Museu del Disseny

Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design

The exhibition Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design is the first big retrospective on the designer, author and activist Victor J. Papanek (1923-1998).
El món de Victor Papanek

Descobrirem a través de Papanek què és el disseny i perquè és important que respongui a les diferents necessitats de les persones
From the World to the Museum. Product Design, Cultural Heritage

A monograph itinerary for the best product design in recent decades created or produced in Catalonia.
Extraordinary! Collections of decorative and author-centred art (3rd-20th Century)

On the occasion of the Llum BCN Festival on February 15, 16 and 17, the exhibitions will close at 6:00 p.m.
Dressing the Body. Silhouettes and fashion (1550-2015)

The exhibition Dressing the Body sets out to show how clothes modify the appearance of the body by way of actions that have alternately tended to compress it
Do you Work or Design? New Visual Communication. 1980-2003

The exhibition will remain closed the following days: January: 23, 29; February: 26; March: 2, 3, 5; April: from 1 to 5, from 20 to 27 and 29; May: 14,15,19,
Museum-Apartment at the Casa Bloc, Dwelling 1/11

A symbol of rationalist architecture in Barcelona.

Today at Museum Coming Soon

Guided tours

Visites guiades a les exposicions permanents

14 / 09 / 2019 to 20 / 06 / 2020

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Families

DISSENY EN FAMÍLIA

15 / 09 / 2019 to 31 / 05 / 2020

Tallers creatius al voltant del disseny per compartir en família

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Guided tours

Guided tour of the Museum-Apartment at the Casa Bloc, Dwelling 1/11

21 / 09 / 2019 to 31 / 12 / 2022

The Casa Bloc is a symbol of rationalist architecture in Barcelona.

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Guided tours

Visites guiades a l'exposició Victor Papanek: La política del disseny

02 / 11 / 2019 to 01 / 02 / 2020

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Workshops Families

El món de Victor Papanek

09 / 11 / 2019 to 01 / 02 / 2020

Descobrirem a través de Papanek què és el disseny i perquè és important que respongui a les diferents necessitats de les persones

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Workshops

Dissenyar mons reals

13 / 01 / 2020 to 05 / 02 / 2020

Programa d'activitats als centres cívics Vil·la Urània i Pere Quart al voltant de l'exposició Victor Papanek: La política del disseny

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Permanent

Museum-Apartment at the Casa Bloc, Dwelling 1/11

06 / 10 / 2014 to 31 / 12 / 2022

A symbol of rationalist architecture in Barcelona.

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Permanent

Dressing the Body. Silhouettes and fashion (1550-2015)

01 / 12 / 2014 to 03 / 12 / 2021

The exhibition Dressing the Body sets out to show how clothes modify the appearance of the body by way of actions that have alternately tended to compress it and liberate it, from the sixteenth century to the present.

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Permanent

From the World to the Museum. Product Design, Cultural Heritage

01 / 12 / 2014 to 02 / 12 / 2021

A monograph itinerary for the best product design in recent decades created or produced in Catalonia.

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Permanent

Extraordinary! Collections of decorative and author-centred art (3rd-20th Century)

01 / 12 / 2014 to 31 / 12 / 2021

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Permanent

Do you Work or Design? New Visual Communication. 1980-2003

09 / 06 / 2018 to 03 / 12 / 2022

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Temporary

Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design

31 / 10 / 2019 to 02 / 02 / 2020

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Temporary

En el camí de Victor Papanek

19 / 12 / 2019 to 02 / 02 / 2020

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Collections objects

Sofà Perfil Siamés

Autor: Carles Riart. Barcelona, 1976.
MADB 136801
Fotografia: Pepe Herrero

Podeu veure més peces del dissenyador Carles Riart a la nostra col·lecció en línia
Pew bed ¡Por el amor de Dios!

A pew that turns into a bed.
Designed by Curro Claret. Barcelona, 2010
MDB 4.066

You'll discover other product design examples at the exhibition From world to Museum. Product design, cultural heritage
Oriental fan

Fan, 1840-1900.
Painted paper. Tissue and ivory applications. Turtle shell cut, engraved and gilded. MITB 4242/14
Photo: CRBMC - Enric Gracia

You can discover more fans from the 17th to the 20th centuries in our online collection
Queda't amb nosaltres aquest estiu!

Cartell, 1985.
Pilar Villuendas, Josep Ramon Gómez
Donació de Pilar Villuendas (2016).

Descobreix més cartells a la nostra col·lecció de disseny gràfic
Terracotta clay container with mermaid shape

Pablo Picasso. France, 1957.
Glazed slipware with wax resist. MCB 64.688

You can see more pieces of Picasso in our Ceramics Collection at the exhibition Extraordinary! Collections of Decorative and Author-centred Art (3rd-20th Century)
Envàs Danone

Dissenyat per l'equip tècnic de Danone.
Datació: 1919
Material: pisa
MADB 136.641

Podeu veure altres envasos de la marca a la nostra col·lecció en línia
Fountain, Álvaro series

Manufacture of Alcora, 1750-1760.
Ceramic with polychrome decoration. MCB 100.136

You can see more pieces of our Alcora ceramics collection at the exhibition Extraordinary! Collections of Decorative and Author-Centred Art (3rd-20th Century)
Dress. Charles Frédéric Worth

Silk cannelé. Paris, 1865-1868.

Donated by Manuel Rocamora, 1969. MTIB 88.096

You can see more dresses of our Collection of Costumes at the permanent exhibition Dressing the body. Silhouettes and Fashion (1550-2015)
Ceramic panel Fábrica de Corsés. Farrás y Ribé

Ceramic panel, glazed and tubed. c.1923.

Catalunya Imperial Anuncis. València Industrial. Museu del Disseny de Barcelona

You can see more pieces of commercial advertising in tile at the exhibition The Advertising Boom. Tin, cardboard and tile posters. 1890-1950.
Pedrera chair

Designed by Francisco Juan Barba Corsini

Fonedura and steel (1955)

Donated by Galeria H2O

You'll discover other product design examples at the exhibition From world to museum

Blog

John Thackara: Designing relationships for a healthier world
06 / 12 / 2019

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LUX Awards 2019: Javier Aranburu wins the golden prize in the Fashion and Beauty category
05 / 12 / 2019

On November 28, the Design Museum of Barcelona held the awards ceremony of the Professional Photography LUX Awards 2019, organised by the Spanish Association of Read more >
5 books in the tone of Papanek
15 / 11 / 2019

The space of knowledge of the travelling exhibition “Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design” gathers more than 250 books coming from the Documentation Center of Read more >
Valerie Steele: How should fashion be displayed?
31 / 10 / 2019

Valerie Steele is director and chief curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, where she has organized around 25 exhibitions Read more >
Raquel Pelta: “Dissenyar per al món real és sortir a la vida de les persones”
17 / 10 / 2019

Raquel Pelta és investigadora i historiadora del disseny, i comissària de l’exposició permanent “Dissenyes o treballes? La nova comunicació visual. 1980-2003”. Read more >
Joaquim Capdevila: “I have always liked pieces with a certain warmth”
08 / 10 / 2019

The jeweller and metalsmith Joaquim Capdevila (1944) is one of the Catalan mentors of the New Jewel, a reformist way of understanding the jewel as a means of Read more >
Malika Favre: creating from chaos to order
30 / 09 / 2019

Malika Favre is a French illustrator based in London. Erotic imagery, a sense of humor and a bright colour palette best describe her style. She has worked for Read more >
Maria Illa Gumà: l'alta costura a Rubí
12 / 09 / 2019

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Pep Àvila: telling stories through the lens
23 / 08 / 2019

Pep Àvila has worked on photography in nearly all its facets: advertising, travel, documentary, portrait... and fashion. Inspired by the world of cinema, his Read more >
Amelie Klein: A portrait of Victor J. Papanek
01 / 08 / 2019

The exhibition Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design, that will be presented on October 31st at the Design Museum of Barcelona, is the first big retrospective Read more >