Institutions of interest and agenda

Museo Joan Abelló

The Museo Joan Abelló is housed in a Modernist building built in 1908. It was opened in 1999 and it houses part of the foundation of the Joan Abelló collection which he donated to the town of Mollet.

The museum’s ethos is based on the permanent exhibition with Catalan artworks from the 19^th and 20^th centuries. At the same time, the Museum promotes contemporary art with temporary exhibitions and with the Mollet Art contest dedicated to young artists of our country.

The Museum consists of several spaces: The Artist’s House, a labyrinth where the visitor, little by little, discovers the artist’s complex, interesting and diverse collection and the Aparador, a space to produce and divulge the visual arts, an opening for the interdisciplinary nature of the language of emerging artists.

It has a wide activity programme for schools and families.

What does ICONO do there?

               Reception

               Ticket selling

               Guided visits and schoolchild activities

               Shop management

               Creation of educational aids for courses and workshops

Museu Història de Catalunya (MHC)

The aim of the Museum of the History of Catalonia is to put the history of Catalonia on display and make people aware of their shared heritage, and so help them identify with their national history.

The building that we know today as the Palau de Mar is the former General Stores, the sole building of Barcelona's Old Port still standing. The Stores were designed in 1881 by the engineer Maurici Garrán, the first director of the Barcelona Port Board of Works, and were intended for use as trading depots.

What does ICONO do there?

           Guided visits for schools and adults

           Workshops for schools and families

           Coordination of guided visits

           Staff management

Gran Teatre del Liceu

Founded in 1847 on Barcelona's La Rambla, the Gran Teatre del Liceu is an opera house that has retained its role as a culture and arts centre throughout its history and one that represents one of the symbols of the city.

Today, it is a publicly-owned theatre – by the Catalan Regional Government, Barcelona City Council, Barcelona Provincial Council and the Ministry of Culture – under the administration of the Fundació del Gran Teatre del Liceu, which, besides the above institutions, incorporates the Patronage Committee and the old Societat del Gran Teatre del Liceu.

What does ICONO do there?

           Guided visits for general public

           Guided visits for schoolchildren

           Guided visits for special groups for patrons and protocol

Museu de Sant Cugat

The Museu de Sant Cugat opened its doors with the aim of promoting the investigation, conservation and diffusion of the historical, artistic and cultural heritage of Sant Cugat, from a wide point of view. The Museum has different buildings: the Monastery and the Casa Aymat.

The Monastery, a Benedictine construction of Medieval Barcelona which has been totally restored, is the main and the most emblematic building of the Museum. It has rooms for temporary exhibitions, a concert hall, workshop rooms and a special room for the collections.

At Casa Aymat, collections of Catalan contemporary tapestries are usually displayed. They were made at the factory that was located in this building, Casa Aymat. It has also a room for temporary exhibitions that receives contemporary artwork.

What does ICONO do there?

Guided visits for schools and adults

Workshops for schoolchildren and families

Reception

Information desk  

Oficina de Turisme de Sant Cugat

The Tourist Office plays a key role in the outward promotion of the town and boosting Sant Cugat’s status as a cultural town.

The Office doesn’t just provide information about the heritage of the town; it is also an information point of the town council and offers the possibility to do cultural tours in other places of Catalonia and Spain. The Tourist Office is located at the gateway of the Monastery.

What does ICONO do there?

           Reception

           Tickets selling