European culture is rich in fantastic creatures, mythological beings that transport us to a fantasy world. And from museums and historic buildings now go to Centre d’Art Amatller, which has opened an immersive exhibition entirely dedicated to them. You can buy your tickets here.
The experience, called La biblioteca fantàstica de les bèsties, is designed by Layers or Reality, a pioneering studio in audiovisual content and extended reality (currently, also in Barcelona, we can enjoy their Leonardo Versus Michelangelo experience and the MEV, Museu d’Art Medieval). Together they have managed to bring the medieval bestiary to life with a spectacular show that combines fun with divulgation.
6 November 2025 11:15 + more dates
What will we find in La biblioteca fantàstica de les bèsties?
La biblioteca fantàstica de les bèsties makes the most of the 10 rooms of the Centre d’Art Amatller. We will know the history of these creatures full of expressiveness and color, how they emerge in art and buildings of the Middle Ages and how they become a very important figure in the culture of this time.
The set of rooms of the exhibition combines more traditional formats with others in which the viewer interacts. For example, in the immersive room of more than 300m2 nine of these incredible beasts (such as the phoenix, the dragon or the harpy) will look majestic in the film Immersive Bestiary, and we can see them even closer in a VR360º virtual reality experience.
In addition, young and old will enjoy an interactive room in sketch & post format that allows us to create our own beast, which will come to life on a huge screen. The rest of the rooms will offer much more context and information about these creatures, which hundreds of years after their creation continue to inspire the creation of fantastic characters in film, comics, literature and all kinds of artistic expressions.
LA BIBLIOTECA FANTÀSTICA DE LES BÈSTIES
6 November 2025 11:15 + more dates