Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya http://www.mnac.cat?lan=003 <![CDATA[Catalonia 1400. The international gothic style]]> We travel to one of the creative periods in art in Catalonia. During the 14th century, an exciting dialogue arose between the two poles of artistic modernity: on one side, France and the former Low Countries, and on the other, Italy. The result was a new style, the International Gothic Style, an art marked by contrasts: stylisation and naturalism, elegance and expressiveness, material luxury and technical skill. Catalonia enthusiastically adopted this new aesthetic code and became one of its most active production centres, with top-rate artists like Lluís Borrassà, Rafael Destorrents, Pere Joan and Bernat Martorell.

The MNAC has managed to gather a splendid collection of masterpieces from this fertile period. Among the most important are the panels from Bernat Martorell’s Retable of Saint George, kept in the Louvre, which can be admired in Catalonia for the first time more than a century after they were exported, and also a valuable selection of manuscripts with miniatures, items that are rarely made available to the public. They include the famous Missal of Saint Eulalia, from Barcelona cathedral, illustrated by Destorrents.

You are invited to steep yourself in one of the most intensely original moments in Gothic art and, especially, to enjoy all the details of these richly coloured works full of expressiveness and fantasy.

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/exposicions/exp_presents_f.jsp?lan=003&id=00000061&actualPage=null <![CDATA[Gods and Myths of Antiquity. The evidence from Hispanic coins]]> Curator: Marta Campo, Head Keeper of the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia of the MNAC 

The exhibition Gods and Myths of Antiquity provides a close-up of the divinities, myths and cults of the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th century BC to the arrival of the Visigoths.

The exhibition is organised in three sections, the first of which examines Greek and Oriental cults. The coasts of the Peninsula and of Eivissa were colonised by Greek and Phoeno-Punic populations who founded cities in which the inhabitants worshipped the gods of their lands of origin. When these colonies produced coins they engraved them with images of the divinities and mythological beings forming part of their beliefs, such as Artemis, Athena, Zeus, Melqart, Bes and Tanit.

The second part of the exhibition is devoted to the religious beliefs of the indigenous populations of the Iberian Peninsula. Very little is known about Hispanic divinities, either as regards their names or what they looked like. This is why coinage is of special interest, as it provides a record of the natives' gods in metal. What's more, the representations of plants and animals on the Hispanic issues confirm the importance of cults relating to the sacred universe of nature, also documented in shrines and material remains such as votive offerings or decorated ceramics.

The third section looks at the presence of Roman gods and cults in Hispania up to the arrival of the Visigoths. Romanisation of the Peninsula went beyond just the economic organisation and exploitation of the territory. It also involved the introduction of Roman culture, in which religious beliefs played a very important part. Rome gradually imposed its gods and its holy rituals, something which is demonstrated by the monetary iconography of the early days of the empire. Roman religious practices persisted in the coins used by the Hispanic peoples until the arrival of the Visigoths, when the Christian cross replaced the pagan gods in monetary iconography.


Catalogue: Gods and Myths of Antiquity

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/exposicions/exp_presents_f.jsp?lan=003&id=00000057&actualPage=null <![CDATA[Capitals. The world in an initial]]> Discover all the details hiding in the initial letters of medieval manuscripts: people, plants, animals and architectural elements, amongst lots of other secrets.


We suggest you venture with your family into the world of miniaturists and copyists in 15th-century Catalonia: fill your notebook with drawings taking your inspiration from the works in the exhibition and end the visit decorating your initial in the family space you'll find at the end of the visit.

Unaccompanied family activity included in the admission


Your Capitals 
 

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000616 <![CDATA[Guided tours of the exhibition]]> Duration:1 h 30 min
Free service (included in admission). Places limited

Audio devices will be issued 20 minutes before each visit at the groups desk. Maximum punctuality is requested.

In special cases, the Museum may modify conditions for access to the guided tour. We regret any inconvenience.

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000618 <![CDATA[City, artists and patrons in 15th-century Barcelona . Itinerary through the Gothic quarter]]> A guided tour of the city that will let us get to know the political, social and cultural context in which the International Gothic style developed in Barcelona.


We can enter the cathedral and part of the Museu d'Història de Barcelona, see other important works from the same period covered in the exhibition and draw parallels between some of the most important artistic works of the time and the urban context they belonged to.

Meeting point: outside the main entrance of Barcelona cathedral
Registration required on tel. 93 622 03 75 (minimum 10 people) 


With the collaboration of the S.E. Catedral Basílica de Barcelona and the MUHBA

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000617 <![CDATA[The MNAC enigmas: Painted Murder]]> Painted Murder (9 years and older)

Fancy yourselves as detectives? Use your powers of observation, apply your ingenuity to the clues you'll find in the exhibition rooms and solve the horrible crime that took place some centuries ago. Through this activity, you'll get to know the Museum's Gothic Art Collection from a different angle. You'll see how works of art hide lots of secrets!

The theft of the bestiary (7 years and older)

Fancy yourselves as detectives? A page has disappeared from an illustrated manuscript with pictures of lots of animals. The clues you'll find in the paintings in the Romanesque Art Collection will help you identify it and your skill as detectives will also help you find the thief.

An activity for learning lots of new things about the world of animals and people more than eight centuries ago!

Pick up your clue notebook and start investigating!

And if you come up with the final answer, you'll get a certificate to show what good detectives you are.

Independent activity for carrying out at any time during the Museum opening hours (included in the general admission). Collect the material for this activity at the information desk in the Museum vestibule.

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000560 <![CDATA[The Palau Nacional. Architecture and memory]]> With the title The Palau Nacional. Architecture and memory, we are offering a guided tour of the building that houses today's MNAC. If you want to know about its history, its relationship with Barcelona or the details of its characteristic architecture, don't hesitate to register. The visit includes admission to those parts of the Museum that are usually closed to the public, such as the Sert Room and the roof terraces, from which you can enjoy a unique view.

Information: 

Duration: approximately 2 hrs 30 mins.

Minimum number of registrations: 25 people.

Languages available: Alternately Catalan and Spanish (please ask when booking). Also available soon in English.

30% reduction for:

- 4 or more people in one booking
- pensioners
- under 16s
- unemployed
- Friends of the MNAC
- groups of students by appointment

Important:

Some parts of the visit are not adapted to people with reduced mobility.
The visit to the rooftop terrace will take place when and only when weather conditions permit.
The visit requires audio devices that are issued 20 minutes before the start at the groups desk. To speed the process, please ensure you are on time.

Recommendations for the visit:

- On the day of the visit, go to the groups desk in the Museum vestibule.
- We recommend you wear comfortable shoes.
- Please do not bring umbrellas or other large objects. Your visit will be more enjoyable and between us we can avoid incidents. The Museum has a free cloakroom service available.
- If you can not come on the arranged date, please cancel your booking as soon as possible. In this way we can let someone else take your place.
- Please make sure you are on time as no-one will be allowed to join the tour once it has begun.
Follow the accompanying guide's instructions at all times.

Supported by DROPI

Photograph: View of the fountains built for the 1929 International Exhibition, with the Palau Nacional in the background. Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona. Photographer: Esteve Puig

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000565 <![CDATA[Sundays for children]]> FOR CHILDREN (from 4 to 7 years old)

Fairies that Don't Get Cross
Visit and bodily expression Workshop

We shall discover the drawings of fairies, get to know their characteristics, the symbolism and the connections with nature. Through observation and different expressive languages (music, dance, plastic creation), children and adults will get closer to the works of art in a playful and hands-on way.

Dates: October 2nd an 16th; November 20th, January 29th, March 18th and May 6th

What a Beast of a Ball!
Visit and bodily expression workshop

Come and dance with a host of fantastic animals!
The movement of the line, the rhythm of colour and the balance of shapes can be explored through dance. In the Museum's Romanesque art collection, a host of fantastic animals are waiting for you: the lion-eagle, the dragon, the duck-fish ? Then, get ready for the grand final dance

Dates: November 13th, January 22nd, March 11th, April 29th and June 17th

Stories in Relief
Visit and corporal expression workshop

By experimenting with our senses and our body, we'll discover as a family the stories in relief of mud, stone, wood and metal hiding in sculptures by the artists Manolo Hugué, Joan Rebull, Leandre Cristòfol, Pau Gargallo and Juli González.

Dates: October 9th, December 4th, February 5th, March 25th and May 13th


FOR CHILDREN (from 8 years old)

The Blue Hour
Workshop-visit

With Santiago Rusiñol, the painter-writer, and his suitcase, we shall travel from the light of Sitges to the fog of Paris and we shall enter a world of blue courtyards and toy theatres.

Dates: February 12th, April 1st and May 20th

ART EMOTION. EmocionAR-Te
Active visit

A selection of works from the 19th and 20th centuries will lead you to discover what an art museum is. Here you will find paintings, sculptures, drawings, decorative arts and photographs that show portraits, figures, landscapes, still lifes?
With this proposal the children, accompanied by adults, will get closer to art through the emotions, favouring the expression of ideas and feelings.

Dates: October 23rd, September 11th, February 19th, April 8th and May 27th

I spy...
Rhyming route. Workshop visit

Clever puns, rhymes and verses will give us the keys to discovering details hidden behind each work.

Dates: October 30th; December 18th, February 26th, April 15th and June 3th

Coins and banknotes. Much more than just money!
Visit and art and craft workshop around the Collection of the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia of the MNAC

When were coins invented? How were they made? We can find answers to these and other questions in the exhibition rooms. In the workshop, we'll put our research gloves on and handle real coins to discover the secrets they hide. We can use everything we learn to make our own banknote.

Dates: November 6th, January 15th, March 4th, April 22nd and June 10th


ACTIVITIES CENTRING ON THE EXHIBITION

Infants, malgrat la guerra (Children, in spite of the war)
The stories that emerge from the photographs will be the connecting thread leading on a walk through the exhibition. At the end, we're offering a section for reading and reflecting while browsing a selection of illustrated books.
An activity by the MNAC and Memorial Democràtic by Tantàgora
As from 7 years old

Dates: 16 and 30 October; 13 and 20 November; 11 and 18 December, and 15 January. 
Special Christmas Schedule:  27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 December, and 4, 5 and 8 January.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Time: Sundays at 11.30 am. Activity Infants, malgrat la guerra (Children, in spite of the war) at 11 a.m.

Duration: 2 hours

Price: 8 € per person / 82 € per group. Friends of the MNAC, 30% discount. Children under 7, free.

Information and bookings: Tel. 93 622 03 75 and grups@mnac.cat (you will be sent confirmation of your booking).

Limited room.

Children must always be accompanied by adults.

Leisure associations may make appointments at different times to these.

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000544 <![CDATA[Stories in Relief]]> Visit and corporal expression workshop

By experimenting with our senses and our body, we'll discover as a family the stories in relief of mud, stone, wood and metal hiding in sculptures by the artists Manolo Hugué, Joan Rebull, Leandre Cristòfol, Pau Gargallo and Juli González.

Dates: October 9th, December 4th, February 5th, March 25th and May 13th 

Age: 4 to 7

Time: Sundays at 11.30 am

Duration: 2 hours

Price: 8 € per person / 82 € per group. Friends of the MNAC, 30% discount. Children under 7, free.

Information and bookings: Tel. 93 622 03 75 and grups@mnac.cat (you will be sent confirmation of your booking).

Limited room.

Children must always be accompanied by adults.

Leisure associations may make appointments at different times to these.

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000580 <![CDATA[Images, symbols and legends on coinage]]> Images, symbols and legends on coinage
22nd Seminar on the monetary history of the Crown of Aragon


 
The most visible element on any coin is the image which is, in a word, the imprint of power. As well as their aesthetic value, these images usually contain political and technical information about the context in which they were produced. In this edition of the Seminar on the monetary history of the Crown of Aragon, we take a look at all these formal elements of the medieval and modern coinage of the Crown of Aragon and its immediate cultural surroundings.



Tuesday 15 May
The first session will approach coinage from a strictly iconographic point of view.

The image of power and the power of images. On coins


Dr José Enrique Ruiz-Doménec, Reial Acadèmia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona. Spanish



Attributes of power, heraldry and royal emblems on coins


Dr Albert Estrada-Rius, Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia of the MNAC. Catalan



The presence of religious subjects on the early coins of the Kings of Aragon and the Counts of Barcelona


Dr Marta Serrano, Rovira i Virgili University. Catalan

Wednesday 16 May
The second session will analyse other formal elements going from monetary inscriptions to the much discussed, enigmatic 'secret signs'.

Monetary inscriptions: content, technical peculiarities and aesthetics


Dr Jesús Alturo and Ms Tània Alaix, Autonomous University of Barcelona.Catalan



Issue signs: secret signals and public information


Dr Maria Clua, Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia of the MNAC .Catalan



Islamic coins: the power of writing


Dr Carolina Doménech, University of Alicante. Spanish

Complete programme (only available in Spanish)


Information and registration


Enrolment at Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia of the MNAC, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 2 pm. Tel. 93 622 03 60 gnc@mnac.cat  
Cost of is Anyone enrolling is entitled to a certificate of attendance
To attend the Seminar you must first submit your registration (see the instructions on the attached pdf) and make payment of the fee.

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000630 <![CDATA[emocionAR-Te (Art Emotion)]]> Active visit

A selection of works from the 19th and 20th centuries will lead you to discover what an art museum is. Here you will find paintings, sculptures, drawings, decorative arts and photographs that show portraits, figures, landscapes, still lifes?
With this proposal the children, accompanied by adults, will get closer to art through the emotions, favouring the expression of ideas and feelings.

Dates: October 23rd, September 11th, February 19th, April 8th and May 27th

Ages: 8 to 12 years old

Duration: 2 hours

Price: 8 € per person / 82 € per group. Friends of the MNAC, 30% discount. Children under 7, free.

Information and bookings: Tel. 93 622 03 75 and grups@mnac.cat (you will be sent confirmation of your booking).

Limited room.

Children must always be accompanied by adults.

Leisure associations may make appointments at different times to these.
]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000592 <![CDATA['Look' at Catalonia 1400]]>  We are taking a 'Look' at Catalonia 1400. The International Gothic Style. You can familiarise yourself with the most important works in the exhibition through the explanations by specialists, and zoom in on details that are normally overlooked.


29 May Joan Domenge (UB) A golden age. 15th-century Parisian precious metals and their spread in Catalonia


31 May Rafael Cornudella (MNAC) Rafael Destorrents and the miniatures of the Missal of Saint Eulàlia


5 June Cèsar Favà (MNAC) Lluís Borrassà and the art of the retable in 15th-century Catalonia


7 June M. Rosa Terés (UB) Pere Sanglada and his workshop


12 June Guadaira Macías and Rafael Cornudella (MNAC) Bernat Martorell and the legend of Saint George, from painting to embroidery


14 June Joan Duran-Porta The Igualada Cross, a masterpiece of Catalan precious metal work


21 June Guadaira Macías (MNAC) Jaume Ferrer and the Retable of the Councillors


With the collaboration of: :

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000614 <![CDATA[Catalunya 1400. Round tables]]> At the first round table, Stefano M. Cingolani, Director of Monuments of the History of the Crown of Aragon; Francesc Massip (URV) and M. del Carmen Gómez (UAB) will speak of the literature, music and stage art of the 15th century.

At the second round table, Marià Carbonell (UAB), Joan Domenge (UB) and Rafael Cornudella (MNAC) will reflect on the nature of the 'International Gothic style'.
Literatura, música i manifestacions escèniques cap a 1400 19 June 
L’art del 1400: com d’internacional va ser l’estil internacional? 28 June


Speakers to be confirmed


 


 


With the collaboration of:


]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000621 <![CDATA[TMB takes you to the MNAC. Catch a bus full of legends]]> While you're on the bus, listen to the city's legends connected with Gothic art. Once you get to the Museum, you'll have free admission to visit.

Route: Plaça Ramon Berenguer– MNAC


Languange: Catalan



Registration required on tel. 93 622 03 75

With the colaboration of:


]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000626 <![CDATA[The Blue Hour]]> With Santiago Rusiñol, the painter-writer, and his suitcase, we shall travel from the light of Sitges to the fog of Paris and we shall enter a world of blue courtyards and toy theatres.

Workshop-visit 

Dates: June 5th

Age: From 8 to 12 years old. Boys and girls must be accompanied by adults at all times

Duration: 2 hrs 

Places limited
For information and bookings: Tel. 93 622 03 75 and grups@mnac.cat (you will receive confirmation of the booking)

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000329 <![CDATA[I spy...]]>
Clever puns, rhymes and verses will give us the keys to discovering details hidden behind each work.

Dates: October 30th; December 18th, February 26th, April 15th and June 3th

Age: 8 to 12

Time: Sundays at 11.30 am

Duration: 2 hours

Price: 8 € per person / 82 € per group. Friends of the MNAC, 30% discount. Children under 7, free.

Information and bookings: Tel. 93 622 03 75 and grups@mnac.cat (you will be sent confirmation of your booking).

Limited room.

Children must always be accompanied by adults.

Leisure associations may make appointments at different times to these

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000594 <![CDATA[Coins and banknotes. Much more than just money!]]>
When were coins invented? How were they made? We can find answers to these and other questions in the exhibition rooms. In the workshop, we'll put our research gloves on and handle real coins to discover the secrets they hide. We can use everything we learn to make our own banknote.

Dates: November 6th, January 15th, March 4th, April 22nd and June 10th

Age: 8 to 12

Time: Sundays at 11.30 am

Duration: 2 hours

Price: 8 € per person / 82 € per group. Friends of the MNAC, 30% discount. Children under 7, free.

Information and bookings: Tel. 93 622 03 75 and grups@mnac.cat (you will be sent confirmation of your booking).

Limited room.

Children must always be accompanied by adults.

Leisure associations may make appointments at different times to these.
]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000582 <![CDATA[What a Beast of a Ball!]]> Visit and bodily expression workshop

Come and dance with a host of fantastic animals!
The movement of the line, the rhythm of colour and the balance of shapes can be explored through dance. In the Museum's Romanesque art collection, a host of fantastic animals are waiting for you: the lion-eagle, the dragon, the duck-fish ? Then, get ready for the grand final dance

Dates: November 13th, January 22nd, March 11th, April 29th and June 17th

Age: 4 to 7

Time: Sundays at 11.30 am

Duration: 2 hours

Price: 8 € per person / 82 € per group. Friends of the MNAC, 30% discount. Children under 7, free.

Information and bookings: Tel. 93 622 03 75 and grups@mnac.cat (you will be sent confirmation of your booking).

Limited room.

Children must always be accompanied by adults.

Leisure associations may make appointments at different times to these.

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000585 <![CDATA[Fairies that Don't Get Cross]]> Visit and bodily expression Workshop

We shall discover the drawings of fairies, get to know their characteristics, the symbolism and the connections with nature. Through observation and different expressive languages (music, dance, plastic creation), children and adults will get closer to the works of art in a playful and hands-on way.

Dates: October 2nd an 16th; November 20th, January 29th, March 18th and May 6th

Age: 4 to 7

Time: Sundays at 11.30 am

Duration: 2 hours

Price: 8 € per person / 82 € per group. Friends of the MNAC, 30% discount. Children under 7, free.

Information and bookings: Tel. 93 622 03 75 and grups@mnac.cat (you will be sent confirmation of your booking).

Limited room.

Children must always be accompanied by adults.

Leisure associations may make appointments at different times to these.

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000138 <![CDATA[Music in the exhibition rooms. Maram Trío]]> Music from the 14th and 15th centuries, with pieces from Netherlands, France, Italy, Castile and the Crown of Aragon, performed by Mariona Sagarra (voice), Marine Albero (psaltery) and Marco Egea (wheel fiddle, piccolo and tabor).

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000615 <![CDATA[Screen Festival 2012 / Fira Loop at the MNAC]]> The well-known artist Marco Brambilla is presenting two 3D works in the Museum vestibule as part of the Screen Festival 2012 / Fira Loop


Civilization & Evolution brings the artist's satyrical point of view to bear on punishment, heavenly reward and humanity's supposed evolution.



A three-dimensional experience in the MNAC vestibule marking the entrance of contemporary artists to the Museum. 
 

]]> http://www.mnac.cat/activitats/activitat.jsp?lan=003&schId=00000639 <![CDATA[Day and Night of the Museums]]>  Open Day




On Friday 18 May, International Museum Day, and Saturday 19, Museum Night, you can take advantage of our Open Day to visit the two temporary exhibitions 'Catalonia 1400. The International Gothic Style' and 'Gods and Myths of Antiquity. The evidence from Hispanic coins'. You can also make a tour of the collection and see the new room devoted to Fortuny the engraver, in the Graphics Room. 

 
If you're visiting the Museum with the family you can try the unaccompanied activities: resolving the MNAC enigmas in the Romanesque and Gothic art rooms and creating your own Capital letters in the Catalonia 1400 exhibition.



Free admission: Friday, 18 May from 10 am to 7 pm and Saturday, 19 May from 7 pm to 1 am.



Become a Friend of the MNAC.
In the framework of International Museum Day and Museum Night the Friends of the MNAC foundation will be offering 25% discount for new members.


18 May. International Museum Day




Screen Festival 2012 / Fira Loop at the MNAC
From 18 May to 2 June the Museum vestibule will be home to Marco Brambilla's installation Civilization & Evolution.

The Jewel of the Museum
The MNAC is taking part once more in the initiative The Jewel of the Museum. This year the selected work is Lluís Dalmau's Madonna and Councillors, whose entry in Wikipedia has been revised.



The Ideal Museum for Catalonia
You can take part in the competition The Ideal Museum for Catalonia organised by patrimoni.gencat on the occasion of International Museum Day, which invites users to imagine what their ideal museum would be like and share it on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.


All the information on International Museum Day on www.museus2012.cat


Saturday 19 May. Museum Night




Commentaries on masterpieces
You can get to know the most significant works in the collection in depth on the spot and discover all the little details hidden in them.
Consult the schedule for opening times. (only Catalan)


Live music
Performance in the Oval Hall by Andrea Motis & Joan Chamorro Grupo from the Taller de Músics, at 9.30 pm and 11 pm.



Food tasting
To round off the evening, in the Oval Hall you'll find a selection of dishes that take their inspiration from the Museum's collection and in the Dome Room there'll be a corner for lovers of coffee and chocolate.



#Bcnesmuseu
You can share your impressions and photographs of Museum Night by tweeting with the #bcnesmuseu hash tag between 7 pm and 1 in the morning. The ICUB will raffle five double admissions for the museums taking part among the tweets received.
You can take photographs in all the rooms in the MNAC except for the temporary exhibition 'Catalonia 1400'.


All the information on Museum Night on www.bcn.cat/lanitdelsmuseus 


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