ART AND CULTURE
MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITIONSAT POBLE ESPANYOL
A contemporary art museum, a sculpture garden and numerous exhibition spaces are at the heart of Poble Espanyol's modern art content.
If you're looking for contemporary art in Barcelona in a one-of-a-kind setting, Poble Espanyol will take you by surprise. It has a museum exhibiting works by Picasso, Dalí and Miró, among others. But that's not all...
The "Sardana Oberta" sculptural work was created in 2000 by Manuel Àlvarez, the creator and designer of numerous pieces commissioned by companies, administrations and corporations, among which we should highlight the range of sculptures created for the Catalan TV programmes "Vostè jutja" (1985) and "Un tomb per la vida" (1993).
His work has been exhibited in Catalonia, Spain, Europe, the USA and Latin America.
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"The square's first houses were ready within a few days, and the project designers could sense an emotion similar to the one they had often felt upon visiting so many towns. To a greater or lesser extent, the emotion of a journey through a part of Spain could also be felt when stepping foot inside Poble Espanyol".
"How Poble Espanyol was created”. Article by Ramón Reventós in the monthly magazine D'Aquí d'Allà. Barcelona, December 1929.
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"Owanto's work captures the spirit and determination of woman at the heart of nature and, at the same time, as lost poetry, the naivety and utopia of a dream because, like Luther King, she has a dream too".
Extract from the text ‘Owanto, The Lighthouse of Memory’ by Fernando Francés for the Venice Biennale, dedicated to the British-Gabonese artist.
In the photo, "Seated mother and child" (Owanto, 2005). Bronze. Exhibited in the Poble Espanyol Sculpture Garden.
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The "Sardana Oberta" sculptural work was created in 2000 by Manuel Àlvarez, the creator and designer of numerous pieces commissioned by companies, administrations and corporations, among which we should highlight the range of sculptures created for the Catalan TV programmes "Vostè jutja" (1985) and "Un tomb per la vida" (1993).
His work has been exhibited in Catalonia, Spain, Europe, the USA and Latin America.
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"The square's first houses were ready within a few days, and the project designers could sense an emotion similar to the one they had often felt upon visiting so many towns. To a greater or lesser extent, the emotion of a journey through a part of Spain could also be felt when stepping foot inside Poble Espanyol".
"How Poble Espanyol was created”. Article by Ramón Reventós in the monthly magazine D'Aquí d'Allà. Barcelona, December 1929.
More about the exhibition
"Owanto's work captures the spirit and determination of woman at the heart of nature and, at the same time, as lost poetry, the naivety and utopia of a dream because, like Luther King, she has a dream too".
Extract from the text ‘Owanto, The Lighthouse of Memory’ by Fernando Francés for the Venice Biennale, dedicated to the British-Gabonese artist.
In the photo, "Seated mother and child" (Owanto, 2005). Bronze. Exhibited in the Poble Espanyol Sculpture Garden.
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A PRECIOUS CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTION
Can you imagine a place where you can admire works by Picasso, Dalí and Miró all under the same roof?
It exists: the Fran Daurel Museum, a reference point for contemporary art in Barcelona, located in the heart of Poble Espanyol.
Canary Islands), Miquel Barceló (from the Balearic Islands) and Eduardo Chillida (from Donostia, in Northern Spain). Here you can learn a little more about our three exhibition
spaces and the treasures that you can discover in them.
A FOREST TURNED INTO A SCULPTURE
Is a starking and startling place that contrasts with the traditional style of its exterior.
This area is dedicated to one of the great works of sculpture by the Catalan artist Josep Guinovart: Contorn-Entorn (1976).
It was installed in Poble Espanyol at the beginning of 21st century after having been exhibited in the Maeght Gallery and in the Barcelona Modern Art Museum of Barcelona. This artwork has found in Poble Espanyol the ideal place to be observed as it really deserves. It is a masterpiece of the informalist movement that sometimes shares space with temporary exhibitions by other artists.
CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURES IN A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Fancy surrounding off your visit with a nice walk through a natural and relaxing space?
Then you'll love the Sculpture Garden, the icing on the cake of this original tour of contemporary art in Barcelona.
This particular space, inaugurated in 2004, is also part of the Fran Daurel Museum. Walking through this garden you can discover 36 sculptures by 27 different artists. 3,000m2 surrounded by trees, flowers, contemporary works of art and two big slides!
Vidre Art Gallery
Vidre Art Gallery
A photographic journey
Sculpture in large format
Sculpture exhibition
