Built in the 1890s as a house-cum-studio by artist Santiago Rusiñol, a pioneer of the Modernisme movement, this mansion is crammed with his own art and that of his contemporaries, including his friend Picasso, as well as his own collection of ancient relics and antiques. The visual feast is piled high, from Grecian urns and a 15th-century baptismal font to 18th-century tilework that glitters all the way to the floral-painted wood-beamed ceiling.
Information is in Spanish and Catalan only, but it's possible to decipher each object's meaning from the key on the info placards. The museum closes at 5pm from November to February, and operates extended hours during high summer.
