Hash Marihuana Hemp Museum Audio Tour in Barcelona

Visit: Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum, Ample 35, 08002 Barcelona Spain

The history of the cannabis plant is the history of human civilisation. This unique permanent exhibition shows visitors how a single amazingly versatile plant species enabled the development of clothing, medicine, sea travel, agriculture and more. And how cannabis and hemp - which are simply different strains of the same plant - have been part of everyday life for thousands of years.

The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum of Barcelona presents valuable paintings and prints depicting cannabis use throughout history and rare antiques, such as the various tools and implements used to make hemp into rope, paper and fabrics.

Art lovers will be delighted by the original paintings by noted 17th century artists David Teniers the Younger, Cornelis Decker and Herman Saftleven. This important collection of old masters is complemented by a wide array of botanical prints from the 18th and 19th century.

A medicinal section representing one of the world’s largest collections of medicinal cannabis bottles dating back to the 19th century testifies to the widespread use of medicinal cannabis in the past.