Exhibitions in Barcelona
October 2026
October at a glance: 6 exhibitions opening, 3 closing, and 17 more on view across the city.
Opening in October
Dana Lixenberg. American Images1 OctKBr Fundación MAPFRE
Retrospective of Dana Lixenberg's three decades of large-format portraits in the US, from Tupac and Biggie to Imperial Courts in Los Angeles and Shishmaref, Alaska.
KBr Flama'261 OctKBr Fundación MAPFRE
Sixth edition of KBr's showcase of emerging photographers from Barcelona's schools: Sara Bravo, Elena Bulet i Llopis, Meghan Mathews and Luca Gaetano Pira.
The Secret Life of Plants. Anselm Kiefer in the Grothe Collection2 OctLa Pedrera – Casa Milà
Barcelona's first major Anselm Kiefer show: around forty paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs and artist's books, mostly from Hans Grothe's collection, on memory, matter and knowledge.
Charlotte Perriand. Free to Rethink the World9 OctFundació Joan Miró
Spain's first exhibition on Charlotte Perriand, the pioneering modernist designer from Le Corbusier's atelier and a lifelong friend of Sert and Miró.
(Un)ravelling career paths21 OctFundació Suñol · Free
University of Barcelona Fine Arts alumni from the 'Cicle de Retorn' project in dialogue with alumni in the Suñol Soler Collection, including Ignasi Aballí and Susana Solano.
André Ricard. Disseny en ús29 OctDisseny Hub Barcelona – Museu del Disseny
A survey of André Ricard, a pioneer of contemporary Catalan design, focused on everyday objects conceived as tools serving people and society.
Closing in October
«Recuperado del enemigo» (Recovered from the Enemy). Deposits at the MNAC under Franco's dictatorship4 OctMuseu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC)
How artworks safeguarded by the Republic during the Civil War became Francoist deposits at the museum, and the MNAC's own role in protecting and then administering them.
Ricard Viñes a París. Diari d’un pianista11 OctMuseu de la Música de Barcelona
Drawing on his diary and unpublished documents, this show follows pianist Ricard Viñes from arriving in Paris aged 12 to championing new French music in the Belle Époque.
Montserrat Torrent. Ready for the organ11 OctMuseu de la Música de Barcelona
Centenary show on Barcelona organist Montserrat Torrent: archive writings, images, recordings and instruments tracing nearly 2,000 concerts and her legacy as a teacher.
Also on through October
The Cult of Beautyto 8 NovCCCB – Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
How ideals of beauty were built, from Antiquity to the cosmetics industry, and a case for the bodies they leave out. Adapted from a Wellcome Collection show.
Archive Drops: "We are the Shipyards"to 20 NovMuseu Marítim de Barcelona · Free
A small display of documents about the Royal Shipyards from the museum's archive, with Braille and audio-described material.
Extramural project. Dora Garcíato 29 NovMuseu Tàpies
The museum's third Extramural edition: artist Dora García stages performances and interventions around Barcelona, treating the city as a space for critical thought.
Premis Enjoia't 2026to 29 NovDisseny Hub Barcelona – Museu del Disseny
30 pieces from the 29th Enjoia't Contemporary Jewellery Awards organised by A-FAD: 15 professional and 15 student works by makers from more than ten countries.
Opening the Archive 08. Le gros orteil.to 29 NovFundació Joan Miró
Miró's newly donated drawing Untitled (1930) shown with his sketches for the series, likely inspired by Georges Bataille's essay 'Le Gros Orteil'.
Wounded Militiaman: The Recovery of an Irredeemable Paintingto 31 DecMuseu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC)
Francisco Mateos's Civil War propaganda painting, irreversibly deteriorated, is shown alongside AI-generated imagery that recovers its original visual impact.
Sim Acquisition, Drawing and Warto 31 DecMuseu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC)
Nearly 100 newly acquired drawings by José Luis Rey Vila (Sim), a key visual chronicler of the Spanish Civil War: quick pencil and charcoal sketches of soldiers, bombings and civilians.
Gaudí-Miró-Gomis: Deconstructedto 10 JanCasa Batlló
Miró sculptures and prints and Joaquim Gomis's Gaudí photographs meet Tomorrow Bureau's AI, 3D-scan and animation installations. With the Fundació Joan Miró.
Invisible Animalsto 10 JanMuseu Blau – Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
Myth, life, extinction, de-extinction: animals we rarely see, from legendary beasts and extinct species to little-known living ones vital to healthy ecosystems.
- Una fuerza del pasadoto 10 Jan
CaixaForum Barcelona
Works mainly from the "la Caixa" contemporary art collection that confront art history and tradition, titled after a Pasolini poem.
Barcelona School of Architecture in shaping everyday life in the city (1875–2025)to 11 JanMuseu Marítim de Barcelona · Free
Works and writings by ETSAB faculty trace how architecture, planning and landscape shaped daily life in Barcelona, with a focus on the sea.
Spiral of Time – Plaça dels Àngels – MACBAto 11 JanMACBA – Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Edwin van der Heide's site-specific sound work, recording the ambient sounds of Plaça dels Àngels since July 2024 and playing them back as a shifting sonic portrait of the square.
Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme. Prisoners of Love: Until the Sun of Freedomto 17 JanMACBA – Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
First exhibition in Spain by Palestinian duo Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, centred on their audiovisual installation Prisoners of Love and its layered stories of resistance.
Anna Moreno. The Third Twistto 17 JanMACBA – Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Recent works by Anna Moreno on utopian architecture, centred on The Terminal Beach, a road-movie film about Ricardo Bofill's unfinished 1979 settlement in the Algerian Sahara.
Dividedto 17 JanFundació Joan Miró
London artist and publisher Camilla Wills (Divided Publishing) takes over the foyer, part of the Espai 13 season from 6:12 pm to 5:48 pm.
Instrumental Baschet. La utopia ressonantto 31 JanMuseu de la Música de Barcelona
The sound sculptures of Bernard and François Baschet, 1950s inventors who built electricity-free instruments from steel, aluminium, cardboard and inflatable cushions.
A Journey Through Time at the Royal Shipyards of Barcelonato 31 MarMuseu Marítim de Barcelona · Free
The story of the Drassanes Reials from their 13th-century origins under Peter III to today: the world's largest surviving medieval shipyards.
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