
Museu d'Història de Catalunya
The Museu d’Història de Catalunya—“Museo de historia de Cataluña”—uses one of Barcelona’s most distinctive industrial survivors: the Palau de Mar, the former General Stores, or *Magatzems Generals de Comerç*, and the sole standing building from the city’s old industrial port. The museum opens its permanent story with *“The memory of a country,”* a journey through Catalan history from prehistoric times to the present, organized across eight historical periods. That main exhibition runs across the second and third floors, while the first floor hosts changing displays, including *“Fashion and fashion designers”* in 2019 and *“Beyond the trenches (1936–1939): Photographies by Alec Wainman”* in 2019. Founded on 29 February 1996, the museum is controlled and funded by the Government of Catalonia through its Ministry of Culture. …
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