Raval, a once dodgy part of Barcelona, was an area infested by beggars, prostitutes and criminals. Pablo Picasso is believed to have sought inspiration here for his “Blue Period” and indeed few places in the city could provide a more interesting theme for a series of works centred around melancholy and the darkness of the down-and-out. Yet, neighbourhoods are living organisms that change and gentrification knocked on the door in the mid-1990s with a series of infrastructure aiming to regenerate the area. The Centre for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB) and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA), a rationalist building by the prestigious American architect Richard Meier, would change the face of the neighbourhood forever. The museum houses an important collection of contemporary art, mostly works by local artists such as Miró or Tàpies, as well as international figures such as Basquiat or Calder.