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Exhibition The little story of the metro

A journey of 100 years in drawings.

When: 10.01.2025 to 28.02.2025

Where: Espai Mercè Sala - Fundació TMB

Access: Free entry*

*Validating the transport tiquet

Barcelona celebrates 100 years of the metro: on December 30, 1924, the first train of the Barcelona metro network left the Lesseps station heading towards Passeig de Gràcia. Since then, the city's subway has been growing and adapting to new times.

TMB and the TMB Foundation have created a range of actions that, framed within a large communication campaign, will take place throughout the subway network during 2025: book publications, a variety of events, guided tours, exhibitions, and much more.

One of the most special publications is La petita història del metro, (The little story of the metro, in catalan) a 100-year journey through the magnificent illustrations by Pilarín Bayés and the texts by Daniel Venteo. This book, in addition to bringing both young and old closer to the history of the metro through its explanations, exudes a peculiar tenderness, which we have wanted to bring to the walls of the Espai Mercè Sala.

Whether you have already had the opportunity to get your hands on this book or not, come visit the exhibition and enjoy the journey!

What will I find at the exhibition?

Do you know when the first Barcelona metro line was opened? And how many stations there were?

Did you know that during the Republican Government of Catalonia the metro reached as far as Hospitalet de Llobregat?

Or that during the Spanish Civil War, people often used it as a shelter to protect themselves from bombs?

Did you know that it was not until the early sixties that the metro service was municipalized, becoming the public service that guarantees the universal right to mobility that it is today?

Did you know that in 1992, with the Barcelona Olympic Games, the metro was expanded further, opening the way to Santa Coloma de Gramenet and Badalona?

Did you know that today it has 125 kilometres of track and up to 165 stations, facilitating nearly 280 million trips a year? Or that Line 9, which ends at El Prat airport, is automatic and is one of the most modern in Europe?

The Barcelona metro brings together a thousand and one stories from the past, present and future.

Find out about the programme and much more on the Barcelona metro Centenary section

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