Having fun has no age, and discovering and experimenting with something new is always fascinating, human curiosity has no limits, for this reason, Barcelona has a wide variety of cultural and leisure proposals that cover all ages. In particular, playful and fun museums are beginning to gain ground, and are an excellent option to share with family or friends.
Here are four museums that combine education and entertainment in an innovative and fun way.
Ikono is an experiential museum that has just opened its doors in the Arenas Shopping Center in Barcelona, ​​after its success in Madrid and Rome. This new experience invites visitors to immerse themselves in exciting environments and highly immersive installations, to unleash their creativity, awaken their senses and create unforgettable memories.
The journey takes about an hour, passing through a series of unique places that recreate the excitement of traveling to different worlds without having to leave the city. There are more than 10 different installations in the museum, including a giant futuristic ball pool that takes us back in time and immerses us in an abandoned industrial warehouse from the future; the Light Painting experience, inspired by Pablo Picasso’s experiments in painting with light, in which visitors can unleash their creative genius, interacting with glowing brushes and creating drawings, shapes and phrases in the air.
In addition, there are also collaborations with artists such as Heather Bellino, with an immersive abstract Renaissance-inspired artwork that traps the visitor in a maze of mirrors and lights that create the illusion of perpetual motion; and with Ishita Banerjee (Soul Curry Art), a modern cubist and abstract expressionist artist, who shows in her art her vision of the future, where modern cubism meets futuristic utopia.
In this museum you can find experiences and activities for the whole family, being an innovative and ideal plan for young people and adults who want to live a creative moment out of the ordinary.
The Paradox Museum of Barcelona is an innovative space in the field of experiential entertainment, offering a fun, interactive and educational adventure for all ages. With more than 70 amazing exhibits inspired by paradoxes, the museum invites you to explore with all your senses and ask questions about the world around us.
Located in Plaza Urquinaona, the Paradox Museum combines the world of science, art and human perception to create a space where nothing makes sense and yet everything is totally real.
A place that has multiple rooms that, through science and perception, manage to play with our minds. The museum invites you to challenge reality, to ask yourself questions about the world around us and to see things from different perspectives.
The Alien Museum in Barcelona is a space dedicated to lovers of science fiction, especially the iconic Alien movie franchise. This space offers a unique and immersive experience, where visitors can delve into the world of Alien and learn the details of its creation, as well as enjoy a large number of objects and pieces related to the saga.
From action figures and toys to special editions of comics and novels. It also has a large number of replicas of the costumes and accessories used in the films, as well as the weapons and tools used by the characters.
Although not everything is about physical objects, visitors can also enjoy interactive experiences, such as the Alien Experience, an attraction that simulates being in space aboard a spaceship, or the Alien Escape Room, where you have to use everyone’s ingenuity and skills to escape from a dangerous situation.
It is not necessary to be a fan of the movie to enjoy as a child in this alien universe.
The Big Fun Museum in Barcelona is a space dedicated to fun in which visitors can enjoy a unique and interactive experience in a fantasy environment. The museum is designed for everyone, and offers a wide variety of activities and exhibitions.
Actually there are 8 museums in 1, with different themes. We find the Guinness Record Museum, the House upside down, the Sweet Museum, the Giant’s House, Alice through the looking glass, Food Art, the Museum of Madness and just 5 minutes away is the museum of illusions with paintings 3D.
The proposals on offer range from swinging through clouds of cotton, to discovering the most unusual facts and records on the planet.
