The Ministry of Culture has finally decided to assign the management of the Gomis house, the great exponent of Catalan architectural rationalism that acquired last January, to the national Museum of Catalonia (MNAC). The assignment has been the result of an agreement between the Ministry and the Generalitat of Catalonia, two institutions that are part of the MNAC consortium. In addition, Ernest Urtasun’s Ministry has announced the opening of the Gomis House for February 2026, coinciding with the world capital of Barcelona architecture and the Congress of the International Union of Architects (UIA), which will also host Barcelona next year.
The Ministry of Culture has announced that it will be responsible for the works of reform and maintenance of the Gomis House and that the MNAC will be responsible for programming cultural activities, visits and management. The Gomis House, located in the front line of the Natural Site of La Ricard, in the Delta del Llobregat, and on land near the projected expansion of the Barcelona airport, will thus become a key piece to understand the evolution of the art of the period in Catalonia.
Ernest Urtasun in the acquisition announcement of the Gomis house from one of its stays
The Gomis house is a unique example of housing of the high Catalan bourgeoisie of the mid -twentieth century, and a meeting place for intellectuals and artists, an exception scenario to understand the evolution of avant -garde cultures in Catalonia during the last century.
An image of the interior of the Gomis houseAlex Garcia / Own
At the architectural level, the property is an example of adapting an abstract architectural concept to a very specific place and landscape. The symbiosis of the house and the environment develops through a single plant construction under the Cup of the Pinos. The housing was a project of the Barcelona architect Antoni Bonet Castellana for the marriage Ricardo Gomis and Inés Bertrand, and was built between 1957 and 1963. In 2021 it was declared a cultural good of national interest in the category of historical monument by the Generalitat, the highest figure in the current order in the field of historical heritage in Catalonia.
After six decades of use, the building retains its original characteristics, having been the subject of a careful restoration of the roofs and external carpentry in 1997. It also retains its furniture, largely designed by the architect himself, which is included in the declaration file as part of its history.
