Picasso (1881-1973) spent five years in Barcelona during his adolescence and breathed the air of a bustling harbour city. The collection of the Picasso museum is based on the collection of a friend from these years as an emerging artist.

Miró (1893-1983) has more substantial roots in Catalan society, met and joined the circle around already famous Picasso in Paris but returned to his homeland and became a very popular Catalan artist. Much of his work is on display in the Fundació Miró at Montjuïc hill.

Gaudí’s genius is well known and his buildings spread all over Barcelona. He was much attached to Catalonia and rarely left his homeland. That’s why most of his work can be admired in or around Barcelona. Don’t forget visiting the unworldly Park Güell offering spectacular views over Barcelona.

Tapies (born 1923) might be the least known Catalan artist. He succeeded Miró’s heritage and was very much aware of the Catalan nature of his objects.

Now, Dali (1904-1989) is the most universal Catalan artist of them all. Born in Figueres on May 11, 1904, Salvador Dali became one of the greatest geniuses of the surrealism and one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Contrary to the quiet Miró, Dalí was the playboy of the Catalan Art scene. Expositions and collections are held in the Museums Dali in Cadaqués, Púbol and Figueres, which form the "Triangle Dalinien". These explore the various aspects of the creative and biographical relation of the artist with his geographical, historical and social environment, which had a permanent influence on all his work.