Centre Martorell d'Exposicions
The Centre Martorell d’Exposicions is housed in the Museum Martorell building, inaugurated in 1882 and notable for being the first purpose-built public museum building in Barcelona. Originally it opened as the “Museo Martorell de Arqueología y Ciencias Naturales,” and it was the first home of the Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Barcelona. For most of its life, the building functioned as a geology museum: from 1924 to 2010, it was used as the museum’s geology venue, which is why people long referred to it as the “Museo de Geología” or “Museo Martorell de Geología.” After closing for renovations, it reopened on 18 December 2023 as the Centre Martorell d’Exposiciones, shifting again to temporary scientific exhibitions. Architecturally, it sits in Parc de la Ciutadella, between the Umbracle and the Invernadero, and covers roughly 1,100 m²—with a central portico supported by four Doric columns.
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