7 galleries to visit in Barcelona if you like art
Sep 18, 2024
Barcelona is once again transformed into the epicenter of contemporary art with the eagerly awaited Barcelona Gallery Weekend. This annual event is the best opportunity for art lovers to enjoy new exhibitions and get to know the works of artists. With the participation of numerous galleries, the Barcelona Gallery Weekend is positioned as a key event to explore the city's vibrant art scene.
What is the Barcelona Gallery Weekend?
Barcelona Gallery Weekend is a celebration of contemporary art that brings together some of the best galleries in the city. During this event, visitors can explore exhibitions, attend talks and participate in various cultural activities. If you are passionate about art, you can't miss it!
Essential Galleries
From RedCollectors, we have selected some of the galleries in the Catalan city that you should definitely visit during this exciting weekend:
1. 3 Punts Gallery
Consell de Cent, 317 08007, Barcelona
The 3 Punts gallery has been since 1994 of the promotion, diffusion and commercialization of contemporary art in all its disciplines. Its global vision of art leads it to collaborate with galleries and institutions, as well as to attend international art fairs. Contemporary art galleries are a dynamic element of the cultural scene both in the city of Barcelona and globally and that is why 3 Punts creates and participates in initiatives that generate social mobilization and the search for excellence in the visual arts.
2. Ana Mas Projects
C/ Isaac Peral, 7, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Ana Mas Projects is a contemporary art gallery born in 2015 with headquarters in an industrial nave from the 70s in the neighborhood of Santa Eulalia in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. The project was born with the desire to create a platform for artistic dissemination on both sides of the ocean, which is why it maintains performs a parallel programming in San Juan (Puerto Rico). One of the main objectives of Ana Mas Salse, its director, is to give internationality to the project, give visibility and enhance the portfolio of artists.
3. Artur Ramon Art
Bailén 19. 08010 Barcelona
Contemporary art has always accompanied and reinforced the work of Artur Ramon Art in the art world, the collection consists of works by national and international contemporary artists. In its art space the gallery makes exhibitions in collaboration with artists and curators, exploring ancient art with a contemporary look. Its goal is to give voice to artists of museum importance, but often forgotten by art galleries.
4. Prats Nogueras Blanchard
Méndez Núñez 14, 08003 Barcelona. Spain
Prats Nogueras Blanchard Gallery was born from the union of Galería Joan Prats and Nogueras Blanchard in March 2024. The Prats Nogueras Blanchard program aims to generate dialogue between established artists and young creators, presenting works from different periods and contexts in two exhibition spaces in Barcelona and Madrid. Prats Nogueras Blanchard is an alliance that embodies a collective commitment to advance the discourse of contemporary art.
5. RocioSantaCruz Gallery
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 627, 08015 Barcelona
RocioSantaCruz Gallery is a dynamic space for creation and contemporary thought in all its manifestations. Located in the nerve center of Barcelona with more than 300m2, the space hosts projects by both established artists and emerging talents. Faithful to its trajectory since 1994 in Paris, as publisher of artists' books, RocioSantaCruz's approach is to focus on unpublished archives with the aim of generating a dialogue between the avant-garde of the second half of the twentieth century and new contemporary practices.
6. Victor Lope Contemporary Art
C/ Aribau 75, 08036 Barcelona
Victor Lope Arte Contemporáneo is an art gallery founded in 2009. The gallery's mission is to launch and consolidate the careers of emerging and mid-career artists who have a unique approach to contemporary art, in order to deliver this value globally and consolidate it in the European and international art market.
7. Miguel Marcos Gallery
Carrer de les Jonqueres, 10, 08003 Barcelona
Miguel Marcos Gallery was founded in Zaragoza in 1981 and in 1987 opened a second space in Madrid, working in parallel in both cities. Since 1998 it has had its headquarters in Barcelona, a space inaugurated by Joan Brossa with 5 installations and that to this day has hosted without interruption more than one hundred and twenty solo and group exhibitions of international artists. Throughout his career, he has shown a consistent and unconditional commitment to the Spanish art of the eighties, supporting and defending the artists who were part of the so-called New Generation of Madrid.
