Museo Marítimo de Barcelona

The Museo Marítimo de Barcelona (Barcelona Maritime Museum) recently hosted the inaugural Aena Narrative Prize award ceremony. This event, specifically the gala dinner where the winner was announced, brought the museum into the news. The Aena Narrative Prize, a new and controversial literary award with a substantial one million euro prize, has generated significant discussion within the Spanish-language literary world. The museum served as the location where the five finalists gathered to meet the press and where Argentine writer Samanta Schweblin was ultimately announced as the winner. The museum's role as the venue for this high-profile and debated event highlights its significance as a cultural space in Barcelona.