Rainy Day in Barcelona: 7 Museums With Hours and Tickets

Seven Barcelona museums with official hours and prices make a solid plan for a wet day, from the science halls of CosmoCaixa to the Museu Picasso. Mondays need some care: the Museu Picasso and the Museu Frederic Marès have no regular Monday opening, and the Museu del Disseny keeps its exhibitions closed that day. Full-price tickets in this list run from €4.2 at the Marès to €15 at the Picasso.

CosmoCaixa, Sant Gervasi

CosmoCaixa is a private science museum. Its permanent displays include the Bosc Inundat (a flooded forest), the Sala Univers, the geological wall known as El Mur geològic and the Base Antàrtica exhibition. The temporary show Sharks. Guardians of the Ocean runs from Oct. 22, 2026 to Sept. 26, 2027.

Children get a lot of the programme: the listing shows learning spaces and workshops running to Dec. 21, 2026, and planetarium screenings from Oct. 10 to Dec. 21. The building is accessible for people with physical disabilities.

Address: Carrer d’Isaac Newton, 26 (Sant Gervasi – la Bonanova). Hours: every day from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; until 6:00 p.m. on Dec. 24, Dec. 31 and Jan. 5; closed Dec. 25, Jan. 1 and Jan. 6. Tickets: €8 general admission; free for young people up to 16, “La Caixa” customers, and on Feb. 15, May 18 and Sept. 24. Phone: 932126050.

CaixaForum Barcelona

CaixaForum Barcelona is a cultural centre in the former Casaramona Factory, one of the city’s Modernist buildings. It stages temporary exhibitions of ancient, modern and contemporary art, and it also runs workshops, lectures, performances and debates.

Hours: every day from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; until 6:00 p.m. on Dec. 24, Dec. 31 and Jan. 5; closed Dec. 25, Jan. 1 and Jan. 6. Tickets: €6, which covers all exhibitions at the centre. Holders of the Carnet Família Nombrosa (large-family card) get 25% off. Entry is free for CaixaBank customers with a card, anyone up to 16, teachers, press, people with disabilities and their companions, ICOM members, European Youth Card holders, and on Feb. 15, May 18 and Sept. 24.

Museu Egipci de Barcelona, Eixample

The Museu Egipci de Barcelona (Egyptian Museum) is run by the Fundació Arqueològica Clos. Its permanent exhibitions cover Tutankhamun’s discovery, the temple of Ptolemy and the Egyptian Book of the Dead. A newer show, Iny. L’explorador del faraó, combines an exhibition with an immersive experience and runs from Oct. 28, 2026 to Oct. 28, 2027. The listing also shows courses, family workshops and guided visits through December.

Address: Carrer de València, 284 (la Dreta de l’Eixample). Hours: Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Closed Dec. 25, Dec. 26, Jan. 1 and Jan. 6. Tickets: €14 general, €10 reduced (students, unemployed people, large and single-parent families, people with disabilities, over 65s and others, with proof), €5 for children aged 6 to 14, free for children under 5. Tickets cost 50% less on Feb. 12 and Sept. 24. The Arqueoticket is listed at €14.5. Phone: 934880188.

Museu Picasso

The Museu Picasso opened in 1963 and grew with a large donation from the painter in 1970. Its collection of some 5,000 works is described as the most complete record of Picasso’s formative years, with pieces from his youth, the Blue Period and Las Meninas.

Hours: from Sept. 29 to March 29, Tuesday to Sunday and holidays from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; until 2:00 p.m. on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31; closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Tickets: €15 for the collection and the temporary exhibition (€14 online), €7.5 reduced with proof of eligibility, Articket €38, a one-year individual Museum Card €40. Entry is free on the first Sunday of each month and on Thursdays from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Oct. 14 to April 13), plus Feb. 12, May 18 and Sept. 24. On free days, tickets must be reserved in advance, and they go on sale four days ahead.

Museu Frederic Marès, Gothic Quarter

The Museu Frederic Marès sits inside the former Royal Palace of the Counts of Barcelona. It opened in 1948 and shows more than a thousand years of Hispanic sculpture, especially painted religious carvings. Its Collector’s Cabinet holds tens of thousands of everyday objects from the nineteenth century, including fans, pipes, watches, toys and photographs.

Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Sundays and public holidays from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; closed Dec. 25, Jan. 1, May 1 and June 24. Tickets: €4.2 general, €2.40 concession. Entry is free for under-16s, on the first Sunday of the month, on Sundays from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and on Feb. 12, May 18, June 16 and Sept. 24. A validated ticket allows a second visit within six months.

Museu Marítim de Barcelona

The Museu Marítim de Barcelona occupies the Drassanes Reials, a royal shipyard from the 13th century and an example of Gothic civil architecture. Its collection includes vessels, models, figureheads and navigational instruments. The best-known piece is a replica of the Galera Reial of John of Austria, the flagship at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. The ticket also covers the pailebot Santa Eulàlia.

Hours: every day from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; until 3:00 p.m. on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31; closed Dec. 25, Dec. 26, Jan. 1 and Jan. 6. Last admission is one hour before closing. Tickets: €10 general, €5 reduced, €8 for groups of more than 10 people and for large or single-parent families. A combined ticket with Les Golondrinas (the harbor boats) costs €18 general. Entry is free on Sundays from 3:00 p.m., for under-17s, and on Feb. 12, May 18 and Sept. 24. Tickets are sold only at the museum desks, not online. Getting there: enter through Plaça del Portal de la Pau.

Museu del Disseny de Barcelona, Poblenou

The Museu del Disseny de Barcelona (design museum) combines the former collections of decorative arts, ceramics, textiles and clothing, and graphic arts. Permanent exhibitions include El cos vestit. Siluetes i moda (1550-2015). Temporary shows include André Ricard. Disseny en ús and Asunción Bastida. Barcelona i l’alta costura, both listed until March 14, 2027. The building also has a cafeteria, a library and a design shop, and it is accessible for people with physical disabilities.

Address: Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, 37-38. Hours: the page lists the building as open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and gives exhibition hours of 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., so the two figures differ. On Mondays outside August the building is open from 3:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with the exhibitions closed. Closed Jan. 1, May 1, June 24 and Dec. 25. Tickets: €6.2 general, €4.20 concession. Entry is free on Sunday afternoons from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on the first Sunday of each month, for under-16s, for Barcelona Card holders, and on Feb. 12 and Sept. 24. Phone: 93 256 67 00.

Tips for visiting

Free days vary by museum. CosmoCaixa and CaixaForum list Feb. 15 for Santa Eulàlia, while the Marès, Marítim, Picasso and Disseny list Feb. 12. The Museu Egipci gives half-price tickets on Feb. 12 and Sept. 24 instead of free entry.

Sunday afternoons are the cheapest time for the Marès, the Marítim (from 3:00 p.m.) and the Disseny (3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.). Several museums close early on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, so check the page before going over the holidays.

If the rain lasts several days, the guide to things to do in Barcelona in winter has more indoor options. For getting home after a late visit, see Barcelona Metro hours and night buses.

Quick answers

Which museums here are open on Mondays?

CosmoCaixa, CaixaForum and the Museu Marítim list opening every day, and the Museu Egipci opens Monday to Friday. The Museu del Disseny building opens on Monday afternoons, but its exhibitions are closed. The Picasso and the Marès list no regular Monday opening.

Can I buy Museu Marítim tickets online?

No. The official listing says tickets are sold only at the museum ticket desks, and online sales are not available.

Which museum has the lowest ticket price?

The Museu Frederic Marès, at €4.2 general admission. CaixaForum is €6 and the Museu del Disseny €6.2.

Checked against official sources in November 2026. Hours, prices and rules change: confirm on the official page before you go or apply.