Museu Blau, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona

The Museu Blau, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, forms part of the Natural History Museum of Barcelona and it is located in the Forum precinct, the new area of Barcelona at beginning of the most important street of the whole city: Avinguda Diagonal.

The other two cultural centres which compose the Museum are located in the zone of Ciutadella Park (the Martorell Museum and the Laboratory of the Nature) and in Montjuic (Botanical Garden, Botanical Institute and Historic Botanical Garden.

Museu Blau, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona

History of the museum

Hall of the Museum

The museum has been inaugurated in 2011 and covers a total surface of 9000m2, offering space for permanent and temporary exhibitions. It has become a new cultural icon for Barcelona. It is an innovative centre that combines scientific rigor with popular science, recreation with learning about nature, and leisure with a serious look at today’s environmental issues. The spectacular building where it is hosted is designed by the architects Herzog and Meuron for the 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures. The same architects projected and realized all the interior part of the building when, some years later, it was decided to house the Museum.

Museu Blau, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona

Exhibitions and activities

The most important permanent exhibition featured by this museum is called Planet Life, which covers 3000m2 of the museum and which is divided in 3 different sections:

Gaia’ s Biography: It is a count of the history of our planet from the origins until now. It follows a timeline that traces the co-evolution of biology and geology, depicting the vast changes in the Earth’s surface and the great evolutionary leaps in the history of our world. Thanks to the multimedia effects we are taken back to the earliest days of our planet.

Present-day Heart: It shows how our planet is today and how it has changed during the years through the world of fossils, rocks, animals, plants, seaweed, minerals, fungis and microbes.

Museu Blau, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona

Islands of science: Complements the visit by looking at various topics associated with nature and its relationship with human beings. The ‘Islands of Science’ are small, semi-permanent, monographic displays that cover a variety of topics such as evolution, nomenclature and classification, the Mediterranean, animal behavior, reproduction, conservation, ecology, natural resources, and genetics.

This permanent exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the evolution of our planet and the history of life.

In the museum lots of temporary exhibition are shown as Poisoned, a world of Nature’s venoms exhibitions where people can discover the workings and the uses of poisons in the animal world.

Dates

From 19th December 2013 till 1st March 2015

Practical Information

One of the animal collections of the museum

Address: Pl. Leonardo da Vinci, 4-5 (Edifici Fòrum)

Phone: 932 566 002

Museu Blau, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona

How to get there: Metro: L4 stop Maresme-Fòrum.| Bus: 7, 36, 141, 143 and H16.| Tram: T4 stop Fòrum.| Barcelona Bus Turístic: stop Fòrum.

Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday: from 10 to 19 h

Sunday and public holidays: from 10 to 20 h

The Museum will be closed on January 1st, May 1st, June 24th, and December 25th. It will also be closed on Mondays (except public holidays).

Prices

Admission fees: General admission: 6 €

Reduced admission: 2.70 €

Combined admission fee for Museu Blau and Botanical Garden: 7 €

Reduced combined fee: 5 €

Free admission on special days: Every Sunday from 15 h and the first Sunday of every month

February 12th, May 18th, September 24th.

GOCAR – A Personal 3-Wheeled Guide to Barcelona

The navigational capabilities of the GPS give an informative tour, high-lighting specific sights throughout Barcelona as you drive. Just follow the audio directions and relax.

Unlike the usual type of tour, GoCar gives you complete freedom over where you go and how how long you spend in any given point. The cars even have a personality and a sense of humor, telling stories that will bring Barcelona to life while offering clear driving directions.

Uptown tour

The uptown tour takes place on the open roads outside the old town where you can discover Gaudi’s famous creations and you can enjoy great views of the city from Tibidabo and pay a visit to FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium. This tour ventures into areas that the majority of visitors never get to see including the trendy neighbourhood of Gracia.

This route generally takes 2-3 hours depending on your stops and traffic.

Downtown tour

This tour starts in the intricate maze of the old town. You then head off down the Ramblas before heading to Montjuïc where you can enjoy some of Barcelona’s most breathtaking views and some of the areas used for the Olympics. The tour ends with a trip along the Barcelona’s beaches. Multiple detour options along the way means each tour can be a unique experience.

This route generally takes 2-3 hours depending on your stops and traffic.

Opening Hours

Open 7 days a week

April to October: 9am – 9pm

November to March: 10am – 7pm

First hour – 35€, Second hour – 25€, Additional hours – 20€, All day – 99€ A credit card is required to start the tour but you can pay in cash on return if you wish.

Address

Ground Floor, Freixures 23bis, Barcelona, 08003

100m from the Cathedral, in front of Santa Caterina Market

Notes

A maximum of 2 people are able to ride in the vehicle. There is additional space in the trunk for your bags, shopping or even a picnic.

Driver’s licence required for all drivers.

Because of the restrictions of the insurance policy you must be over 21 years of age to rent a GoCar.

GOCAR – A Personal 3-Wheeled Guide to Barcelona

The navigational capabilities of the GPS give an informative tour, high-lighting specific sights throughout Barcelona as you drive. Just follow the audio directions and relax.

Unlike the usual type of tour, GoCar gives you complete freedom over where you go and how how long you spend in any given point. The cars even have a personality and a sense of humor, telling stories that will bring Barcelona to life while offering clear driving directions.

Uptown tour

The uptown tour takes place on the open roads outside the old town where you can discover Gaudi’s famous creations and you can enjoy great views of the city from Tibidabo and pay a visit to FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium. This tour ventures into areas that the majority of visitors never get to see including the trendy neighbourhood of Gracia.

This route generally takes 2-3 hours depending on your stops and traffic.

Downtown tour

This tour starts in the intricate maze of the old town. You then head off down the Ramblas before heading to Montjuïc where you can enjoy some of Barcelona’s most breathtaking views and some of the areas used for the Olympics. The tour ends with a trip along the Barcelona’s beaches. Multiple detour options along the way means each tour can be a unique experience.

This route generally takes 2-3 hours depending on your stops and traffic.

Opening Hours

Open 7 days a week

April to October: 9am – 9pm

November to March: 10am – 7pm

First hour – 35€, Second hour – 25€, Additional hours – 20€, All day – 99€ A credit card is required to start the tour but you can pay in cash on return if you wish.

Address

Ground Floor, Freixures 23bis, Barcelona, 08003

100m from the Cathedral, in front of Santa Caterina Market

Notes

A maximum of 2 people are able to ride in the vehicle. There is additional space in the trunk for your bags, shopping or even a picnic.

Driver’s licence required for all drivers.

Because of the restrictions of the insurance policy you must be over 21 years of age to rent a GoCar.

Museu Blau, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona

The Museu Blau, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, forms part of the Natural History Museum of Barcelona and it is located in the Forum precinct, the new area of Barcelona at beginning of the most important street of the whole city: Avinguda Diagonal.

The other two cultural centres which compose the Museum are located in the zone of Ciutadella Park (the Martorell Museum and the Laboratory of the Nature) and in Montjuic (Botanical Garden, Botanical Institute and Historic Botanical Garden.

Museu Blau, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona

History of the museum

Hall of the Museum

The museum has been inaugurated in 2011 and covers a total surface of 9000m2, offering space for permanent and temporary exhibitions. It has become a new cultural icon for Barcelona. It is an innovative centre that combines scientific rigor with popular science, recreation with learning about nature, and leisure with a serious look at today’s environmental issues. The spectacular building where it is hosted is designed by the architects Herzog and Meuron for the 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures. The same architects projected and realized all the interior part of the building when, some years later, it was decided to house the Museum.

Museu Blau, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona

Exhibitions and activities

The most important permanent exhibition featured by this museum is called Planet Life, which covers 3000m2 of the museum and which is divided in 3 different sections:

Gaia’ s Biography: It is a count of the history of our planet from the origins until now. It follows a timeline that traces the co-evolution of biology and geology, depicting the vast changes in the Earth’s surface and the great evolutionary leaps in the history of our world. Thanks to the multimedia effects we are taken back to the earliest days of our planet.

Present-day Heart: It shows how our planet is today and how it has changed during the years through the world of fossils, rocks, animals, plants, seaweed, minerals, fungis and microbes.

Museu Blau, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona

Islands of science: Complements the visit by looking at various topics associated with nature and its relationship with human beings. The ‘Islands of Science’ are small, semi-permanent, monographic displays that cover a variety of topics such as evolution, nomenclature and classification, the Mediterranean, animal behavior, reproduction, conservation, ecology, natural resources, and genetics.

This permanent exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the evolution of our planet and the history of life.

In the museum lots of temporary exhibition are shown as Poisoned, a world of Nature’s venoms exhibitions where people can discover the workings and the uses of poisons in the animal world.

Dates

From 19th December 2013 till 1st March 2015

Practical Information

One of the animal collections of the museum

Address: Pl. Leonardo da Vinci, 4-5 (Edifici Fòrum)

Phone: 932 566 002

Museu Blau, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona

How to get there: Metro: L4 stop Maresme-Fòrum.| Bus: 7, 36, 141, 143 and H16.| Tram: T4 stop Fòrum.| Barcelona Bus Turístic: stop Fòrum.

Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday: from 10 to 19 h

Sunday and public holidays: from 10 to 20 h

The Museum will be closed on January 1st, May 1st, June 24th, and December 25th. It will also be closed on Mondays (except public holidays).

Prices

Admission fees: General admission: 6 €

Reduced admission: 2.70 €

Combined admission fee for Museu Blau and Botanical Garden: 7 €

Reduced combined fee: 5 €

Free admission on special days: Every Sunday from 15 h and the first Sunday of every month

February 12th, May 18th, September 24th.

GOCAR – A Personal 3-Wheeled Guide to Barcelona

The navigational capabilities of the GPS give an informative tour, high-lighting specific sights throughout Barcelona as you drive. Just follow the audio directions and relax.

Unlike the usual type of tour, GoCar gives you complete freedom over where you go and how how long you spend in any given point. The cars even have a personality and a sense of humor, telling stories that will bring Barcelona to life while offering clear driving directions.

Uptown tour

The uptown tour takes place on the open roads outside the old town where you can discover Gaudi’s famous creations and you can enjoy great views of the city from Tibidabo and pay a visit to FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium. This tour ventures into areas that the majority of visitors never get to see including the trendy neighbourhood of Gracia.

This route generally takes 2-3 hours depending on your stops and traffic.

Downtown tour

This tour starts in the intricate maze of the old town. You then head off down the Ramblas before heading to Montjuïc where you can enjoy some of Barcelona’s most breathtaking views and some of the areas used for the Olympics. The tour ends with a trip along the Barcelona’s beaches. Multiple detour options along the way means each tour can be a unique experience.

This route generally takes 2-3 hours depending on your stops and traffic.

Opening Hours

Open 7 days a week

April to October: 9am – 9pm

November to March: 10am – 7pm

First hour – 35€, Second hour – 25€, Additional hours – 20€, All day – 99€ A credit card is required to start the tour but you can pay in cash on return if you wish.

Address

Ground Floor, Freixures 23bis, Barcelona, 08003

100m from the Cathedral, in front of Santa Caterina Market

Notes

A maximum of 2 people are able to ride in the vehicle. There is additional space in the trunk for your bags, shopping or even a picnic.

Driver’s licence required for all drivers.

Because of the restrictions of the insurance policy you must be over 21 years of age to rent a GoCar.

Spirit of Montjuïc revives the 4, 5 and 6 of April in the Circuit de Catalunya.

Montjuïc is known by the people of Barcelona and Catalonia as “The Magic Mountain” because of its privileged location, its views to the sea and city and throughout its history. But perhaps Montjuïc also will be remembered because it was one of the most emblematic circuits of Formula 1 for many years.

Montjuïc debuted in the World Championship of Formula 1 as a new circuit over 40 years ago, being the home for the Formula 1 Grand Prix in 1969. Montjuïc circuit had three kilometers and almost a half-mile, and was a street circuit located in the same Park of Montjuïc mountain. Its views and its layout gave the circuit a majestic appearance, as well as spectacular.

Spirit of Montjuïc revives the 4, 5 and 6 of April in the Circuit de Catalunya. 

Its layout, which combined a quick area with very slow corners, was technical, counter-clockwise, and only the best were fast on it. The circuit existed as such since 1933, but it was not until 1968 that was chosen to be part of the calendar of Formula 1 in 1969.

Spirit of Montjuïc revives the 4, 5 and 6 of April in the Circuit de Catalunya. 

The spirit of Montjuïc is still alive, Catalunya Classic Revival

All those who lived the Formula 1 at Montjuïc sure have special memories. It was a time where races were really risky, where pilots defied death every weekend, where fans, parents and children could approach to vehicles and their heroes in each Grand Prix and greet them personally.

Spirit of Montjuïc revives the 4, 5 and 6 of April in the Circuit de Catalunya. 

To commemorate a time, the spirit of Montjuïc brings an agenda full of events. The location for it is going to be the Circuit de Catalunya, and be ready to enjoy racing with classic cars, displays track, exhibitions, concerts and much much more. Check out the full agenda at http://espiritudemontjuic.com/