To help visitors access the museums the programme offers six routes which group the museums together according to their proximity and public transport services.
Route 1 combines centres in the area of Montjuïc and L’Hospitalet. Route 2 covers the Eixample and Gràcia districts. Route 3 covers the Barri Gòtic neighbourhood up to the sea. Route 4 goes from the Raval district to the port. Route 5 covers Santa Coloma, Badalona, Sant Adrià, the Fòrum area, Glòries and the Sant Andreu neighbourhood. Route 6 combines the neighbourhoods of Horta, Sant Gervasi and Pedralbes with Esplugues and Cornellà.
La Nit dels Museus also means a chance to visit 60 temporary exhibitions and 65 permanent exhibitions free of charge. This year, new additions to the event include the MUHBA Domus Avinyó and the MUHBA Oliva Artès, the Museu de Cultures del Món de Barcelona, the Gran Lògia Provincial de Catalunya, the Roman wall in c/ Sotstinent Navarro, the Torre de les Aigües del Besòs, the Museu Palmero, the Museu d’Història de la Immigració, the olorVISUAL collection, the Casa dels Entremesos, Gaudí’s Torre Bellesguard, the Opisso collection by the Fundació Arqueològica Clos, and the Museu del Disseny.
La Nit dels Museus is an initiative by the Council of Europe, with over 4,000 museums in forty countries taking part in this eleventh edition. The event was first held in Barcelona in 2008 with 21 centres attracting 53,000 visitors. Since then, participation has grown, with last year’s event offering 72 centres and attracting 160,000 visitors.