Barcelona | Casa Vicens

22/02/2024

Casa Vicens strengthens its commitment to culture and sustainability

This February, Gaudí’s first house renewed its Biosphere certification This UNESCO World Heritage building is also a cultural example of commitment to sustainable tourism. A museum facility that seeks to generate a positive impact upon the territory and the local community. Last Friday, the Biosphere 2024 certification award ceremony was held at the Disseny Hub … Read more

23/01/2024

More than 200,000 people visited Casa Vicens Gaudí in 2023, 58% more than the previous year

200,052 people of more than 100 nationalities came to visit this UNESCO World Heritage building The first house designed by Antoni Gaudí continues in its process of consolidation as a cultural facility. Last year more than 200,000 people visited Casa Vicens, an increase of 58% compared to the previous year. If we take 2019 as … Read more

08/08/2023

Once again Casa Vicens celebrates the Festa Major de Gràcia with a discount on tickets, family workshops and a special prize in the decorated streets contest

For the second year running, Gaudí’s first house will award a prize in the famous competition for street decoration for the Fundació Festa Major de Gràcia From August 15 to 21, Casa Vicens organises free activities in the streets and offers discounts on tickets to visit Gaudí’s first house This will be Casa Vicens’ sixth … Read more

17/03/2022

Casa Vicens joins the celebrations of the Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 175th Anniversary

Through April 24, Gaudi’s first house is hosting the opera Gaudí, performed in 2004 More than 120 cultural institutions in Catalonia are participating in the project “Museums and Liceu: A Shared History”, in order to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in 1847. As part of this project, … Read more

11/02/2022

Casa Vicens, Gaudí’s first house, regains its pre-pandemic economic pace

· Gaudí’s first house increased the number of visitors in 2020 by 43%, reaching 70,572 in 2021 · The visitors to this World Heritage site continue to be culturally-minded people with high standards who are seeking to discover Gaudí’s origins In the second year involving a pandemic, capacity restrictions and a hesitant number of tourists … Read more

20/01/2022

Casa Vicens Gaudí is hosting the first solo exhibition of Filipina artist Nikki Luna in Barcelona

· The artist defends the role of the women who perform invisible work in today’s society, starting from a personal standpoint: the women in her own family Today, Gaudí’s first house is inaugurating an exhibition giving a roots-up presentation of the Philippine community, thanks to Nikki Luna’s conceptual works of art, which invite us to … Read more

12/01/2022

Casa Vicens Gaudí is continuing the restoration of its most iconic room: the smoking room

The recovery of the smoking room’s original colours restores the essence of late 19th-century homes to visitors of this World Heritage Site At Gaudí’s first house the year has started on the tip of a scalpel. After a halt in 2020, this UNESCO World Heritage Site has resumed its commitment to the maximum possible recovery … Read more

16/12/2021

Casa Vicens Gaudí is filled with Romanticism and flowers this Christmas

From December 15, 2021 to January 7, 2022, during your visit to Casa Vicens you will be able to enjoy four artistic displays featuring Romantic Era greenery. This year, Gaudi’s first house recovers the essence and warmth of Christmas with floral displays created using traditional materials and typical Christmas colours: green, red, copper and natural … Read more

11/08/2021

Casa Vicens is once again celebrating the Festa Major de Gràcia, with discounts and activities for all throughout its decorated streets.

This year the beauty and uniqueness of Gaudí’s first house once again gets closer to its neighbours and everyone who visits the Festa Major de Gràcia. 25% discount on purchases between 15th and 21st August If you’ve not yet had the chance to discover Gaudí’s first house, why not take advantage of a 25% discount … Read more

05/08/2021

Barcelona in photos: 6 places you cannot miss if you are passionate about Photography

Barcelona is a charming city. If you travel to the Catalan capital, you will soon realize that its streets, monuments, buildings, parks, beaches and mountains will take your breath away. In short, visiting Barcelona is a unique experience. And although there is nothing like discovering it with your own eyes, photography helps us keep memories … Read more