The MEAM occupies a building called “Palau Gomis" in the centre of the Born Quarter, at few meters from the Picasso Museum.

It is a 18th-century palace with a long history and a notable influence on the urban development of Barcelona. The curiosity of this building is that when the Princesa street was created, the building was separated into two, on both sides of this street.

In the early 20th century, the new portal was built with Modernist style (actually is the only one in existence in the whole of the Ciutat Vella district. After experiencing many disparate uses, it was acquired by an artist, who began its restoration. The restoration has respected all the original painting, decorations of ceilings and walls, and fully deserved the FAD (Decorative Arts Prize).

At the museum it is entered by a large courtyard, bordered by sculptures, with a large arch and stone stairway. The interior features the large central hall, ten meters high.