Macba

Richard Meier & partners 1987 – 1996

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona (MACBA)
Plaza dels Angels, 1
Barcelona
Spain

Meier's Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona appears massive, bright, white, pristine and inviting, contrasting starkly with the rather down-at-heel surroundings it is intended to help regenerate. The sculptural elements of the main facade show themselves to full effect in the Mediterranean sun in the square, while effectively filtering the sunlight entering the building.
Inside generous circulation space and ramps benefit from the sunlight, while allowing a more subdued light level to permeate through to the rather more plain exhibition spaces. The narrow white columns, railings, glass bricks and different varieties of white skin are straight from Meier's earlier houses, but used here with great effect.
The exhilarating light and form of the circulation space provides some serious competition for the Barcelona contemporary art that is the building's intended focus.

Source: http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/meierbarcelona/index.htm

Museum / current expositions: http://www.macba.cat/controller.php
Where to find
C/ Montalegre 5, 08001 Barcelona
Metro: lines 1, 2 and 3 (Catalunya and Universitat)