Barcelona, Spain

Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona

The Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) opened in 1995 in the Raval district as a catalyst for the cultural and urban transformation of central Barcelona. The luminous white building by Richard Meier, with its ramped atrium and skylit galleries, sits on a plaza that has become one of the city's defining public spaces. MACBA's collection spans art from the mid-20th century to the present with particular strengths in Catalan and Spanish art, conceptual and post-conceptual practices, and a research-driven program that engages with politics, language, and the legacies of the avant-gardes.