The Blue Museum / Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona
An interactive journey through the origins of life within an iconic building
The Blue Museum, or the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, invites you on a journey through the history of life and Earth. A fascinating and interactive tour that showcases the origins of life on the planet while also hosting temporary exhibitions dedicated to the sciences.
The building, designed by architects Herzog & De Meuron, was inaugurated in 2011 and is located in the Forum area, by the sea, near the Nautical Club, shopping centers, and some of the most avant-garde hotels. It was built for the Universal Forum of Cultures in 2004 and has become an icon of Barcelona's waterfront.
The museum features rest areas, offering the perfect “chill” space to take a break during your visit and enjoy the sounds and images of nature, as well as a curious rooftop from where you can observe Barcelona’s coastline.
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What to visit at Blue Museum
Find everything from fossils and minerals to a whale skeleton.
The museum offers a tour called “Planet Life,” a journey through independent islands that narrate the history of life on Earth in three main sections: "The Biography of the Earth," an audiovisual “time tunnel”; "The Earth Today," the actual museum exhibition; and "The Islands of Science."
The most emblematic piece in the museum is a one-ton whale skeleton found in 1862 on the beach of Llançà. Along the route, visitors can also observe other unique specimens from various species.
For the curious ones
- The whale is named Blava, chosen by popular vote.
- Discover the cave beetle, a giant gastropod fossil.
- You will also find a fragment of pyromorphite, the museum’s most valuable mineral; and one of only two existing replicas in the world of the "Prognadoton," an 80-million-year-old mosasaur.
