The first floor of the MNAC, dedicated to Modern Art, contains all of the museum's art from this period: sculptures and paintings, photographs, posters, film, architecture and the decorative arts. There is now a greater presence of elements that shed light on the period's social, historical and artistic context and underscore the international connections of the artists and the Barcelona and Catalonia movements. The collection is divided into four sections and an epilogue: The modern artist, Modernisme(s), Noucentisme(s), Art and Civil War and The Avant-garde Revival of the Post-War Years.

The Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Saint George is a cultural, non-profit institution that has been based in Barcelona's Llotja de Mar since 1850. It has a sizeable library and archives containing the documentary collections of the Academy (1850 to present day), the School of Fine Arts (1775 / 1850-1921), the Provincial Monuments Commission (1844-1883) and the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art (1922-1936). It also has a photographic archive.

The visit helped reinforce the knowledge the students acquired in class and gave them a chance to see the works they had studied first-hand.