"The dreams of my childhood have come true and the vigor and youth of the foundation and those of us who are part of it assure me that we have a great journey ahead of us."

“My fascination with Egyptian civilization has followed me since I was a child; captivated by its mysteries I have spent many hours reading books and documents, I have traveled countless times to that country, and thanks to its influence I have experienced some of the happiest moments of my life. I have had the privilege of acquiring many archaeological pieces of great beauty, which now appear in the museum [...]” Jordi Clos.

In the summer of 1992 Jordi Clos presented part of his Egyptian Archaeology Collection in an exhibition room of the recently opened Hotel Claris. A selection of 70 pieces from the collection he had begun in 1975, with the purchase of a terracotta ushabti at an antiques dealer in Luxor, which he had preserved over almost twenty years.

It was an innovative idea, based on the desire to offer guests a unique proposal, which made the dream of a businessman and art lover come true.

From that moment the small Egyptian museum at Hotel Claris attracted the public’s attention and the queues to visit it grew, highlighting the gap this small museum filled in the city of Barcelona.

In 1992, with entirely private resources, the Clos Archaeological Foundation was born with the aim of contributing to the dissemination of the culture and art of Antiquity, especially ancient Egypt.

On March 23, 1994 the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona was inaugurated on Rambla de Catalunya and became the first monographic museum on pharaonic themes in Spain.

In 2000, the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona moved to a new headquarters to multiply its exhibition spaces so that visitors could enjoy a large number of pieces that until then had not been on display. With the expansion of these spaces, the number and variety of cultural offerings were also increased.

Today, the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona is the distinctive symbol of the Clos Archaeological Foundation, an entity that acts as a driving force through the multiplicity of activities it organizes: temporary exhibitions, guided tours, lectures, training courses, children’s and youth workshops, cultural expeditions and archaeological missions.

During April 2002, the Foundation inaugurated the facilities of the Archaeological Campus in Palau-solità i Plegamans, 20 km from Barcelona. It is an outdoor space made up of accurate reproductions of Egyptian archaeological sites that introduce students of all ages to the discipline of archaeology.

To this day, the Clos Archaeological Foundation and the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona have continued to grow both in the number of pieces and in the number of visitors and activities: more than five million people have visited our facilities, a figure that greatly motivates us to continue the work that, from the beginning, the Clos Archaeological Foundation set out to do.