Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum
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The Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum in Barcelona offers an interactive journey through the world of sport, featuring exhibits on the Olympic Games, sports history, and educational programs.
Planning your visit
The Olympic and Sport Museum sits on Montjuic beside the stadium that hosted the 1992 Games — the Olympics widely regarded as the most transformative any city has staged. Barcelona used them to demolish industrial waterfront, open the city to the sea, build beaches where there had been railway sidings and factories, and reinvent itself as a destination. The term Barcelona model entered urban planning literature.
The museum covers that, alongside the wider Olympic movement, the history of sport, and the science of athletic performance, using interactive and multimedia exhibits. It is named for Juan Antonio Samaranch, the Barcelona-born IOC president who brought the Games to his city.
The location is part of the visit: the Olympic ring on Montjuic holds the stadium, the Palau Sant Jordi and the Calatrava communications tower, with the city spread below.
Bookable options are entrance tickets. Current availability is shown below.
Before you book
Where is Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum?
Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum is in Barcelona, Spain. The map on this page marks its exact location.
Do I need to book Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum in advance?
Tickets can be bought on the door at quiet times, but booking ahead fixes the date and avoids the queue at busy ones. Live availability is shown on this page.
