odd stuff, though, are the "collections." Stamps, cigar wrappers, scissors, crucifixes, nails, glasses, fans, knives, pipes. You name it, he collected it. Its like a time capsule of life in the 19th century. The... More

Amazing place in barri gotic- free on first sunday of the month but I think the admission price is not that bad anyway. First two floors are full of religious artefacts- you wonder where all these come from! The other two floors are everything he collected from hair pins to random curios- pretty cool stuff indeed- so if you are... More