Poble Espanyol – Barcelona, Spain

The Poble Espanyol (literally, Spanish town) is an architectural museum in Barcelona, Spain, just a few metres away from the Fountains of Montjuïc. The museum features exhibits on contemporary art, with streets, houses, parks, theater, school, restaurants and artisan workshops. The museum was built for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition as an exhibit of the architecture and culture of Spain. The idea was promoted by the Catalan architect Puig Cadafalch and the project was realized by architects Francesc Folguera and Ramon Reventós, art critic Miquel Utrillo and painter Xavier Nogués. The four professionals visited over 600,000 sites in Spain to…