Tasting, touching, smelling or seeing something is no longer enough, we want to have it all at the same time. Immersive experiences are becoming a new form of leisure increasingly widespread in the city with which to live moments that involve all our senses.
From sightseeing tours in Barcelona that include auditory immersions and theatrical performances to fully audiovisual spaces where you can literally get inside a painting, to museums where nothing is what it seems. Immersive experiences are all the rage, and we bring you the best in town for you to try.
Table Of Contents
- Bubble Planet (from April 27)
- Mundo Pixar (as of September 26)
- Sorolla, una nova dimensió (whenever you want)
- Genesis (from April 12)
- America's Cup Experience (anytime)
- Tim Burton's Labyrinth (from March 8)
- Oca Loka (anytime)
- Ravel's Bolero at CaixaForum Barcelona
- Murder Mystery (March 9 and more dates to be confirmed)
- Stereostory, audio-theatrical excursions around the city
- Paradox Museum, the museum of paradoxes
- Ikono, the immersive museum
Bubble Planet (from April 27)
This April 27th will open its doors ‘Bubble Planet’ a wonderland, a wonderland in which each room is a different experience full of color, bubbles, bubbles, bubbles, clouds… A space evidently dedicated by and for Instagram and to spur the imagination.
💸 Tickets: starting at 14,90 €
Mundo Pixar (as of September 26)
Animation fans have a new mecca in Barcelona. Next September 26, Mundo Pixar will land in Barcelona after more than 600,000 visitors sold out daily in Madrid. In Mundo Pixar Barcelona you will be able to visit the most iconic scenes of Ratatouille, Cars, Inside Out, Mounstros, S.A., Luca, UP, Coco and Toy Story on a real scale, or is it toy scale? Be that as it may, you can get your tickets here.
Sorolla, una nova dimensió (whenever you want)
The Centre d’Art Amatller is becoming a benchmark in terms of cultural dissemination and immersive experiences. After its inauguration with the exhibition on the dragons of the city and their symbolism in Barcelona, the largest digital exhibition of the Sorolla Year arrives to this space. Sorolla, a new dimension is a journey through the life and work of the Valencian painter with the latest projection technology. In addition, 2D also has a room that brings together several original works.
Genesis (from April 12)
Another experience that is about to blossom this Primavera is Genesis the immersive spectacle of light, color and sound that narrates the first three days of the Earth. Genesis, which has already revolutionized cities such as Milan, Zurich, Brussels, Paris, Madrid… will stop from April 12 in the coquettish church of the Colegio Dominiques Barcelona.
America’s Cup Experience (anytime)
To experience the emotions of a sailing competition, to understand the sport from its history, its milestones, technology and the sea: this is the objective of the America’s Cup Experience this space, located in Port Vell and overlooking the Mediterráneo, delves into the world of sailing to immerse you in it through the latest technology and its interactive rooms.
Tim Burton’s Labyrinth (from March 8)
Through music, lights, sculptures, scenery and costumes from his films, visitors will be immersed in a physical and sensory journey, which refers to some of the most iconic films of our lives. You will find it at the Victoria Eugenia Palace at the Fira de Barcelona from March 8.
Oca Loka (anytime)
The new craze: a board game (and TV game, for the most nostalgic) brought to real dimensions. This peculiar goose game has those nineties vibes with the peculiar point of social networks (it has already gone viral on TikTok). As much as we can tell you is an understatement: it will have to be experienced.
Ravel’s Bolero at CaixaForum Barcelona
Following the success of the multi-award winning Symphony project, the “la Caixa” Foundation presents a new immersive experience. Ravel’s Bolero is based on the classic Bolero, by the author of the same name, and is an immersive journey with virtual reality technology that can now be visited at CaixaForum. Under the baton of maestro Josep Pons and conducted by Igor Cortadellas, you will be able to sit in the center of the orchestra and feel the instruments vibrating around you. We can say that it is one of the most unique immersive experiences we have seen in Barcelona.
Murder Mystery (March 9 and more dates to be confirmed)
This is a life-size mystery game: an experience in the Silk Palace to go through, room by room, interrogating suspects, looking for clues, making deductions, racking your brains to guess who has murdered Queen Adelaide of Austria. At Murder Mystery you must immerse yourself in this universe of suspicions and crimes and become a detective for a day.
Stereostory, audio-theatrical excursions around the city
We have all toured our city or others in the traditional style: walking behind a guide and stopping to listen to his explanations amidst the disinterest of the group’s assistants. But now things are different with Stereostory a proposal of immersive tourist routes through the city.
The idea is that the groups walk around the city with special 3D headphones, following the voices of professional actors. L he story of a rapper girl of our time and a Catalan troubadour of the past will unfold in reality and the streets of the city will become living stages and will be filled with the images of the performance.
Paradox Museum, the museum of paradoxes
Born in Norway, and with branches in Miami and Chicago, the Paradox Museum has just landed in Barcelona. The space, with more than 70 exhibits, invites visitors to experiment with all the senses, toto experiment with all the senses, to ask questions about the world around us, to see reality through altered perceptions and to discover fascinating scientific concepts.
The fully interactive space combines the world of science, art and human perception, making it one of the most innovative spaces in the field of entertainment, offering a unique visual, sensory and educational experience
Ikono, the immersive museum
Ikono is another immersive museum that has just opened in the city. In his case, the journey unfolds through a series of unique and breathtaking environments that replicate the thrill of traveling to different worlds, cultures and times without having to leave the city.
Among the interactive experiences are the immense futuristic ball pool, the “Room of the Infinite Lanterns“, which offers a surreal walk between lights and shadows in a space suspended in time;“The Lady among the Leaves“, an immersive work of art that traps the visitor in a maze of mirrors or “Light Painting“, inspired by Pablo Picasso’s experiments in painting with light.