The Design Museum of Barcelona, which boasts a 70,000-plus-piece collection, opened to the public earlier this month. The museum’s massive collection was formed by merging the city’s existing Museum of Decorative Arts, Ceramics Museum, Textile Museum, and Cabinet of Graphic Arts. The institution, which presents everything from medieval fabrics to modern furniture, encourages visitors to explore the evolution of decorative arts and design throughout history.

The Design Museum is located within the Disseny Hub Barcelona, a building in Placa de les Glories, a once-bustling area that has been the subject of an ardent revitalization project. Designed by the Barcelona-based architecture firm, MBM (Martorell, Bohigas, Mackay, Capdevila and Gual), the metal-and-glass-clad Hub includes a conference center, an education center, a library, an archive, an auditorium, and 16,400-square-feet of exhibition space.