The miba (Museum of Ideas and Inventions), located in the heart of Barcelona, is the city’s first permanent space that focuses on the world of ideas, inventions and creativity.
The museum looks at one of the most hilarious and appealing trends in contemporary invention that has a broad appeal: useless and absurd inventions.
This funny side to the world of inventions can be seen alongside the miba collection, which is the mainstay of the museum. The collection, which will be expanded over the years, showcases the peculiarities of inventions from around the world: bright ideas, simple ideas, imaginative ideas and practical ones that, first and foremost, seek to make the visitor think. For instance, the main entrance that invites you to “fly” as you walk across a sheet of clear glass is not recommended for vertigo sufferers, and nor is the slide which visitors can jump on, literally and metaphorically, that leads to the ground floor of the museum.
The museum’s pieces will be complemented by temporary exhibitions, such as Futour, A Tour Through The Future. The aim of the exhibitions is to make visitors reflect and react to the subject matter by inviting them to take part in a creative way.
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How to get there:
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Metro L4 (Yellow), stop Jaume I.
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Bus 17, 19, 40, 45 and 120.
Opening hours:
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Tuesday to Friday, from 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. and from 4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
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Saturday, from 11.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
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Sundays and public holidays, from 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
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Closed: Mondays, 1 January, 1 May, 25 & 26 December
Services: Gift shop
Accessible to people with reduced mobility
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PRICES |
Adult |
Child (4-12 years old) |
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Museu d'Idees i Invents de Barcelona -miba |
€ 8 |
€ 6 |
