Because of the presence of the Museu d'Arte Contemporani de Barcelona in El Raval, the area is turning into an arts zone. Small galleries and designer stores are lined in Carrer del Doctor Dou, Carrer d'Elisabets and Carrer dels Angels. Along Carrer de Montcada are several commercial galleries, the biggest being Galeria Maeght (Carrer de Montcada 25). The Guia del Ocio also carries a limited list of art galleries. Others include the Galeria Surrealista, next to the Museu Picasso , the Sala Montcada of the Fundacio La Caixa (Carrer de Montcada 16), Galeria Beaskoa next door, and Galeria Montcada, next to the Palau de Dalmases . In Barri Gotic, you'll find several galleries in Carrer de Petritxol.
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However, the classiest of galleries is to be found in the short stretch of Carrer del Consell de Cent, between Rambla de Catalunya and Carrer de Balmes . Of interest is Galeria Victor Saavedra (Tel 93 238 51 61; Carrer d'Enric Granados 97 ), who was himself an artist, and has been promoting all sorts of artists from around Europe since the late 1980s. For keepsakes, perhaps a big Miro print or a Picasso poster, the Fundacio Joan Miro , Museu Picasso and Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (Macba) are all well-stocked. The souvenir shops in the Oficina d'Informacio de Turisme de Barcelona (Placa de Catalunya 17), and Palau de la Virreina (La Rambla de Sant Josep 99) also carry limited offerings while Barcelona postcards are found at Estamperia d'Art (Tel 93 318 68 30; Placa del Pi 1).
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