Barcelona Sights

Fundació Joan Miró

#16 of 848 things to do in Barcelona

#390 of 49020 things to do in Europe

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  • Address
    • Plaça de Neptu
  • Transport
    • 50, 55, 193 or funicular
  • Website
  • Email
  • Phone
    • 93 443 94 70
  • Price
    • adult/senior & child €8.50/6
  • Hours
    • 10am-8pm Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat, 10am-9.30pm Thu, 10am-2.30pm Sun & holidays

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Lonely Planet review for Fundació Joan Miró

Dedicated to one of the greatest artists to emerge in Barcelona in the 20th century, Joan Miró, this is a must-see gallery.

The foundation holds the greatest single collection of the artist’s work, comprising around 220 of his paintings, 180 sculptures, some textiles and more than 8000 drawings spanning his entire life. Only a smallish portion is ever on display. The displays tend to concentrate on Miró’s more settled last 20 years, but there are some important exceptions. The Sala Joan Prats and Sala Pilar Juncosa show work by the younger Miró that traces him slowly moving away from a relative realism towards his own signature style. Transitional works from the 1930s and ’40s are especially intriguing. Homenatge a Joan Miró (Homage to Joan Miró), with photos of the artist, a 15-minute video on his life and a series of works from some of his contemporaries, like Henry Moore, Antoni Tàpies, Eduardo Chillida, Yves Tanguy, Fernand Léger and others, is a display spread across basement rooms.

Reckon on a couple of hours to take in the permanent and temporary exhibitions.

 

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    Miró a go-go!

    suzywatusi recommends this,

    I'm no expert on the art of Joan Miró, but it sure looks fabulous displayed throughout this wonderful, airy museum. All those primary colours and intriguing abstract figures, giant tapestries and surreal sculptures come to life in this amazing (1950s?) modernist-style building that reminds me of the house in Peter Sellers' classic film 'The Party'.

    Don't forget to venture outside to the white-painted rooftop area, where a range of kooky sculptures and gob-smacking panoramic views provide some ripper photo opportunities...

    I wanna live in the Fundació Joan Miró!

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