With the exhibition of 1929 Barcelona won the Montjuïc mountain, over time, it become a leisure and culture place for all.

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The Graf Zeppelin flew past Barcelona on 16 May 1929 during the International Exposition of 1929.

Project by Josep Puig i Cadafalch

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Aerial site view of the 1929 International Exhibition.

Project by the architects Eugenio P. Cendoya (in Spanish), Enric Catà (in Spanish) and Pere Domènech i Roura (in Spanish).

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The preliminary project of the Palau Nacional, the Gran Saló.

The ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the Palau Nacional was held on 30th June 1926.

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State of the work on the main front of the building (1928)

Inauguration of the Palau Nacional

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King Alfonso XIII inaugurating the Exposition at the balcony of the Throne Room.

Venue for the Museu d'Art de Catalunya.

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Inauguration of the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya at the Sala Oval.

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First projects and debates about rehabilitation.

Start of the first phase of the rehabilitation works following the project by the architects Gae Aulenti and Enric Steegman (Catalan).

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View of the Sala Oval with the incorporation of new equipments according to the Aulenti's project.

Rehabilitation of the Sala Oval (Olympic ceremony), consolidation and partial structural adaptation of the two temporary exhibition rooms.

The reinstallation of the Romanesque Art Collection signified the reopening of the museum to the public.

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One of the exhibition rooms of the Romanesque Art Collection of the Museu Nacional
 

Installation of the Gothic Art Collection, which completed the medieval art collection of the museum.

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One of the exhibition rooms of the Gothic Art Collection of the Museu Nacional

The second and last phase of the works for the consolidation of the building as the venue for the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya were started, for the definitive installation, in 2004, of all its art collections.

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One of the exhibition rooms of the Modern Art Collection of the Museu Nacional

In March the architectural and museographical work began, led by Gae Aulenti and Josep Benedito (catalan).

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One of the exhibition rooms of the Modern Art Collection of the Museu Nacional

Inauguration of the small temporary exhibition room.

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The temporary exhibition room 2 of the Museu Nacional

Completion of the conditioning works of the Palau Nacional and the move and installation of the modern art collections, up until then located in the Parc de la Ciutadella.

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On 16 December, their Majesties the King and Queen presided the official inauguration.

In May the remodelling of the Gothic Art Room was.

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One of the exhibition rooms of the Gothic Art Collection of the Museu Nacional

In June the remodelling of the Romanesque Art Room was inaugurated.

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One of the exhibition rooms of the Romanesque Art Collection of the Museu Nacional

Remodelling of the Foyer to improve the reception of the visitors and the opening of the rooftop viewpoints.

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Current outside view of the dome of the Museu Nacional's building.