The Museu del Disseny de Barcelona is the result of the merging of several previous existing museums, a new center of the city's Institute of Culture, working to promote better understanding and proper use of the design world, acting as a museum and laboratory. It focuses on four branches or design disciplines: space design, product design, information design and fashion. Barcelona is a city historically linked to design, that's why the ayuntamiento decided to create an integral space to allow the public to understand design in a broader consideration.