The blue building
A dark triangular mass, among the boldest things built at the Fòrum and visible from a distance.
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A direct Metro ride on line L4 to El Maresme Fòrum, then a short walk. Allow around half an hour each way from the Gothic Quarter, the longest trip of any major Barcelona museum.
Usually not. On three days or fewer there are higher priorities in the centre. It is a good call on a longer stay, or with school-age children who need a day away from churches and art museums.
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Barcelona's permanent natural sciences display, inside a dark blue triangular building in the Fòrum area at the north-eastern end of the waterfront. The building is among the more striking things built out there, and locals call it the Museu Blau, the blue museum. The main exhibition covers the history of life on earth: minerals, fossils, skeletons and preserved specimens, arranged as a continuous narrative rather than as separate cases. The approach owes more to modern northern European museums than to classical display. Location is the main obstacle. The Fòrum sits well out from the centre and needs a Metro or tram ride, and the surrounding district is new, wide and relatively empty next to the central neighbourhoods. It combines with nothing else on foot. It is among Barcelona's better options for families with school-age children, and among the least crowded with tourists. A visitor with two days in the city will have higher priorities.
A dark triangular mass, among the boldest things built at the Fòrum and visible from a distance.
The display runs the history of life as a single narrative rather than separate cases, easier to follow with children.
It combines with nothing else on foot; treat it as a standalone half-day.
Parc del Fòrum, Sant Martí district, Barcelona