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Fundació Joan Miró

Description: The Fundació Joan Miró, Centre d'Estudis d'Art Contemporani (Joan Miró Foundation) is a museum of modern art honoring ... more

Fundació Joan Miró ... Joan Miró and located on Montjuïc in Barcelona, Spain.

Newest Review: ... at 10.00 and closing at 19.00 except on Thursdays 21.30 and Sunday 14.30 although do check times locally. The entry cost was very reasonable at 9 euro if my memory serves me right and there was no charge for the kids which made it a cheap visit. We did not take up the offer of the audio device as I had read that all of the works were described in English and I prefer the freedom to set my ... more

... own pace when visiting any sort of museum or art gallery. The Gallery This is a purpose built building to display the work of Miro and was designed by his close friend the architect Josep-Luis Serp and hence it is essentially a canvas on which to s...more

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Fundació Joan Miró: Naked lady in bathroom shocker (1384 words)
by - written on 05/05/07 (Very useful, 708 readings)
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Alongside Gaudi Casa Mila the other art exhibit I definitely wanted to see while in Barcelona was the Fundacio Joan Miro which is an impressive collection of Miro work with many of the pieces being donated by the man himself. About the artist Miro passed away in his 90th year in 1983 and is one of the great Catalan artists. Much of his work has links to Surrealism and abstract art, for me it his sculptures that are of particular interest and provide the most pleasure however that is not to say that I would discount his paintings and drawings it is just that on the whole I find that the sculpture has more of a “wow” factor. Certainly it was the ... Read the complete review

Miró, Miró on the wall! (525 words)
by - written on 05/12/06 (Very useful, 142 readings)
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The Montjuïc area of Barcelona has a lot to offer, not least panoramic views over the city. It is also where you will find the Fundació Joan Miró, an extensive collection of the artist's work in a custom built museum. It is really a case of the building fitting the collection here, with its simple shapes and gleaming white colour, a perfect setting for Miró's bold, primary colours. The way the light floods most of the galleries also enhances the rich collection. Much of the collection was donated by Miró himself and is extremely varied. The first work we came across was a huge tapestry which came as a surprise to me as I mainly knew of his work as a painter. I ... Read the complete review

Fundació Joan Miró: not just a gallery, fundacio pilar i joan miro a mallorca (250 words)
by - written on 30/04/05 (Useful, 224 readings)
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this is not just a gallery, apart from being an uplifting experience, the grounds include; son boter (miro´s 17th c built house), the sert studio,an auditorium/cinema,shop/bookstore, temporary exhibition space, cafeteria, gardens Oh! & of course a huge, light, open permanent gallery displaying a collection of his works. in the foundation you'll have access to over 5000 examples of miro's work (please don't think i've added an extra 0 by accident!) these include works that you'll never be able to see anywhere else in the world, as they are `sketches´& preliminary outlines, conceived on the walls of his house like graffiti. for example "la femme et ... Read the complete review