The Backpackers Hostel Blog

July and August

Wed until 11pm / Tue until 10pm at Caixa Forum (Av. Marques de Comillas, 6-8)

Concerts, Scenic Arts and Poetic Recitals, Cinema, Multimedia Performances

Tríada (Bulgarian Voices: Valya Petrova, Boryanka Dimitrova, Elena Aleksieva; Pulshar, La muerte y la primavera (Teather), EEDL (electronic music), Branquicefalias mistéricas, Ni Romeo ni Julieta, Barco de arena (Scenic Art), Sitjazz Band, Digital China (Audiovisual Thematic Concert), Los libros arden mal (tango novel), Zaharregia, txikiegia agian / Una manera de mirar (poetry and music), Binomis (Down-tempo experimental electronic + Balago Dance & Erre que Erre, Asíkides (greek music), Divine Gospel Reunion, A paso de Rosalía de Castro (poetry), Carta de una mujer desconocida (Letter from an unknown women Xu Jinglei, China, 2004, 94 min, Movie in VOSE), One Woman Blues & Swing Show, Sforzinda (Flute concert), Flamenco (Mercedes Cortés/voice, Jordi Flores/guitarra; Jesús Flores & “el Nano”/palms), Institut FATIMA (Multimedia Spectacle), December Quintet, Sunflower Zhang Yang, China, 2005, 131 min, VOSE (Movie), The Baghdad Ensemble (Classic Music from the Middle East), Fernando Lagreca (electronic pop), Vida (Poetic Recital), Ping-pong mongol Hao Ning, China, 2005, 107 min, VOSE (movie), Barbad (Classic Music from form Persia, tradicional Armenia and popular Magreb), A paso de Charles Baudelaire (Scenic art), Micro Music BCN (multimedia concert), La boda de Tuya Wang Quanan, China, 2006, 95 min, VOSE (movie), One Woman Blues & Swing Show, The Orient Express Orkestra (sefardi and klezmer music), edukando.org (electronic music), Pere Arquillué dice a Gabriel Ferrater (Scenic art).

(Taken from http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es).

See Program (just in Spanish language)

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Mon to Sun from 10am and 8pm Av. de les Drassanes s/n 6,50€

Since 1929, the Museu Marítim de Barcelona (Barcelona Maritime Museum) has built up a major group of collections that are illustrative of the Catalan seafaring culture and which make it easier to understand the factors that have given rise to and the nature of the country’s maritime history.

Highlights of the museum’s resources include the following collections:

1. Model ships
2. Nautical instruments
3. Ex-votos
4. Maritime paintings
5. Figureheads
6. Cartography
7. The replica of the royal galley of Juan de Austria
8. Schooner Santa Eulàlia

Taken from Barcelona Museu Maritim. More info at click here

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* Photo from www.electro-nico.com

(Taken from http://www.museuhistoria.bcn.es)

The Museum of the History of Catalonia -MHCB , opened in 1996, it is situated in a medieval building that used to be a royal residence, explains the story of the city, and includes a visit to the Roman ruins in the museum’s basement.

It also comprises the Museum-Monastery of Pedralbes, one of the best examples of Catalan Gothic architecture, the Museum-House Verdaguer, dedicated to poet Jacint Verdaguer, the Park Güell Interpretation Centre and several other minor sites as follows

Conjunt Monumental de la Plaça del Rei

Plaça del Rei, s/n 6 € combined ticket for all MHCB centres
Opening hours: Oct 1 - Mar 30, from Tue to Sat, from 10am to 2pm and from 4am to 7pm.
From Apr 1 - Sep 30 from Tue to Sat, from 10am to 8pm
All year long, Sun and holidays from 10am to 3pm.
Closed on Mondays & annual holidays: Jan 1, May 1, Jun 24 and Dec 25.

Museu-Monestir de Pedralbes

Baixada del Monestir, 9 6 € combined ticket for all MHCB centres
Opening hours: Oct 1 to Mar 30, from Tue to Sat from 10am to 2pm. From Apr 1to Sep 30 from, Tue to Sat from 10am to 5pm
All year long, Sun and holidays from 10 to 3pm. Closed on Mon & annual holidays: Jan 1, May 1, Good Friday, Jun 24 and Dec 25.

Museu-Casa Verdaguer

Ctra. Església, 104
Vil·la Joana. Vallvidrera Free entrance
Opening hours: Tue to Fri arranged visits for groups. Sat and Sun from 10am to
2pm. Closed on Mon & annual holidays: Jan 1, May 1, Jun 24 and Dec 25.

Centre d’Interpretació del Park Güell

Pavelló de Consergeria, Park Güell
c/ d’Olot, s/n 2,30 €. 6 € combined ticket for all MHCB centres
Opening hours: Tue to Sun from 11am to 3pm. Closed on annual holidays: Jan 1, May 1, Jun 24 and Dec 25.

Refugi 307

c/ Nou de la Rambla, 169) Price 2€
Opening hours: Sat and Sun from 11am to 2pm. Closed on annual holidays: Jan 1, May 1, Jun 24 and Dec 25.

Espai Santa Caterina. Centre d’Intepretació Arqueològica

Plaça Joan Capri (Mercat de Santa Caterina) Free entrance
Opening hours: Mon, Tue, Wed and Sat from 8.30am to 2pm; Thu and Fri, from 8.30am to 8pm.

Centre d’Interpretació del Call

Placeta Manuel Ribé, s/n Free entrance
Opening hours: Wed, Thu and Fri from 10 am to 2 pm; Sat from 11 am to 6 pm; Sun and holidays from 11 am to 3 pm

Information and bookings

Tel. 93 256 21 22 Fax. 93 268 04 54
reserves-mhcb@bcn.cat
Mon to Thu from 10am to 2pm and from 4pm to 7pm, Fri from 10am to 2pm