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Frederic Mares Museum (Museu Frederic Mares)

Placa de Sant lu 5-6, Barri Gotic, Barcelona, Spain
93-310-58-00
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Ranked #32 of 253 attractions in Barcelona
Type: Museums
Useful Information: Lockers / storage, Stairs / lift, Bathroom facilities, Activities for older children
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New York City, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 June 2013 NEW

This was one of my favorite finds in Barcelona. The lower level collection of religious art is impressive, but the real surprises lay above, where the astonishingly eccentric curio collections reveal lovingly displayed treasures and trinkets. Everything from wonderful toy paper theaters and handmade fans to train tickets and sailor's shell art. It's overwhelming, but in a good way. Assume... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 June 2013

We found the amount of statues and sculpture of religious things was overwhelming. Room after room of it. If you want to see a lot of statues of Jesus on the Cross you will enjoy this museum but it was not forus. If you want to see other things suggest you start with the collector's cabinet area. We should have... More

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Siedlce
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2013

I had a free entrance to that with Barcelona Card . It is the second best museum just after MNAC in my opinion. You can find it everything - and I really mean everything. Starting with sculptures of crucified jesus (number of those sculptures made me a little ancxious) then other christian sculptures and art. And after that ancient art... More

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Barcelona, Spain
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013

I love this museum. I came across it one day after walking around Barcelona without a plan on what to do. I was surprised to find so much in one museum. The first two floors are religious statues that mares collected which is impressive on its own but the part that fascinated me was the top floors filled with incredible... More

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Methuen, Massachusetts, United States
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 via mobile

This place is full of religious art and artifacts, fixtures, tools, etc. if you aren't really into that kind of thing, you can easily skip... Especially since religious art is sort of the norm in Europe. The staff here were VERY helpful and kind.

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See 26 more reviews by Sarah B for Barcelona
Vancouver, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Unless you have a very serious aversion to religious art, this is a must. it's less than half the price of most Barca museum's and has what most be the most complete collection of Spanish church sculpture form the XII-XIV centuries. And that's just the arty part. As well this fellow collected everything else, from fancy fans to cigar bands... More

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Lakenheath, Suffolk
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

Only found out about this at the last minute - how lucky we were! An unbelievable amount of stuff to see! It started off with the lovely courtyard entrance. Then there was all the stonework and religious artefacts; then all the other things he collected - an amazing number of all sorts of things! We spent ages looking round -... More

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See 9 more reviews by mrspinchy for Barcelona
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013 via mobile

Wowee! Awesome collection. Displayed beautifully and lit superbly. It's a visual delight! If you love inpretation, prob not for you. But if you love stuff and lots of it. Go! The way the stuff is displayed is a work of art. My fave museum in Barcelona by far.

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Kendal, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013 via mobile

This museum/collection is not highly featured in the tour books - there are more obvious places to visit in Barcelona. But, for me, it is one of the highlights of a visit to the city. This is the personal collection of a Barcelona artist/sculptor for the early 20th century. One large room - his library/study - contains some of his... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2013

What a strange and wonderful museum this is. We happened upon this treasure on a rainy day in Barcelona looking for something interesting to do and we were not disappointed! The first thing that we noticed was the beautiful courtyard before the entrance. If only it were not raining, I think we could have enjoyed some time just sitting peacefully.... More

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