MNAC will turn the Sala Oval into a Gregorian chant and techno party during Nit dels Museus

The proposal is called Gregotechno and mixes contemporary electronic foundations with aesthetics and voices inspired by medieval music. The result promises an unusual experience even for a city accustomed to bringing together art, music and heritage in historic spaces.

Admission will be free and without prior booking, something that will foreseeably fill Montjuïc from the early hours of the night. There will be three half-hour performances — at 21.30 h, 22.30 h and 23.30 h — and between concerts the Xarop de Canya company will keep the atmosphere lively with musical and stage interventions inside the museum.

The event is part of Nit dels Museus, one of the cultural events that transforms Barcelona most over a few hours. Museums open until dawn, queues at historic buildings and people moving between exhibitions, courtyards and concerts turn the city into a great night-time route where culture and urban life constantly mingle.

The MNAC will also use the night to bring its exhibition on Sant Pere de Rodes and the Master of Cabestany closer to the public. Several educators will give brief explanations about Romanesque art and the medieval world in Catalan and Castilian, creating a direct bridge between the museum's historic pieces and Gregotechno's sound atmosphere.

The Sala Oval, one of the most imposing spaces in the Palau Nacional de Montjuïc, thus reinforces its role as a venue for hybrid cultural experiences. Its size, acoustics and monumentality have made it a place where Barcelona increasingly experiments with formats that mix classical heritage and contemporary culture.

For years, the city has used Nit dels Museus to rediscover landmark spaces from another perspective. In this edition, the MNAC is opting for something especially Barcelona: bringing together tradition, electronic music and historic heritage in a single night in which the medieval past and today's urban culture seem to coexist without contradiction.