A remarkable selection of masterworks from the Vatican Museums' Modern and Contemporary Art Collection arrives in the heart of Barcelona. 🎨✨

The Museu Diocesà de Barcelona presents an exceptional exhibition featuring paintings and sculptures by leading figures of 20th-century Italian art.

🎨 20th-Century Italian Sacred Art from the Vatican Museums

📅 From September 24 to December 8, 2026

🕐 Monday to Sunday, 9:30 am to 7:45 pm

📍 Museu Diocesà de Barcelona (Pla de la Seu, 7), Barcelona

🎟️ General: €8 · Reduced: €6 · Free for eligible visitors

📖 A profound gaze at the Paschal Mystery

The exhibition brings together a distinguished collection of works from the Vatican Museums. The central focus explores Christ, the Man of Sorrows, and the Paschal Mystery —Passion, Death, and Resurrection— approached through diverse artistic languages highlighting the dignity of the human vocation in Christ's countenance.

The display showcases internationally acclaimed masters including Carlo Carrà, Marino Marini, Renato Guttuso, Giacomo Manzù, Mirko Basaldella, Felice Carena, Pericle Fazzini, Salvatore Fiume, Gerardo Dottori, Francesco Messina, and Fausto Pirandello, alongside key pieces by Aldo Carpi, Giuseppe Montanari, and Antonio Giuseppe Santagata.

🎨 Vatican treasures at the Museu Diocesà

Located opposite the cathedral, the Museu Diocesà de Barcelona offers a prime setting to experience this dialogue between avant-garde expression, tradition, and 20th-century spirituality.

ℹ️ Good to know: Reduced admission (€6) applies to groups of 9 or more, students under 25, large or single-parent families, and Pink/Gold card holders. Free admission for children under 12 accompanied by an adult, disabled visitors, group chaperones, Episcopal Public Library cardholders, and Antoni Gaudí Faculty members.

✨ A rare occasion to discover masterworks of modern Italian spiritual art in Barcelona.