Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante

Om museet

The museum occupies a new building in the historic centre of Alicante, opposite the basilica of Santa María, which incorporates the Casa de La Asegurada. This building, dating from 1685, is the oldest surviving civil construction in the city: it was built as a wheat granary (pósito de trigo) and is an outstanding example of Valencian Baroque. Over time it served as the seat of the municipal council, an artillery depot and prison, a secondary school and a school of commerce.

After years out of use, it was rehabilitated between 1966 and 1976 to house the Municipal Archive, and the Alicante-born artist Eusebio Sempere then considered it the best place to exhibit the 20th-century art collection he had donated to the city. The Museo de La Asegurada opened on 5 November 1977 and was one of the first contemporary art museums in Spain.

More than thirty years later, the Casa de La Asegurada became part of the current MACA, a building designed by the studio Sancho-Madridejos, with 4,680 m² across four floors above ground and two basements, financed by the Generalitat Valenciana. The museum belongs to Alicante city council and is managed by its Culture Department (Concejalía de Cultura).

Today it has one room for temporary exhibitions and four rooms for the permanent collections: Arte Siglo XX, Eusebio Sempere, Fundación Mediterráneo, Michael Jenkins–Javier Romero and Juana Francés, as well as a library, educational spaces and an assembly hall.

Højdepunkter

• Eusebio Sempere collection, with 874 works
• Arte Siglo XX collection, the origin of the museum
• Fundación Mediterráneo, Michael Jenkins–Javier Romero and Juana Francés collections
• Casa de La Asegurada (1685), the oldest civil building in Alicante
• Free admission

Permanent udstilling

• Colecciones permanentes del MACA – Five collections of 20th-century and contemporary art: Arte Siglo XX, Eusebio Sempere, Fundación Mediterráneo, Michael Jenkins–Javier Romero and Juana Francés.

Grundlagt

1977

Ejer

Ayuntamiento de Alicante

Entrépriser & rabatter

Der er gratis entré.

Free admission, according to the tourism portal of Alicante city council.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Accessible entrance, lifts with Braille and raised-lettering signage, armchairs and rest areas along the route, and a wheelchair available on request at the public counter. Leaflets and room sheets are available in Spanish, Valencian, French and English. Guided visits adapted for people with intellectual disabilities are offered. For access by car for reduced mobility, it is advisable to write beforehand to maca@alicante.es. Only guide dogs are admitted.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops

Mediation programmes and workshops for schoolchildren and young children. Children are welcome and must stay close to adults.

Transport & parkering

There is a shuttle bus from the plaza Puerta del Mar and a lift on avenida Juan Bautista Lafora, opposite the Postiguet beach. Vehicles access the site via calle Vázquez de Mella.

Service & spisesteder

• Café: findes ikke

The museum has no café. Library open to the public Tuesday to Friday 10:00–14:00.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje

The website has a section on venue hire.

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