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Costa Nord
Costa Nord was dreamed up by part-time Mallorca resident and Hollywood celebrity Michael Douglas. His (what should we call it?) show is made up of two parts. The first is a three-screen 'documentary' on the history of this part of the island. Next you are ushered into a mock-up of the master's quarters of the good ship Nixe , which belonged to Archduke Luis Salvador, son of the 19th-century Habsburg ruler of Tuscany, Leopoldo II.
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Ecomuseu Cap de Cavalleria
Just northwest of Fornells is the Ecomuseu Cap de Cavalleria, with displays and videos on the north coast, its fauna, the lighthouse, ancient inhabitants and Romans. The remains of the latter's settlement, Sanisena (today Sanitja), have been excavated nearby. At the museum you'll receive a detailed area map showing you how to wander to the ruins and round about.
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Es Baluard
The spectacular Es Baluard (Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani) takes the grand Renaissance-era seaward fortifications as its setting. A 21st-century concrete complex has been built into the walls, and is a playful game of light, surfaces and perspective - the perfect framework for this major exhibition of contemporary artists from Spain and beyond. On show are items from many of the great names, from local boy Miquel Barceló through to Kandinsky.
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Museu D'Art Espanyol Contemporani
Once one of several residences of the phenomenally wealthy March family, this private palace boasts an outdoor terrace display of modern sculpture and, inside, a selection of some 70 works by a who's who of mostly Spanish 20th-century and contemporary artists, from Eduardo Arroyo to Fernando Zóbel. Also on show is an 18th-century Neapolitan belén (nativity scene) of overwhelming richness and detail.
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Museu De Menorca
This former 15th-century Franciscan monastery has had a chequered history. From the time the Franciscans were obliged to abandon it in 1835 after Mendizábal's expropriations, the buildings embarked on a colourful career path - ranging from nautical school and public library to high school and children's home - until it became a museum.
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Museu Etnològic
The Museu Etnològic is one of the capital's older buildings. It's a modest ethnological museum devoted to the traditional aspects of predominantly rural island life.
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Museu Hernández Sanz Hernández Mora
Just off Plaça d'Espanya is the Mercat Claustre del Carme, where former church cloisters have been imaginatively converted into a market and shopping centre. Upstairs enjoy temporary art exhibitions and the modest Museu Hernández Sanz Hernández Mora devoted to Menorcan themes and dominated by artworks, maps and decorative items going as far back as the 18th century.
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Poble Espanyol
In the west of the city, Poble Espanyol is a copy of the village of the same name in Barcelona. It contains replicas of famous monuments and other buildings representative of a variety of Spanish architectural styles, not to mention souvenir shops galore, although these are closed on Saturday afternoon, Sunday and on holidays.
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