Community relations

Main premises of the Catalan national gallery (MNAC)

The Amics del MNAC foundation

The abertis foundation cooperates with the Amics del MNAC foundationLink opens in new window in order to allow a wider public to be drawn closer to culture and to promote the National Museum of Art of Catalonia MNACLink opens in new window.

The mission of the institution is to foster knowledge about the MNAC, which in 2008 drew more than 880,000 visitors, and to enrich its art collection. To do so, it organises guided tours and cooperates with the purchase and donation of works, among other activities.

The MNAC encompasses a range of artistic disciplines (sculpture, painting, object arts, drawings, engravings, posters, photography collections and coin collections) and strives to provide an overview of Catalan art from the Romanesque to the mid-20th century.