Egyptian Museum of Barcelona

The hotelier and collector Jordi Clos’s passion for Pharaonic culture resulted in the creation of Spain’s first museum exclusively dedicated to Ancient Egypt. In 1992, around seventy archaeological pieces were exhibited at Barcelona’s Hotel Claris. The public’s positive interest was such that Clos established an archaeological foundation that would shortly after, in 1994, create Spain’s first museum of Ancient Egypt. It currently exhibits more than 1,100 pieces.