Museum of the History of Barcelona

The Museum of the History of Barcelona's formally created in April 1940 and it was originally called the Museum of the History of the City. It opened officially on 14 April 1943 as part of the Institut Municipal d’Història (Municipal History Institute), with Agustí Duran i Sanpere as the head of both the Institute and the Museum. The Museum was inititally comprised of both the municipal collections on the history of Barcelona that had been compiled since the 19th century, and the heritage spaces at the monumental site of Plaça del Rei – Casa Padellàs, the subsoil featuring the excavations of the ancient and late ancient city, and Palau Reial Major, including Saló del Tinell and the Chapel of Santa Àgata.

In view of the approaching 75th anniversary of the Museum’s opening (to be celebrated in 2018), research is being carried out on the institution’s history and its work in order to create an exhibition in Casa Padellàs with a highly innovative format.