Museu d'Història de Barcelona

One of the best museums in Spain. 3 floors about the history of Barcelona with maps and artefacts everywhere. Then you get to visit the ruins of the original Roman city underneath the museum. This is acres wide and has all the support signs and video to get a great understanding of what it was like. Highly recommended.

A friend recommends the Barcelona History Museum over lunch, so we walk back into town and give it a go. Inside, the instructions come in the form of vague semaphore. First you go over there, there are levels, then you go over there. We checked out the levels. Maybe that instruction was accurate. I think we've seen all there is but who knows. Now we need to "go over there" (left at the entry). But there's nothing here. Everything is roped off. A few other visitors drift about with the same slightly lost expression you see in airport terminals when the board says "DELAYED" but won't say why. The ancient ruins, which are the entire reason you are here, are closed off. What's left is a kind of laminated stroll through history. Panels. Diagrams. The unmistakable atmosphere of a very earnest school project that got an A minus. There is one bright spot - a 110-year-old Catalan restaurant menu printed on fabric, quietly fascinating in the way old prices and extinct dishes always are. You linger. You imagine lunch. Then you realise that's it. Maybe it's terrific for kids. Maybe on a better day, with the ruins open, it sings. Today, though, it's mostly a donation to the city in exchange for an hour you won't get back. Euros misplaced.

Fantastic museum with some great movies and digital displays paired with awesome artifacts that worked together very nicely to tell the story of the history of the land now called Barcelona. The ruins section below is some of the most extensive that I have ever walked through. It is also one of the most affordable museums I have ever visited.

I really enjoyed visiting the MUHBA museum it gives you a great overview of Barcelona’s history, from the Roman Empire all the way to the present and future of the city. The underground Roman ruins were especially fascinating, and if you’re into history, it’s definitely worth a visit.

This is an absolutely brilliant museum. I only had an hour and could easily have spent 2 or more. The first part of the tour “flashback” is a fantastic potted history and is well curated and so interesting. You then head upstairs to the views outside over the plaza. Wonderful! Then you take the lift ( which is not well signed , clearer directions would help) to the ancient remains underground. So intriguing and the walkway is so well constructed with glass areas. It was a little confusing and I had issues finding the exit. Again clearer and more signs would help. Finally tou go to the church which is lovely with a wonderful altarpiece. Well worth the admission price.