Museu Etnològic

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Lonely Planet review

Barcelona's ethnology museum presents a curious permanent collection called 'Ètnic', in which several thousand items are on show in three themed sections, Orígens (Origins), Pobles (Peoples) and Mosaics . Along with material from rural Catalonia and parts of Spain, the museum's collections include items from as far afield as Australia, Japan and Morocco.

The Spanish collections range from Andalucian ceramics to extraordinary traditional festive dress from the remote Pyrenean valley, Vall d'Ansó. From distant Australia comes a collection of 45 colourful Aboriginal bark paintings and weapons (including boomerangs). From Japan comes a broad selection of tradition furniture, clothes and household items.