Conference & festival venues in Barcelona
From Glòries design hubs to innovation campuses, these are Barcelona venues that regularly host conferences, festivals, and sector events — useful if you’re planning attendance or satellite meetups.
What we include
- Capacity and infrastructure for talks, fairs, or exhibitions
- Recognised programme or institutional role
16 places in Barcelona
Editor's picks
Starting points for planning a route — each links to a full profile with address, neighbourhood, and website.
Disseny Hub Barcelona
Design hub and festival venue at Glòries — host to OFFF, talks, and rotating exhibitions on craft and visual culture.
Poblenou
Fab Lab Barcelona
The lab hums with 3D printers and laser cutters, but conversations circle around how technology can serve community flourishing.
Poblenou
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Spaces Pallars 193
IWG Spaces campus on Carrer de Pallars: hot desks, offices, and meeting rooms in the heart of 22@, near Glòries.
Poblenou
CCCB
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona: exhibitions, festivals, debates, and urban-culture programming facing the Raval.
Raval
L'Auditori
Rafael Moneo–designed concert complex: Barcelona Symphony and national orchestra seasons plus conferences in modern halls.
Fort Pienc
Fundació Antoni Tàpies
Landmark museum in Domènech i Montaner’s editorial building — Tàpies’ work, temporary shows, and a strong public programme.
Eixample
MACBA
Richard Meier’s white museum facing Plaça dels Àngels — canonical modern collections, performance, and Raval-facing public debate.
Raval
Escola Massana
Public art and design school facing the Boqueria — degree programmes, short workshops in jewellery, ceramics, and visual arts.
Raval
Fundació Joan Miró
Josep Lluís Sert building in Parc de Montjuïc — Miró’s work, terrace views, and one of Barcelona’s calmest museum afternoons.
Sants-Montjuïc
Sala Beckett
Flores & Prats–rebuilt theatre factory in Poblenou — new Catalan writing, international guest shows, and dramaturgy workshops.
Poblenou
CosmoCaixa Barcelona
Hands-on science museum in a modernista factory — planetarium, flooded forest, and school-age workshops in English and Catalan.
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
Palau Robert
Eixample mansion with free exhibitions, Catalan tourism info, and a garden café — frequent talks on design, territory, and culture.
Eixample
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC)
Palau Nacional over Plaça Espanya — Romanesque murals, modernisme, and photography; one building to read a thousand years of Catalunya.
Sants-Montjuïc
Filmoteca de Catalunya
Raval archive and cinema — retrospectives, restored prints, masterclasses, and a library for anyone serious about film history.
Raval
El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria
Archaeological site under iron vaults — 1700s Barcelona ruins, rotating history shows, and debates on city and memory.
El Born
Can Felipa — Centre Cívic
Poblenou civic centre in a former factory — neighbourhood theatre, craft workshops, and community assemblies with a creative bent.
Poblenou
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