Open Doors for Santa Eulàlia 2026 | Activity

On the saint’s day of Santa Eulàlia, MACBA marks Barcelona’s winter festivities with an open day combining art and celebration. All this culminates in the evening with the opening of the first major exhibition in Spain by the duo Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahmean essential event concerning historical narratives and contemporary conflict.

You can also visit Like a dance of starlingsthe new display of the MACBA Collection that celebrates the museum’s 30th anniversary by creating a dialogue between the works and new ways of being. As well as this, immerse yourself in Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica to discover Pan-African imaginations and the collaborative spirit of Pan-Africanism, and enjoy Anna Morenoit’s work The Third Twistwhich invites us to think about collective work and the poetic transformation of spaces.

You should also take the chance to look at the giant mural MACBA Thirty Timeline, by Clara Nubiolaat the museum entrance: a drawn synthesis, filled with anecdotes, exhibitions and ideas from MACBA’s thirty-year history. And if you fancy a quick break, the MACBA Bar is somewhere to relax for a while, and the MACBA Store Laie is the perfect place to think about your visit, take home a souvenir or just treat yourself. Don’t miss it!