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Taller d'Oleguer Junyent (Oleguer Junyent's Workshop)

The studio of Catalonia's most famous theatrical designer remains exactly as he left it.

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Estudi Oleguer Junyent.   Photo courtesy of Sabine Armengol
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An opera event at Taller Oleguer Junyent.   Photo courtesy of Aleix Pons
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Hidden in the heart of the cosmopolitan district of Gràcia in Barcelona, you can visit an original Belle Epoque atelier, the private art studio of Oleguer Junyent, a Catalan genius who devoted his life to painting, writing, collecting, and stage design. 

Junyent's fame stemmed from his design work for the Gran Teatre de Liceu's operas. The most important was Parsifal by Wagner, performed in Barcelona in 1913 for the first time outside Germany. Following his success in the theatre, he decorated some of Barcelona's most luxurious bourgeois houses, including Casa Burés and Casa Cambó. He was also leader Catalonia's modernism movement, a contemporary of Ramon Casas and Pablo Picasso. 

The Junyent family still resides in the building, but they have opened Oleguer's preserved workshop to the public for scheduled viewings. The collection is a sight to behold: In addition to Oleguer's paintings, sculptures, models, and various other works, it contains one of the most complete collections of automata in the city after the Tibidabo Amusement Park. 

Its fashion collection is also incredibly robust. In addition to costumes designed by Junyent, it contains historical artifacts from the rococo, romantic, and art deco periods. Some of the paintings in the collection are masterpieces, from the medieval works by Ferrer Bassa to the avant-gardist Anglada Camarassa. The workshop also displays a series of dolls collected by Oleguer's niece.

The workshop is periodically opened for events, where guests can step back in time to the glimmering age of one of Catalonia's most famous designers. 

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Taller d'Oleguer Junyent (Oleguer Junyent's Workshop)
22 Carrer de Bonavista
Barcelona
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41.398524, 2.160213
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