CaixaForum occupies a former textile factory and one of the finest examples of Catalan industrial Modernisme, now repurposed as an immersive cultural centre. Designed by Puig i Cadafalch, its exposed brickwork and spare geometry house exhibitions of painting, sculpture and photography, alongside contemporary installations, concerts and screenings. Between industrial walls and open spaces, a varied programme engages with the present without erasing the marks of the past. From the central courtyard to the rooftop, every corner invites visitors into a cultural experience designed for the curious and engaged.

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Barcelona’s first Vertical Forest grows here, suspended above a light well – over 500 m² of living greenery that redefines the relationship between art, architecture and urban sustainability.
A scale model and documentary images reveal the building's industrial heritage, tracing how art has colonised the former production halls.