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Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain. This capital city is famous for its art has a wealth of exceptional historic architecture and has emerged as one of the popular tourist destinations. Barcelona is more than just a city and is a collection of multi-faceted and diverse cities. There are over 55 museums in Barcelona covering surplus subjects including art, history, architecture, science, sports, war and maritime.

Let us tell you some famous museums in Barcelona.

1.Museu del Temple Expiatori de La Sagrada Familia
This is one of the creations of Antoni Gaudi known as the Sagrada Familia which is a giant temple. This museum details the history and development of the Sagrada Familia and also gives fascinating insights into Gaudi himself. This is the most visited and very popular among the tourists.

2.La Pedrera by Antoni Gaudí
This is another creation of Gaudi and is second most visited in Barcelona after Sagrada Familia. It is one of the most unusual apartment buildings as the walls here are irregularly shaped. It houses renaissance drawings and modern art paintings.

3.Museu Futbol Club Barcelona -Camp Nou -President Nunez
FC Barcelona football club museum is also the most visited of the museums in Barcelona and has sporting artifacts from the club dating back 100 years. You will get access to the museum and the pitch area. Apart from that you will get a guided tour of the changing rooms, press rooms, VIP lounge, and actually see the pitch at ground level. You will also get a chance to sit on the players benches.

4.Barcelona Centre of Contemporary Culture (CCCB)
It is another most popular of all the museums in Barcelona and has customary exhibitions of widely varying artworks including photos paintings sculptures and frescos from around the World and from different periods.

5.Museum d’ Història de Catalunya
This museum specializes in letting you know the history of Catalonia. There are various exhibitions which tell the ancient history of Catalonia.

6.Maritime Museum
This is one of the more specialist museums and covers all the maritime artifacts from Barcelona and other districts. You will also find the grand statue of Christopher Columbus and then go to Port Vell to have a charming walk across the marine.

7.Catalán Museum of Archaeology
In this museum, you will see the amazing archaeological exhibitions of ancient and prehistoric times. Thus you will gain lots of knowledge about the history of Catalonia.

8.The Chocolate Museum
This museum shows display the master sculptures of your favorite cartoon characters, as well as models of famous buildings in the city created by the expert sculptors. It also tells the brief history of chocolates.

9.Picasso Museum
It lies in the Barcelona’s old city and displays the pretty works such as paintings, sculptures and sketches of Picasso, the great artist.

10.The City History Museum
This museum is located in the King’s Plaza and it is an underground labyrinth of streets, Roman villas and storage vats for oil and wine. It is really startling to be underneath the busy streets of Barcelona’s shops and lively Gothic Quarter streets.

The top ten famous museums in Barcelona really are awesome and wonderful place to visit on a trip to Barcelona and thus impart great knowledge of the history and traditions of this city.