History
The Maritime Museum of Barcelona (MMB) ( Maritime Museum of Barcelona ) is located in the building of Drassanes Reials de Barcelona , the royal arsenal of Barcelona, dedicated to shipbuilding between the thirteenth century a nd eighteenth century. The first mention of these arsenals date from 1243 in a document indicating the boundaries of the city of Barcelona where it mentions its shipyard.
It shows the history of the navigation from the early days together with the history of the Spanish Navy since the Catholic Monarchs, in the 15th century, up to the present. It also hosts several navigation instruments, weapons, portolans and paintings. The museum was declared Museum of National Interest by the Government of Catalonia.
The building is of Gothic style, its construction was carried out in a first stage between 1283 / 1328 and the second between 1328 / 1390. Subsequent reforms and extensions have been made, basically keeping the original structure.
During excavations in 2012 it was discovered that in the late 16th century a new building was constructed on top of the old medieval dockyard, giving the building its current structure. This excavations also uncovered a Roman graveyard. The shipyard's restoration was finished in early 2013. The Museum was reopened in 2014.
Logo
I designed a logo inspired by the many roofs from one of the many Catalan
museums, Museu Marítim de Barcelona.
From the many 'M' shaped roofs of the building I got the 'M' symbol,
From the many 'M' shaped roofs of the building I got the 'M' symbol,
the 'wavy' pattern is inspired by the 'shipyard' which where the museum
is located.
The logo can be used as a single symbol, or with a fusion with typography.
The logo can be used as a single symbol, or with a fusion with typography.
Blue color represents the nuances of the nearby sea.
