FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou

The “Camp Nou” or New Camp, is the stadium where Football Club Barcelona plays. It has been the venue of the team since 24th of September, 1957, the date of its inauguration. The previous host of FC Barcelona was Camp de Les Corts which had to be brought down for the construction of a more specious and state of the art pitch. The stadium is located west of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. Originally the stadium was named Estadi del FC Barcelona or The Stadium of FC Barcelona. The stadium has been officially named Camp Nou Since 2001. The Camp Nou can host 99.354 people seated which makes it the largest in Europe. The Union of European Football Association UEFA recognizes it as a five star stadium. This implies that the stadium is up to standards with infrastructure and it can host major sporting events. The stadium offers many different facilities and attractions. The commonly known ones are the presidential box, the VIPs lounge and the media rooms. However, the Camp Nou also hosts a sports medicine center and a fascinating museum. This museum is the second most visited in Catalonia. The name of it is “President Nuñez Museum” who inaugurated it in 1984. The museum has three separate sections with a 3D cinema, audiovisual touch-screen and information on FC Barcelona. The second part is a private art collection on works by local artists Dalí, Miró and Tàpies. The Museum is a technological master piece with a digital collection of the entire FC Barcelona history. It is a really interactive museum where everything you touch becomes a historical timeline.

GERSON LAM