Tasting, touching, smelling, or seeing something is no longer enough; we want to have it all at once. Immersive experiences are becoming an increasingly widespread new form of entertainment in the city, allowing us to enjoy moments that engage all our senses.
From tourist routes in Barcelona that include auditory immersions and theatrical performances to fully audiovisual spaces where we can literally step inside a painting, to museums where nothing is what it seems. Immersive experiences are all the rage, and we bring you the best ones in the city for you to try.
DroneArt Show (only two nights: March 6 and 7)
From €29
For two nights only, the Parc del Fòrum will host a unique event: an immersive show combining live music (with a string quartet illuminated by thousands of candles) and a spectacle performed by a fleet of 1,000 drones. Works by Vivaldi, Debussy, and Tchaikovsky will be played while the drones form figures of animals or flowers. A perfect audiovisual spectacle to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
From €26
Santa Maria del Pi hosts this immersive experience, which combines music and spectacular video mapping projections to tell the story of the basilica with a divine voiceover. In addition, in the performances from Thursday to Sunday, the show also features a choir of heavenly voices that create an even more unique atmosphere.
From €7
Mozart comes back to life in a virtual reality experience that can be seen at the Reial Cercle Artístic in Barcelona. When we put on the glasses, we will take a great leap in space and time to Classical Vienna to learn about the ins and outs of the Austrian composer’s life and work.
From €7
This experience, which was a success a few months ago, has returned to Barcelona: a tour of the ancient city of Petra to discover its impressive architecture and urban planning. We do this through multisensory virtual reality that, in addition to images and sound, includes olfactory and movement effects.
From €10
This immersive experience offers an unprecedented artistic duel in a space covering more than 2,000 m² that takes you into the rivalry between two giants of the Renaissance. Through eight themed rooms, 360º virtual reality, and the metaverse,Leonardo versus Michelangelo invites you to vote for your favorite as you discover their visions of art, science, and sculpture. A spectacular production that combines gamification, immersive cinema, and advanced technology to revive the legacy of Da Vinci and Michelangelo, where the visitor also plays a leading role.
From €25
The most famous journalist mouse in children’s literature comes to life with Geronimo Stilton LIVE – The Immersive Adventure, an ideal plan for families that will open its doors in Barcelona on December 12. The experience begins with a visit to Geronimo’s office and library, followed by the main mission: the Kingdom of Fantasy is in danger and attendees must become Geronimo’s assistants to overcome a series of cooperative challenges and save the kingdom from the Relentless Cold. During the adventure, you can meet Geronimo, his cousin Trampita, and other characters in person.
From €14
This museum of the impossible has more than 70 exhibitions that invite us to experiment with all our senses, to ask questions about the world around us, to see reality through altered perceptions, and to discover fascinating scientific concepts.
It’s not an escape room, nor is it an immersive experience. It’s a mix of both concepts and, above all, a playground: here we come to have fun, to enjoy ourselves, to leave our tensions behind. To understand it, you have to experience it with all five senses: SENSAS is made up of different spaces that seek to challenge perception, play with the senses, with reality. It’s two hours of pure exploration, from workshop to workshop.
Some clues: you can enter a maze dedicated to touch, decipher messages with taste and smell, enter an anti-gravity room…
From €9
Banksy’s work is often ephemeral, which means that some of his installations can no longer be enjoyed. Fortunately, there are museums that preserve his creations, such as the Banksy Museum in Barcelona, which pays tribute to the artist with more than 150 reproductions of his works. It also puts them in context, so that as well as enjoying them, you can understand them and become part of them by interacting with the space.
From €25
An immersive experience dedicated to adult cinema? Yes, this is possible in this experience based on the universe of the Swedish filmmaker, where you can learn all about her cinema, watch an immersive film that reviews her 20-year career, and enter a metaverse, just for your eyes, where you can unleash all your fantasies.
From €25
The Jury Experience begins as a play about a trial, but what makes it immersive? Well, nothing less than the fact that its outcome depends on the audience: after hearing testimony and the prosecution’s case, it will be the audience attending the show who will decide whether the defendant is guilty or innocent. If you’ve always wondered what it’s like to be part of a jury, now you have the chance to experience it without all the hassle, just the fun part.
From €13
IKONO is something of a non-museum, taking us on a journey through a series of unique and impressive environments that reproduce the thrill of traveling to different worlds, cultures, and eras without having to leave the city.
Among the interactive experiences, highlights include the huge futuristic ball pool, the “Room of Infinite Lanterns,“which offers a surreal walk between light and shadow in a space suspended in time, and “Light Painting,“inspired by Pablo Picasso’s experiments with painting with light.
The new craze: a board game (and television game, for the more nostalgic) brought to life in real dimensions. This peculiar game of goose has that 90s vibe with a unique social media twist (it has already gone viral on TikTok). Anything we can say about it falls short: you have to experience it for yourself.
Ravel’s Bolero at CaixaForum Barcelona
From €5
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 composer 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 can 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.
Stereostory, an audio-theatrical excursion through the city
We have all toured our city or others in the traditional way: walking behind a guide and stopping to listen to their explanations amid the disinterest of the group. But now things are changing with Stereostory, a proposal for immersive tourist routes around the city.
The idea is for groups to walk around the city wearing special 3D headphones, following the voices of professional actors. The story of a modern-day girl rapper and a Catalan troubadour from the past will unfold in reality, and the city streets will become living stages, filled with images from the performance.
Moco Museum
From €14
Although we all know the Moco Museum for its combination of contemporary and digital art, few know that among its most impressive attractions is the Diamond Matrix, a completely immersive installation that transforms light and color into a kaleidoscopic spectacle that you can enter. In addition, Studio Irma’s Reflecting Forward exhibition explores concepts such as empathy and the future through immersive digital works.
From €14
Candlelight is an immersive experience that transforms live music into a 60-minute sensory journey surrounded by thousands of candles. The programs range from Vivaldi and Mozart to tributes to Ludovico Einaudi, Queen, and ABBA, performed by pianists, bands, or string ensembles. And all of this takes place in venues such as the Palau de la Música and the Gaudí Crypt, along with other Candlelight spaces in Barcelona, which become a unique setting for an unforgettable night.
Antarctuca
From 17
This is not just an exhibition of beautiful images; it is a sensory expedition to Antarctica, with 360° projections and surround sound that immerse us fully in the frozen continent. We will walk among emperor penguins, whales, and endless landscapes that seem to come from another planet. The experience, directed by Oscar winner Luc Jacquet, is both entertaining and educational in equal measure.