CaixaForum Barcelona<\/strong> is the “la Caixa” Foundation’s cultural centre, one of the city’s most dynamic art venues, at the foot of Montju\u00efc<\/strong> next to Pla\u00e7a d’Espanya. It occupies the former Casaramona factory<\/strong>, a jewel of industrial Modernisme by Josep Puig i Cadafalch<\/strong>. It programmes major temporary exhibitions<\/strong> (from Dal\u00ed to Rodin, Turner or Cartier-Bresson), plus concerts, cinema and family activities. General admission costs just \u20ac6<\/strong> and is free for under-16s<\/strong>, European Youth Card holders and CaixaBank customers. It opens every day from 10:00 to 20:00. Metro: Espanya (L1\/L3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the foot of Montju\u00efc, steps from Pla\u00e7a d’Espanya and the MNAC, CaixaForum is one of Barcelona’s most active and best-loved cultural centres. Run by the “la Caixa” Foundation, it offers a vibrant year-round programme of art exhibitions \u2014ancient, modern and contemporary\u2014 plus concerts, cinema, lectures, literature and activities for the whole family, almost always at very affordable prices. But CaixaForum is doubly interesting: as well as what’s shown inside, the building itself is a Modernista masterpiece that’s worth the visit on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The building is the former Casaramona textile factory, designed by the great Modernista architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch \u2014also behind Casa Amatller and Casa de les Punxes\u2014 and built around 1911-1913 for the cotton industrialist Casimir Casaramona. It was a modern, innovative factory for its time: it ran on electricity instead of steam, so it needed no chimneys, and it stands out for its exposed brick, its towers and its elegant Modernista lines. It won the prize for the city’s best industrial building in 1913.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The factory operated for only a few years and then had very varied uses (a warehouse, even police stables). In 1963, “la Caixa” acquired the building and, after a thorough restoration completed in the early 2000s, turned it into CaixaForum. The renovation involved the prestigious Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, who designed the spectacular entrance courtyard and the underground entrance. The complex was declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest in 1976.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOther museums in Barcelona\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>What is CaixaForum Barcelona?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Casaramona factory: a jewel of industrial Modernisme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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