Helen Levitt

SEP.24.2025          FEB.1.2026

Three boys pose on a street with vivid expressions in front of a dark door; the central one gestures with his hand on his chest, in a vintage urban scene.

Helen Levitt
New York, c.1940
© Film Documents LLC, courtesy Zander Galerie, Cologne

Exhibition

 

SEP.24.2025        FEB.1.2026

Where

KBr Photography Center
Avenida Litoral, 30 – 08005 Barcelona

Tel: +34 93 272 31 80 (Attention only during the opening hours of the exhibition hall)

infokbr@fundacionmapfre.org

Opening times:

From October 1:
Mondays (except holidays): Closed.
Tuesday to Sundays (and holidays)*: 11 am – 7 pm

Until September 30:
Mondays (except holidays): Closed.
Tuesday to Sundays (and holidays)*: 11 am – 8 pm

Closed:
December 25th, January 1st and 6th

Limited opening hours:
December 24th and 31th, January 5th: 11 am – 3 pm

General Ticket:
5 €

Free Access time:
Tuesdays (except holidays)

*The evacuation of the hall starts 10 minutes before closing time. Last access (6:30 pm or 7:30 pm) only allows a 20 minutes tour to the exhibitions.

How to arrive

Buses: 59, 136, V21, V27, H16, 47, V23, D20
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Subway: Line 4 and Line 1
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Bicycle racks: 396; 397
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Audio-guides

Available online in SpanishCatalan and English. Accessible via mobile without downloads or installations.

Included with the individual ticket. More information in the “Tickets” section.

Accessibility

Ramp for wheelchair access – The three floors of the hall are accessed by a generously-sized elevator.

Services

Locker Service.

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Telf. (+34) 932 723 180

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Helen Levitt (1913–2009) began photographing the streets of New York, her hometown, in the late 1930s, focusing mainly on poor neighborhoods such as Hispanic Harlem and the Lower East Side, where the street clearly takes center stage as the setting for everyday life. Her camera was directed mainly at children and their games in the streets. These scenes of children occupy a central place in a body of work that, as a whole, captivates us with its ability to transform everyday scenes into images that convey all the emotion, mystery, and humor that life can contain, and with which the viewer establishes an immediate connection even though they lack an explicit narrative. Her work soon gained the recognition it deserved, and in 1943 the MOMA in New York organized her first solo exhibition (Photographs of Children).

Later in her career, she also became closely interested in film and color photography. In 1948, she collaborated on the documentary The Quiet One and co-directed In the Street, another documentary about the streets of Hispanic Harlem. Both titles were highly influential in the subsequent evolution of documentary filmmaking by artists such as Jonas Mekas and Andy Warhol.

After receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1959 to explore chromatic techniques, she began experimenting with color photography, a medium in which she would also develop pioneering work.

A socially committed artist, Levitt was one of the first women to forge a professional career in photography. This exhibition is the first to be based on her entire body of work and archives, which have only recently been made available to the public.

Curator: Joshua Chuang

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Helen Levitt

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Tickets

Individual

Individual Ticket (includes audioguide)

  • Allows to visit Helen Levitt and KBr Flama 25.
  • GENERAL ADMISSION: €5 / REDUCED ADMISSION: €3 (Beneficiaries of reduced admission).
  • FREE ADMISSION:
  • AUDIOGUIDE: All individual ticket types include an audioguide (available only for the Helen Levitt exhibition).
  • The audioguide is accessible online via a QR code available at various points in the exhibition hall. To access it, you will need a mobile device with internet access. If you do not have an active mobile internet connection, you can use the free Wi-Fi available in the exhibition hall.
  • To avoid disturbing other visitors, please use the audio guide with headphones, which are not included in the ticket price. For reasons of sustainability, we recommend that visitors bring their own. In case you need to purchase them (1€), the option is offered during the online ticket purchase process. They can also be purchased at the ticket office (keeping the corresponding queue) and at the bookshop.
  • IMPORTANT: The headphones provided are JACK type. Before purchasing them, make sure they are compatible with your mobile device.
  • If you choose not to use headphones, please keep your cell phone close to your ear and at a low volume.

Commented Tour

  • Cultural mediation is one of the most dynamic and effective instruments used by Museums to provide their visitors a better understanding of exhibitions.
  • During the exhibition (at the times indicated below), our mediation team will be present in the room to offer visitors who request it a brief explanation (approx. 10-15 min.) of the most relevant artistic, historical, and other aspects of the exhibition. The commented tour will be in Spanish.
  • Hours:
    • UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30: Wednesdays and Thursdays: 5pm to 8pm; Fridays and Saturdays: 12pm to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm; Sundays and public holidays: 12pm to 2pm.
    • FROM OCTOBER 1: Wednesdays and Thursdays: 4pm to 7pm; Fridays and Saturdays: 12pm to 2pm and 4pm to 7pm; Sundays and holidays: 12pm to 2pm.
  • No additional cost upon ticket. Information at reception desk.

MAPFRE Clients

  • MAPFRE offers to its policyholders 2 free tickets (4 if Platinum Client) for each exhibition season. To obtain courtesy tickets of MAPFRE, access the online ticket office and follow the purchase process. Tickets are discounted at the end of the purchase process: before payment, the program will request your ID and will automatically activate the free tickets that correspond to you.
  • You can also get them at the ticket office in the room, presenting your ID.
  • Invitations must be used in a single visit.
  • Any question you have, please check these simple Instructions.
  • AUDIOGUIDE: All individual ticket types include an audioguide (available only for the Helen Levitt exhibition).
  • The audioguide is accessible online via a QR code available at various points in the exhibition hall. To access it, you will need a mobile device with internet access. If you do not have an active mobile internet connection, you can use the free Wi-Fi available in the exhibition hall.
  • To avoid disturbing other visitors, please use the audio guide with headphones, which are not included in the ticket price. For reasons of sustainability, we recommend that visitors bring their own. In case you need to purchase them (1€), the option is offered during the online ticket purchase process. They can also be purchased at the ticket office (keeping the corresponding queue) and at the bookshop.
  • IMPORTANT: The headphones provided are JACK type. Before purchasing them, make sure they are compatible with your mobile device.
  • If you choose not to use headphones, please keep your cell phone close to your ear and at a low volume.

Collaborating Entities

  • If you belong to any of the entities that collaborate with Fundación MAPFRE, you must obtain your reduced ticket (€1 or €3) at the ticket office in the room.

Audioguides (headphones)

  • All individual ticket types include an audioguide.
  • The audioguide is accessible online via a QR code available at various points in the exhibition hall. To access it, you will need a mobile device with internet access. If you do not have an active mobile internet connection, you can use the free Wi-Fi available in the exhibition hall.
  • To avoid disturbing other visitors, please use the audio guide with headphones, which are not included in the ticket price. For reasons of sustainability, we recommend that visitors bring their own. In case you need to purchase them (1€), the option is offered during the online ticket purchase process. They can also be purchased at the ticket office (keeping the corresponding queue) and at the bookshop.
  • IMPORTANT: The headphones provided are JACK type. Before purchasing them, make sure they are compatible with your mobile device.
  • If you choose not to use headphones, please keep your cell phone close to your ear and at a low volume.
Groups

Groups

  • It’s mandatory for the group to have a guide or person in charge. To request a guide from the Foundation, ask please for information and rates to: infokbr@fundacionmapfre.org
  • The group must be made up of a minimum of 6 pax and a maximum of 15 pax. (guide included)
  • Wednesdays: 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm / Thursdays: 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm / Fridays: 11 am / 1 pm, 4 pm.
  • The purchase of the ticket implies acceptance of the Rules for the visit, especially of those indicated for the “Group Visit”.

€3/pax.

Schools

Educational activities for schools are developed entirely in Spanish or Catalan. If you are interested please consult sections Colegios y Familias (spanish) or Col·legis i Families (catalan).

Families

Educational activities for families are developed entirely in Spanish or Catalan. If you are interested please consult sections Colegios y Familias (spanish) or Col·legis i Families (catalan).

IMPORTANT: Before you start the ticket buying process, we strongly recommend that you take into account the following observations:

  • This ticket is valid only for the day and time indicated. It will not be possible to enter the hall in advance. Likewise, admission is not guaranteed to visitors who show up at the hall after the reserved time.
  • Tickets changes or returns are not allowed except for justified force majeure.
  • The purchase of tickets presupposes the acceptance of these Rules for the visit. We recommend reading it before entering the room.
  • If your visit is scheduled for late in the afternoon, please remember that the room is cleared 10 minutes before closing time.
  • Due to conservation needs, the rooms maintain a constant temperature of 21º, so it is possible that during the visit it is convenient to bring some light warm clothing.
  • Fundación MAPFRE is not responsible for the rates, schedules and other information applied on the websites of other entities where tickets for their exhibitions can be purchased.
  • If the online ticket purchase process is canceled, suspended, or interrupted, please contact our support line: +34 915 816 100 (available exclusively during the exhibition hall’s opening hours).
  • Other rates for eligible groups.

If you need more information about the exhibition, you can see it here.

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