The building is the reason to come on the right day. The museum sits inside L’Auditori, the city’s concert hall, which means a ticket for any concert there gets you into the museum free on the same day — an exemption written on its own rates page and used by almost nobody. Without a concert, entry is 6 euros, or nothing at all on Thursdays from 6 to 9 pm, the only weekday free window in Barcelona’s whole municipal museum network. What you get for it is around 500 instruments in the permanent display, an audio guide that is free and stays available on the free days, and a building of 42,000 square metres with three concert halls. Reduced entry is 4.50 euros.
When is the Museu de la Música free? Every Thursday from 6 to 9 pm, every Sunday from 3 pm and all of the first Sunday of the month. Also free, the same day, with any L’Auditori concert ticket. Otherwise 6 euros, or 4.50 reduced.
The six free dates, and three are music anniversaries
Beyond the weekly windows, the museum adds six free calendar days a year, and three of them exist nowhere else on a museum list.
| Date | Occasion |
|---|---|
| 12 February | Santa Eulàlia |
| 21 March | European Early Music Day |
| 18 May | International Museum Day |
| 21 June | Music Day |
| 24 September | La Mercè |
| 22 November | Santa Cecília |
If your trip falls near any of those, the museum is the cheapest thing on the itinerary that day.
Who never pays
Admission is free at any time for under-16s, teachers, tourist guides, journalists, students at higher music education institutions and visitors with a disability of 65 per cent or more.
And, again, for anyone carrying an L’Auditori concert ticket dated that day. If a concert is already on your list, the museum costs nothing and involves no travel at all.
Prices
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| General | 6 euros |
| Reduced | 4.50 euros |
The reduced 4.50 euros is opened by a long list of cards, including the Barcelona libraries card, the BCN Card Express, the Carnet Jove youth card and university cards. At 1.50 euros off, it matters less to a short visit than the free windows do.
Why the Thursday slot is the useful one
Every other municipal museum in the city concentrates its free admission on Sunday: the MNAC, the Maritime Museum and the Frederic Marès all land there, which is exactly when the centre is busiest.
This is the only one that opens a weekday gap, and three evening hours are comfortable for a collection of this size. For a visitor on a tight schedule, it is a free cultural stop that does not cost a Sunday morning. The wider free picture is in the free Barcelona guide.
The audio guide is not withdrawn on free days
This sounds like a detail and is not. The guide is free, requested at reception, and the museum keeps lending it on free-admission days.
That is the opposite of what happens at the Frederic Marès, which suspends the service when it does not charge. Here the Thursday evening visit is exactly the paid visit, which makes the free window genuinely equivalent rather than a reduced version.
Opening hours and closures
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday and Wednesday | Reduced hours |
| Thursday | Until 9 pm |
| Friday, Saturday and Sunday | Full hours |
It closes on 1 and 6 January, Good Friday, Easter Monday, 1 May, 24 June, 15 August, 11 September and 25 and 26 December. On 24 and 31 December and 5 January it opens 10 am to 3 pm only, and on 23 June until 6 pm.
From 11 to 16 August 2026 the permanent exhibition closes for maintenance, so check the date if you are travelling in mid-August.
Getting there and what else is in the building
The address is Carrer de Lepant 150, inside L’Auditori, in the Fort Pienc district. The metro is Marina (L1), and Glòries (L1) is about seven minutes on foot.
The building runs to 42,000 square metres and three concert halls and is home to the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, so pairing a concert with the museum on the same day costs only the concert. What else is on in the city’s halls is in the concert venues guide.
The Encants de Bellcaire flea market is next door and runs its own hours, covered in the flea markets guide. For a wet afternoon in the same part of town, the rainy day guide has the indoor alternatives.
If a concert is already booked, walk in early and see the instruments first.
Frequently asked questions about the Museu de la Música
How much is the Museu de la Música in Barcelona?
General admission is 6 euros and the reduced rate 4.50. It is one of the cheapest museums in the city, and the collection runs to some 500 instruments across the permanent display inside the L’Auditori building.
When is the Museu de la Música free?
Every Thursday from 6 to 9 pm, every Sunday from 3 pm and all of the first Sunday of the month. The Thursday slot is the only weekday free window across the entire municipal museum network in Barcelona.
Does a concert ticket get you into the museum?
Yes. Anyone holding a ticket for a concert at L’Auditori enters the museum free on the same day, and the two share a building, so it costs nothing extra and no travel. It is one of the least used exemptions in the city.
Is the audio guide included?
Yes, and it is free. You ask for it at reception and the museum does not withdraw the service on free-admission days, so the Thursday evening visit is identical to the paid one rather than a cut-down version.
Who else gets in free?
Under-16s, teachers, tourist guides, journalists, students at higher music education institutions and visitors with a disability of 65 per cent or more. Six calendar dates are also free for everyone, three of them music anniversaries.