Casa Asia

Casa Asia was created with the will to strengthen the knowledge and dialogue about Asia in Spain, with the analysis and discussion of civic, political, social, cultural, economic and environmental issues, supporting activities and projects that contribute to a better knowledge between Asian and Spanish societies, and to promote the development of relations among them.

Casa Asia was created with the will to strengthen the knowledge and dialogue about Asia in Spain, with the analysis and discussion of civic, political, social, cultural, economic and environmental issues, supporting activities and projects that contribute to a better knowledge between Asian and Spanish societies, and to promote the development of relations among them.

Therefore, it consists of building a project based on collaboration among all the agents interested in Asia and the Pacific, with a vocation of service and with the aspiration of becoming a reference regarding this part of the world. With this purpose, Casa Asia was created in 2001 with a consortium made up of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, through its Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID), the Government of Catalonia and the Barcelona and Madrid City Councils.

Office Timetable

Mondays to Thursdays from 9.00am to 2.00pm and from 3.00pm to 6.00pm
Fridays from 9.00am to 2.00pm
The timetable of courses, lectures, film sessions and of other activities that are programmed can be consulted at our website and usual information channels.

Casa Asia Headquarter Visits

Sant Manuel Pavilion hosts the offices of Casa Asia’s staff, as well as classrooms and lecture halls for its usual programming. Apart from the timetable with programmed activities, the headquarters is not conceptualized to be visited, as it was in our previous building, Baró de Quadras Palace.

However, Sant Pau's Modernist Venue, by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner and World Heritage by UNESCO, can be visited. All the information is available at .

Acces to Sant Manuel Pavilion

Everytime there is a programmed activity (courses, lectures or film sessions), Casa Asia will set up the access to Sant Manuel Pavilion with prior accreditation of every user. Therefore, it will be necessary to follow the registration instructions to the activities.

Media Library-InfoAsia

Casa Asia Media Library, centre of resources and multimedia reference documentation in the country, reopens its doors on the 25th of February 2014 to continue offering loan service, bibliographic advising and consultation. Public Attention Timetable: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10.00am to 3.00pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3.00pm to 7.00pm.

Sant Pau’s Modernist Venue

With this change of location, Casa Asia joins the project promoted by Barcelona City Council and the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat) of bringing together international institutions at the Modernist group of Sant Pau, because it is planned to become a reference centre within this field in a couple of years. 

Sant Pau's Modernist Venue, designed by the architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, is a landmark of heritage and culture of the city of Barcelona in particular, and Catalonia in general. In 1997 was declared World Heritage by UNESCO due to its architectural uniqueness and artistic beauty. The Private Foundation Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau is the institution in charge of managing the monumental and artistic heritage of its Modernist Venue. Its Board, the Most Illustrious Administration is made up equally of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat), Barcelona City Council and the Cathedral Chapter.

HOW TO REACH

Sant Manuel Pavilion
Sant Pau’s Modernist Venue
Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167
08025 Barcelona, SPAIN
Tel: 93 368 08 36