Walker Evans. Now and Then

FEB.26.2026          MAY.24.2026

Black-and-white photograph of passengers on the New York subway in 1938, captured with a direct and contemplative gaze. The image shows a group of anonymous individuals in a public space, each absorbed in their own world, reflecting the mundane yet poignant realities of everyday life. The composition is clean and sharp, characteristic of Evans' precise photographic style.

Walker Evans
Subway Passengers, New York, 1938
Private Collection, San Francisco

Exhibition

 

FEB.26.2026        MAY.24.2026

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:

Until March 31:
Mondays (except holidays): Closed.
Tuesday to Sundays (and holidays)*: 11 am – 7 pm

From April 1:
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
April 2nd, 3rd, and 6th; May 1st
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.

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Walker Evans. Now and Then offers a renewed look at the career of one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. In a broad anthology bringing together images made over more than fifty years, the exhibition invites viewers to rediscover the direct, restrained, and analytical gaze with which Evans documented everyday life in the United States. Far from the theatrical, the artist championed precise and honest photography, always attentive to the cultural and social context.

The exhibition is structured around several essential threads of his work: his interest in the signs of the city (shop signs, storefronts, billboards, etc.), through which Evans captured a compelling reflection of the collective identity of his era; anonymous individuals (pedestrians, subway riders, workers), whom he portrayed with a spontaneity that blends formal precision and deep respect for his subjects; and his fascination with modest environments and small towns, where he found an authenticity that large cities tended to obscure. Alongside these major axes of his oeuvre, the exhibition also presents his late experiments with the Polaroid camera, which reveal a more intimate shift without losing the clarity of his vision.

Curator: David Campany

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Walker Evans. Now and Then

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Tickets

Online tickets sale will be available from February 16th

Individual

Individual Ticket (includes audioguide)

  • Allows to visit Walker Evans. Now and Then and Pérez Siquier. Fundación Mapfre Collections.
  • GENERAL ADMISSION: €5 / REDUCED ADMISSION: €3 (Beneficiaries of reduced admission).
  • FREE ADMISSION:
  • AUDIOGUIDE: All individual ticket types include an audioguide (available only for the Walker Evans. Now and Then 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 MARCH 31: Wednesdays and Thursdays: 4pm to 7pm; Fridays and Saturdays: 12pm to 2pm and 4pm to 7pm; Sundays and holidays: 12pm to 2pm.
    • FROM APRIL 1: Wednesdays and Thursdays: 5pm to 8pm; Fridays and Saturdays: 12pm to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm; Sundays and public 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 Walker Evans 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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