FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

You can find us at La Rambla, 7, in the Raval district of Barcelona. You can get here by metro (L3 – Drassanes), bus, or on foot from Plaça Catalunya. For more details, check Visit.

Yes, there are several paid car parks nearby, such as Garaje Atarazanas, located at Carrer del Portal de Santa Madrona, 10, less than 100 metres from the centre.

Yes, we have a ramp and a lift to ensure easy access for everyone. 
For more details, check Accessibility

We are open from Tuesday to Sunday and on public holidays, from 11:00 to 20:30. You can find regular opening hours and special days at Visit. 

Please note that access to the exhibition spaces ends 15 minutes before the centre closes.

Entry is free for everyone! Santa Mònica is a public centre run by the Government of Catalonia and offers free access.

Yes, we offer guided tours periodically. Check Visit  for dates and times.

Yes, we offer special visits for schools. Contact us for more information at santamonica@gencat.cat

No advance booking is required to visit the centre as a group. If more than one group coincides in the space, priority will be given to those participating in a centre activity or who have informed us about their visit in advance.

Yes. Check the full programme at Exhibitions and Activities.

Yes, we provide lockers in the centre's lobby that can be used with a one-euro coin.

No, scooters and bicycles are not allowed inside the centre.

Yes, we provide accessibility resources upon request (wheelchairs, visual accessibility tools, etc.). You can ask for more details at the information desk. For further information, check Accessibility.

Yes, you can take photos except where otherwise indicated. If in doubt, please check with the information desk.

Email us at santamonica@gencat.cat for more details.

If you are from the press, you can find available images at the Press Area on our website.

We invite you to explore Santa Mònica in the way that best connects you with the works and the environment. Our aim is to break down traditional exhibition space barriers to make them more open, accessible, inclusive, and freely used. Please always respect other visitors and adhere to the code of conduct, as these spaces are for shared use.

No, we do not have a café service. However, we do have the Sala Bar, a free and open space with vending machines offering coffee, snacks, and drinks. You can take a break here during your visit, connect or disconnect, write, read, meet, and eat from Tuesday to Friday, 11:00–16:00, and on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, 11:00–20:00.

Since 2021, our official name has been Centre d’Arts Santa Mònica or simply Santa Mònica. We no longer use the name “Arts Santa Mònica.” The new name consolidates the various names the centre has had in its previous stages.

We are an arts centre dedicated to contemporary creation. You can find more information at The Santa Mònica.

Thank you for your interest in joining Santa Mònica! Check out the Join Santa Mònica section to learn about current opportunities.

No, the centre does not rent out its spaces for events. 

However, in specific cases, we may grant space use to non-profit cultural and artistic organizations for events and activities.

The curatorial board is responsible for selecting the works and artists, evaluating proposals received through multiple inputs.

Yes, you can send us proposals at info.santamonica@gencat.cat. These will be evaluated by the centre’s team and the curatorial boards working at that time. However, currently, the centre only exhibits its own productions based on debates proposed by the curatorial board.

We periodically open calls for specific projects. For more information, visit the Calls section on our website.

The regular Sala Bar programme is curated annually by different invited artistic collectives, creatives, and entities, offering a diverse and polyphonic range of experimental sessions. You can send your proposal to the programming collective you believe best fits your project for consideration. For more details, visit the “Who We Are” section under The Santa Mònica.

The research and experimentation grants in artistic mediation in residence usually open between March and April. However, dates may vary. We recommend checking the Calls section.

The grants are aimed at transdisciplinary creators working in the relational or participatory field.

Applications are open to individuals. Collectives cannot apply.

We recommend always reviewing the call’s guidelines for specific requirements.

The residencies last 11 months in a shared space at Santa Mònica. During this time, residents initiate and participate in research processes that result in various prototypes of artistic mediation devices. At the same time, they are invited to share their research lines and resulting prototypes within other education and mediation programmes and projects of the centre. Grant recipients work on-site at Santa Mònica to foster knowledge exchange within the group and the collective dimension of different research processes.

For the latest information on each call, check the Calls section.