The Drassanes Reials, the royal shipyards that house the Maritime Museum of Barcelona, rent six spaces for seminars, conferences, press conferences, receptions and cocktail parties. Capacities run from 108 people in the auditorium to 920 in the Sala Gran, a hypostyle hall of 1,700 m². The site is on Avenida de les Drassanes, in the Ciutat Vella district.
Seminars and company events
The auditorium covers 165 m² and holds 108 people for seminars, conferences and press conferences. The museum says it has the technical equipment needed for these formats. For a larger plenary, the Sala Gran takes 920 people in its 1,700 m², and the open-plan Botigues de la Generalitat, attached to the main halls, takes 200 to 300 people over 500 m² and is decorated with pieces from the collection or temporary exhibitions. A documentation kit and a price list for 2026 are published as PDFs on the events page, and two named contacts handle requests for rentals.
Rooms and capacities
- Sala Gran: 1,700 m², 920 people, hypostyle hall.
- Grada Major: 1,000 m², 334 people, the main slipway, beside a replica of the Royal Galley of John of Austria.
- Jardí del Baluard: 965 m², 447 people, set on the only surviving gate of Barcelona's medieval wall.
- Museum garden: 650 m², 800 people, open air, for receptions, aperitifs and cocktails.
- Botigues de la Generalitat: 500 m², 200 to 300 people.
- Auditorium: 165 m², 108 people, seminar, conference and press-conference format.
Weddings and receptions
The page presents receptions, aperitifs and cocktail parties, mainly in the garden and in the bastion garden. It does not mention weddings, so ask the events team whether a private celebration is accepted.
Accommodation
The venue is a museum and offers no bedrooms. Visitors and guests can find hotels in the old town and along the waterfront, within walking distance of the shipyards.
Catering
The events page does not describe catering or name a caterer. Ask the team whether an in-house offer exists or whether you must bring your own provider, and whether the 2026 price list covers it.
History and setting
The Drassanes Reials are the royal shipyards of Barcelona, a medieval complex that now houses the Maritime Museum. Events take place in settings tied to that history: the main slipway with its replica galley, a bastion garden above a surviving city gate and a long hypostyle hall.
Getting there
The address is Avinguda de les Drassanes, s/n, 08001 Barcelona, at the foot of the Rambla and the port. The Drassanes metro station on line 3 is close to the entrance. The event contact can be reached at the museum's events address listed on its page.
