Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona

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art museum contemporary art museum cultural institution

The Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) is a major contemporary art museum in Barcelona renowned for its cutting-edge exhibitions and influential role in the city’s cultural life.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art	2
MACBA	2
MACBA Barcelona	1
MACBA Foundation	1
Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona canonical	1
Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1159712 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Context triple: [Jaume Plensa, hasExhibitedAt, Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona]

A. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya is a major art museum in Barcelona renowned for its extensive collection of Catalan art, especially its Romanesque mural paintings and Gothic works.
B. Reina Sofía Museum
The Reina Sofía Museum is Spain’s national museum of 20th-century art in Madrid, best known for its collection of modern and contemporary works including Picasso’s "Guernica."
C. Picasso Museum
The Picasso Museum is a renowned art museum in Barcelona dedicated to the early works and artistic development of Pablo Picasso.
D. Hospital de Sant Pau
Hospital de Sant Pau is a renowned modernist hospital complex in Barcelona, Spain, designed by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner and celebrated for its ornate architecture and cultural significance.
E. Museo Tamayo
Museo Tamayo is a prominent modern and contemporary art museum in Mexico City, founded by artist Rufino Tamayo and known for its international collection and innovative exhibitions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Target entity description: The Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) is a major contemporary art museum in Barcelona renowned for its cutting-edge exhibitions and influential role in the city’s cultural life.

A. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya is a major art museum in Barcelona renowned for its extensive collection of Catalan art, especially its Romanesque mural paintings and Gothic works.
B. Reina Sofía Museum
The Reina Sofía Museum is Spain’s national museum of 20th-century art in Madrid, best known for its collection of modern and contemporary works including Picasso’s "Guernica."
C. Picasso Museum
The Picasso Museum is a renowned art museum in Barcelona dedicated to the early works and artistic development of Pablo Picasso.
D. Hospital de Sant Pau
Hospital de Sant Pau is a renowned modernist hospital complex in Barcelona, Spain, designed by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner and celebrated for its ornate architecture and cultural significance.
E. Museo Tamayo
Museo Tamayo is a prominent modern and contemporary art museum in Mexico City, founded by artist Rufino Tamayo and known for its international collection and innovative exhibitions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art museum ⓘ contemporary art museum ⓘ cultural institution ⓘ
architect	Richard Meier ⓘ
architecturalStyle	modernist architecture ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in El Raval ⓘ Contemporary art museums in Spain ⓘ Museums in Barcelona ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
focusesOnPeriod	21st century ⓘ second half of the 20th century ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	MACBA ⓘ linked to: Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
hasCollectionType	contemporary art ⓘ modern art ⓘ
hasDesignFeature	large glass facade ⓘ white geometric volumes ⓘ
hasExhibitionType	permanent collection displays ⓘ temporary exhibitions ⓘ
hasFunction	art education ⓘ public programs ⓘ research ⓘ
hasNeighbour	Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona ⓘ
hasProgram	educational activities ⓘ guided tours ⓘ lectures ⓘ workshops ⓘ
hasRoleIn	cultural life of Barcelona ⓘ
hasVisitorType	local residents ⓘ tourists ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.macba.cat ⓘ
inception	1995 ⓘ
isMajorInstitutionIn	Barcelona contemporary art scene ⓘ
knownFor	contemporary art collection ⓘ cutting-edge exhibitions ⓘ influential role in Barcelona’s cultural life ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Catalan ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Barcelona ⓘ Catalonia ⓘ Ciutat Vella ⓘ El Raval ⓘ linked to: El Raval neighborhood
locatedOnStreet	Plaça dels Àngels ⓘ
openingDate	1995-11-28 ⓘ
operatedBy	MACBA Foundation ⓘ linked to: Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
ownedBy	Barcelona City Council ⓘ linked to: City Council of Barcelona
partOf	cultural institutions of Barcelona ⓘ

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