Overview
- From March 2027 until 2029 the museum will suspend temporary exhibitions and close modern and contemporary galleries, aiming to keep Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance rooms accessible where feasible.
- The institution will begin a moratorium on guaranteeing certain loans on January 1, 2026 to facilitate the transition and upcoming works.
- The last temporary shows before the pause are Maestro Cabestany (March 19–June 29, 2026) and Josep Maria Jujol (November 26, 2026–March 28, 2027), with the Jujol exhibition closing the cycle until 2029.
- The €122.3 million project centers on adapting the Victoria Eugenia pavilion, creating a tunnel for art transfers and a visitor footbridge to the Palau Nacional, shifting the main entrance toward CaixaForum, and phasing works through 2027–2029 including the tunnel in 2028.
- MNAC has fielded offers to host works during the pause with only a Tokyo exhibition confirmed, and it has named Ingrid Guardiola, Maria Grande and Albert Mercader to shape the museum’s new 2029 narrative.