Museo Patio Herreriano de Arte Contemporáneo Español

About the museum

The Colección Arte Contemporáneo, transferred to the Patio Herreriano, was created in 1987 at the initiative of the Asociación Colección Arte Contemporáneo (ACAC), promoted by the chairman of Unión Fenosa, Julián Trincado, with the support of many private Spanish companies. It was an unprecedented model of patronage for protecting and disseminating Spanish art and recovering little-known works of the avant-garde. The collection brings together more than 1,000 works, from 1918 to the present, and is still growing.

The Valladolid City Council provides the building and resources and set up the Fundación Patio Herreriano to run the museum, which opened in 2002. It is housed in one of the cloisters of the monastery of San Benito, a Renaissance work by Juan de Ribero Rada, restored with interventions that give the complex austerity and clarity.

The collection has three strands: the first half of the 20th century (Surrealism, Cubism and the sculpture of the 1930s, linked to Ángel Ferrant), art after the Spanish Civil War (the El Paso group, the 1970s, new figuration and abstraction) and 21st-century art. The 2010 display filled all the rooms with themes such as figuration, matter, abstraction, objects and references, new realities and urban environments. The museum also keeps a documentation centre with the Ángel Ferrant collection and the Buades archive.

Highlights

• Collection of Spanish contemporary art from 1918 to today
• Holdings of the sculptor Ángel Ferrant
• Renaissance cloister of the monastery of San Benito
• Documentation centre and library of Spanish contemporary art
• Free admission

Permanent exhibition

• Colección permanente de arte contemporáneo español – Works from 1918 to today from the Colección Arte Contemporáneo: avant-garde movements of the first half of the 20th century, art after the Spanish Civil War and 21st-century art.

Founded

2002

Operated by

Fundación Patio Herreriano (Ayuntamiento de Valladolid)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to the museum is free.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Rooms and facilities can be reached by wheelchair and pushchair. Wheelchairs are lent free of charge at the cloakroom. There are lifts and an entrance ramp. No animals are admitted, except guide dogs.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly

The museum offers children's programmes and free family activities around the exhibitions. More information on 983 362 908 or at educacion@museoph.org.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Coat check

Museum restaurant, open Tuesday to Saturday (tel. 983 115 500), and a shop-bookshop with the same hours as the museum. Backpacks, umbrellas and bags larger than 28 x 36 cm must be left at the cloakroom.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

For conventions, meetings, presentations and seminars: Patio de los Reyes (840 m²), ground-floor and second-floor cloisters (400 m² each), boardroom (70 m²), assembly hall (140 m²), Patio de Novicios (750 m²) and the museum square (1,500 m²). Contact: desarrollo@museoph.org.

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