
The Gal i Puigsech factory, designed by the architect Antoni Vila i Bruguera, was built around 1875 as a textile complex, but it has gone through different uses and owners throughout its history. It has different bays and a courtyard from which the emblematic smokestack that attests to its past as a factory rises up.
A future for industrial buildings
The Fundación Privada Centro de Producción Artística y Cultural Palo Alto was in charge of transforming this building into a creative cluster, which has become a benchmark space in the city: Palo Alto has been a pioneer in connecting twenty- first-century innovation with the building's industrial past. Aware of this fact, the foundation organises a host of cultural activities, exhibitions and tours of the complex, and it hosts the popular Palo Alto Market, held the first weekend of every month, inspired by European street markets. The building's lush garden is also open to visits.
When palo alto ran on steam
The Gal i Puigsech factory, designed by the architect Antoni Vila i Bruguera, was built in 1875 as a textile complex but it changed owners and uses throughout its history. It consists of various buildings and a courtyard with the emblematic chimney that bears witness to its past as a factory.




Cultural heritage
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Sant Martí
Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou
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- Phone number
- Tel.: 931589555
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- Web
- http://www.paloalto.barcelona Open in a new window
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- E-mail
- comunicacio@paloalto.barcelona
- Social media
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- Titularity
- Private center
- Address:
- C Pellaires, 30*38
- Districte:
- Sant Martí
- Neighborhood:
- Diagonal Mar i el Front Marítim del Poblenou
- City:
- Barcelona
Timetable
Dies | Hores |
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De dilluns a dijous | de 09:00 h a 14:00 h i de 15:00 h a 18:00 h |
divendres | de 09:00 h a 14:00 h |
De dilluns a divendres Cap de setmana i festius tancat |
de 08.00 h a 19.00 h |
Horari atenció Fundació Palo Alto
Esdeveniments
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Exposició 'MAGBa, Mostra d'Art Generatiu de Barcelona' Open in a new window
From 08/07/2025 to 22/08/2025
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Visita guiada a l'exposició 'MAGBa, Mostra d'Art Generatiu de Barcelona' Open in a new window
15/07/2025
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