Mev, Museu d'Art Medieval

The MEV, Museu d'Art Medieval, conserves a magnificent collection of medieval art with paintings and sculpture from the Catalan Romanesque and Gothic periods. The collections of precious metals, textile, foundry, glass and ceramics offer a complete journey through the history of liturgical and decorative art in Catalonia.

The archaeological collection covers a wide time span, ranging from pre-history to late antiquity and the high medieval period. Next to it we find the lapidary, which contains works in stone
ranging from the Romanesque to Baroque periods. The Romanesque and Gothic rooms contain the museums most valuable works, which have brought it worldwide renown.

The Mev houses a large number of collections of industrial and decorative arts, represented by several objects, which are practically unique in Catalonia, both for their quality and for the number of pieces they contain. The collection of liturgical materials and clothing collection illustrates their evolution from the 3rd to the 20th centuries. The glassware, leatherwork, precious metals and ceramics take us on a journey through the history of liturgical and decorative art in Catalonia.