Hermitage Barcelona to Move Forward with Development, Despite Resistance from City Officials

The State Hermitage Museum’s long-awaited Barcelona branch has finally been given the green light for development. The port of Barcelona’s board of directors announced on Thursday that a proposal for the Hermitage Barcelona was approved, despite considerable resistance from the city authorities. The building, designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Toyo Ito, is slated to open in 2024.
Like the Russian museum’s older outposts, the Hermitage Amsterdam and the Hermitage