Barcelona Maritime Museum

Spent a wonderful day at the museum with a lovely lunch break in the middle. Very informative, lovely interactive displays. The replica of the Royal Galley is magnificent!

A great museum over the history of Spanish navy and commercial ships. There's a real-life galera ship which is worth the entrance. There are plenty of ship models and panels to read. I spend a good 3 hours there.

After the Kingdom of Spain was formed, it began making full-fledged expansion into the maritime world and became a powerful nation with the largest territory in Western Europe. The population of the Spanish territory alone was 6,800,000 around 1500, and if you include the entire Habsburg family and the areas it controlled from outside, the population exceeded tens of millions. Based on the population secured in this way, it raised a large army and was considered the strongest country in Western Europe during this period. Afterwards, the Kingdom of Spain prospered by using numerous products brought from the sea. A museum that shows this history as it is. An almost life-sized model of a galley that cannot be seen anywhere else in the world is on display.

An amazing museum with a lot to see. From the ship miniature models with interesting stories behind them to a full-size galley. Fun interactive displays and cool usage of transport containers as rooms. Also entrance is free after 15:00 on Sundays.

A very interesting exposition. It is easy to get highly involved strolling through the museum halls for hours seeing models, real boats and galleys, watching historical movies, etc. Highly recommended, especially for families with boys.

Other than the full replica of the flagship of Habsburg fleet during the 1571 Battle of Lepanto, the site itself is a place of interest, as it had been the naval arsenal of Aragon since 12-13th century. It’s good to see such an important site put to good use today (in contrast the historically important naval arsenals of Lisbon and Venice have been neglected and deserted so far).

Very interesting museum with lots of models of ships. The replica is huge and amazing, but for me the building itself is equally interesting. There are very old walls still standing.

Amazing museum to learn about the history of sailing and shipping in Spain. This museum is housed in the former shipyard of Barcelona, and there’s an impressive replica of the Royal Spanish Galley. It’s very worth the 10 euro ticket price, and it’s not crowded despite the scale and huge amount of exhibits here.