El Prat Museum, Barcelona

Name: El Prat Museum
Address: Barcelona, Spain

#364 among attractions in Barcelona

Museum, Art museum, History museum

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Facts and practical information

The El Prat Museum, in El Prat de Llobregat, was created in 1962 as part of an initiative of the town council to recover the town’s historic and natural heritage. It is located in Balcells Tower, a building from the mid-19th century that was used for farming and as a summer residence, and is part of the Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network. In the next few years the El Prat Museum will relocate to a new building currently under construction. ()

Local name: Museo del Prat Coordinates: 41°19'34"N, 2°5'36"E

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El Prat de LlobregatBarcelona Spain

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El Prat Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: RCDE Stadium, Mercader Palace Museum, Museu romà, Almeda.

1.8 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
RCDE Stadium, Barcelona
45 min walk • Nestled in the vibrant city of Barcelona, the RCDE Stadium stands as a modern marvel in the world of sports venues. Inaugurated in 2009, this state-of-the-art facility is the proud home of RCD Espanyol, one of the city's premier football clubs.
2.2 miN
Museum, History museum, Park
Mercader Palace Museum, Barcelona
56 min walk • The Mercader Palace Museum in Cornellà de Llobregat contains more than 3,000 objects from the museum of the Count of Bell-lloc and is an example of the lifestyle and cultural and artistic tastes of an aristocratic family of the 19th century.
2.8 miNW
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Museu romà, Barcelona
73 min walk • The Sant Boi de Llobregat Museum conserves and carries out research into the cultural heritage and historic memory of the town of Sant Boi de Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain.
1.8 miN
Park
Almeda, Barcelona
46 min walk • Almeda is an area of Cornellà de Llobregat, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It was constructed in front of Parc de Can Mercader. The neighbourhood originated during the Industrial Revolution and grew substantially with the settlement of migrant workers from other areas of the country during the 1950s.
2.3 miN
Museum, Art museum
L'Hospitalet Museum, Barcelona
60 min walk • The L’Hospitalet Museum, in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, is a municipally owned cultural facility that aims to disseminate and conserve the cultural heritage and resources of L'Hospitalet.
2.5 miNW
Art Nouveau architecture, Museum, Specialty museum
Museu Agbar de les Aigües, Barcelona
65 min walk • The Museu Agbar de les Aigües is a fresh water pumping station and a museum in Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
3 miN
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Arranz-Bravo Foundation, Barcelona
77 min walk • The Arranz-Bravo Foundation is an area dedicated to contemporary art in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, the aim of which is twofold: to disseminate the art of painter Eduard Arranz-Bravo and promote contemporary creation among youth.
2.3 miN
Area
Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona
60 min walk • L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, often shortened to L'Hospitalet or just L'H, is a municipality of Spain, located to the immediate southwest of Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is part of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area.
~800 ftSE
Area
El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona
4 min walk • El Prat de Llobregat, commonly known as El Prat, is a municipality of Spain located in the comarca of Baix Llobregat in Catalonia. The Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport largely lies within the municipal limits. It is part of the Barcelona metropolitan area.
2.6 miE
Neighbourhood
Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona
66 min walk • Sants-Montjuïc is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been split since 1984, numbered District 3. Comprising very different areas of the city, it covers the southern part of Barcelona, joining the two former districts II and VII, as well as the different areas comprised in the Zona Franca.
2.6 miN
Square, Farmer's market
Mercat Marsans, Barcelona
67 min walk • Mercat Marsans is one of the three public markets of Cornellà de Llobregat, located in La Gavarra neighborhood. It was opened on 25 September 1960, to manage the population growth that occurred in Cornellà in the late forties and early fifties, being the second market built in the city after Mercat del Centre.

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How to get to El Prat Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to El Prat Museum:

Bus

Av Verge de Montserrat - Castella • Lines: 165, 21, 65, N17, N19, Pr4 (2 min walk)
Av Verge de Montserrat - Av del Remolar • Lines: 21, Pr4 (7 min walk)

Metro

Cèntric • Lines: L9 Sud (8 min walk)
El Prat Estació • Lines: L9 Sud (11 min walk)

Train

El Prat de Llobregat (10 min walk)