Palau Robert — Attraction in Barcelona

It's been a long time since the last time I had been at Palau Robert. Yesterday, I could enjoy three well-curated free exhibitions.

The first one, which is located in their backyards, it is a retrospective of Òmnium Cultural, one of Catalonian main cultural association that has over 50 years of history defending the rights for equal education and the preservation of Catalan cultural values and language. I think this will be made itinerant and available in different cities of the Catalan territory, due to its exponential growing character and the recent increase in affiliation as well as the opening of more of their cultural centers.

The second one, located on the ground floor of the palace, is about one of the most iconic theatre mimic trio in Catalonia if not the most, called Tricicle. This is a retrospective of their career and journey throughout the world touring and with the amazing ability to spark a smile every 10 seconds, despite the text being only available in Spanish and Catalan, there is no need to read much, since there are many screens where you can see their funny sketches about sports, terror, ordinary situations, or mental health, my favourite one is the special about chairs, its probably one of the last shows made on theatre using this object as the only interaction tool. They also have displayed plenty of memorabilia from their shows.

Finally, on the first floor, there is an exhibition about the underground counterculture scene in Barcelona during the 70's and 80's, again the text is all in both Catalán and Spanish, but is still worth it to visit for any fans of the arts and music.

You will find a huge photography collection, a lot of amazing magazine covers from Spanish Ajoblanco magazine, how the influences from Californiana London and Amsterdam contributed to solidify the hippies movement, specially in the Balearic Islands, alternative experimental music, you will also discover how many local artists like Pepe Riba or Jaume Sisa used their influences from artists like Frank Zappa or the English rock band King Crimson, (when their both performed here in Barcelona, the audience really loved it) to create and innovate in the músic scene, they frequented a musical Bar called 'Celeste' located in the Born area of Barcelona, which unfortunately doesn't exist anymore.

Go check it out...

Palau Robert (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈlaw ruˈβɛrt]) is a building on Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia 107, the former private residence of Robert Robert i Surís, an influential aristocrat, politician and businessman at the turn of the 20th century. It's now a government-run institution that hosts an exhibition centre with three halls, a concert hall, and gardens as well as the Information Centre for Catalonia, including the city's tourism bureau. In the 1936-1939 period, it was the site of the Generalitat de Catalunya's Ministry of Culture. After the Spanish Civil War, Robert's family regained the Palau, until its second purchase by the Generalitat de Catalunya (the Catalan government) in 1981, when it became a...

We loved this public space with a number of exhibitions on while we were there. The gardens are beautiful with food stalls and interesting posters about the history of the place. While we were there there was a wonderful retrospective of "Kosmos Panniker". Panniker, a Catalan of Indian descent was described in the following way: "Panikkar is, alongside Ramon Llull, one of the most important figures that have shared the Catalan thinking with the world." There was also an outstanding exhibition of the work of Catalan photographers working in war zones or in areas of deep social and political discord. Well worth a visit and set aside...