A museum dedicated to sounds and the instruments that produce them
Last weekend of open doors at the Museu de la Música to celebrate the 25th anniversary of L'Auditori.
They will show you more than five hundred musical instruments of the more than two thousand that they keep, but here they also organise activities for all kinds of audiences, they organise concerts, they take us on a trip around the world using our ears and they even encourage artistic and scenic creation from their collections... Do you already know the Museu de la Música? Take the opportunity to see it for yourself, for free, this weekend (22nd, 23rd and 24th of March), as it will be open for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Auditori.
A quarter of a century ago (March 1999) the 42,000 square metre building built by Rafael Moneo was inaugurated. It houses both the Auditori, which gives its name to the complex, and spaces for teaching and promoting music, as well as the Museu de la Música (Music Museum).
It is one of those classic facilities on the Barcelona museum scene that offers more than visitors expects. It offers a journey through sound recordings, instruments and references to composers and songwriters that, unexpectedly, also ends up being a journey through the unknown world, since here you will find examples of the musical culture of our own land, but also of far-flung parts of the planet. The Museum, for example, conserves a collection of instruments from Indonesia, a gamelan, which is played periodically by musicians from nowhere in family concerts and workshops that you shouldn't miss, because they are a real experience.
When you come to the Museum, therefore, you will find a violoncello that belonged to Pau Casals, a sarangui from India (you have to come if you want to know what it is like), the aforementioned gamelan ensemble from Bali or a tenora that belonged to the composer Pep Ventura, the father of the modern sardana.
It's not all classical sounds, but there are also many references to the present day: from Fender guitars to allusions or recordings of modern musicians such as Paco de Lucía or the Rolling Stones.
The visit is a pleasant surprise that can be complemented by visiting the exhibition "L'Auditori, 25 years" (until 2 June), which the museum is dedicating these days to the anniversary of the equipment that houses it, in the outdoor space of the Auditori's lantern.
If you want to take advantage of the Auditori's anniversary celebrations to visit the Museu de la Música in person, come this weekend, but first check the information on the museum's website.