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Museums open their doors to older people with a unique programme of activities
Barcelona turns its museums into settings for memory, dialogue and discovery with the fifth edition of «Els museus t’esperen».
Between October and June 2026, 38 museums in the city and its surrounding area will offer 80 cultural experiences designed for users of community centres, spaces for older people and the VinclesBCN service.
This year, the initiative is expanding with more museums and a clear aim: to bring heritage closer to almost a thousand participants through in-person activities — costing between one and five euros — and free virtual visits.
Each space proposes its own way of approaching art: workshops with historical pieces, memory games, dialogues with the collections… All with a participatory approach that turns the public into the main character.
The 38 participating museums are:
L’Enrajolada
Casa Museu Santacana
CIP Molí d’en Rata
La Fabra – Centre d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Museu d’Art Medieval (MEV)
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC)
Museu d’Arenys de Mar
Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya
Museu d’Art de Sabadell
Museu d’Història de Barcelona
Museu d’Història de Catalunya
Museu de Badalona
Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
Museu de Granollers
Museu de l’Aigua i el Tèxtil
Museu de l’Hospitalet
Museu de la Música
Museu de la Pagesia de Castellbisbal
Museu de Maricel
Museu de Moià – Casa Rafel Casanova
Museu de Viladecans
Museu del Disseny – DHub
Museu del Joguet de Catalunya
Museu Etnològic i de Cultures del Món
Seu Montcada
Museu Etnològic i de Cultures del Món
Seu Parc Montjuïc
Museu Marítim de Barcelona
Museu Municipal de Montcada i Reixac (Casa de les Aigües)
Museu Municipal de Nàutica del Masnou
Museu Picasso de Barcelona
Museu Romà de Premià de Mar
Museu Tàpies
Museu Tèxtil
Museus d’Esplugues de Llobregat
Palau Güell
Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau
Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Pedralbes
Promoted by Barcelona City Council and the Xarxa de Museus Locals, the programme aims to make culture a meeting place too for those who have accumulated years and experience, showing that art knows no age.