Museu Europeu d'Art Modern

About the museum

The Museu Europeu d'Art Modern (MEAM) opened to the public in June 2011 in the former Palau Gomis, on Calle Barra de Ferro, a few metres from the Museu Picasso. It is a private initiative of the Fundació de les Arts i els Artistes, created and directed by the architect José Manuel Infiesta, who bought the building in 2006 to house his artistic project.

The palace was completely rebuilt in 1792 by the wealthy textile merchant Gomis, at a time when Calle Montcada was the city's most noble street. During the Napoleonic invasion it served as the residence of Marshal Lecchi. With the opening of Calle Princesa, the building was split in two, and at the beginning of the 20th century the Modernist doorway was built, unique in Ciutat Vella. The later restoration of the principal floor received the FAD interior design award, and the architect Jordi Garcés directed the restoration of the courtyard and the floors.

The museum is devoted to figurative art created by living artists. Its own collection includes nearly a thousand works by artists from all five continents, as well as modern sculpture and 20th-century Catalan sculpture. There are also temporary exhibitions, concert cycles, painting and sculpture courses and educational workshops.

Highlights

• Collection of around a thousand works of figurative contemporary art by artists from all five continents
• Modern sculpture and 20th-century Catalan sculpture
• Palau Gomis from 1792 with a Modernist doorway
• Concert cycles such as Friday Blues and Saturday Classics
• Just a few metres from the Museu Picasso

Permanent exhibitions

• Arte figurativo contemporáneo del siglo XXI – Own collection of works by living artists from all five continents, with figurative painting and sculpture.
• Escultura moderna del siglo XX – Collection of 20th-century modern sculpture.
• Escultura catalana del siglo XX – Collection of 20th-century Catalan sculpture.

Founded

2011

Operated by

Fundació de les Arts i els Artistes

Director

José Manuel Infiesta Monterde

Admission & discounts

Discounts through agreements with libraries, RACC, FNAC, Carnet Jove, BCN Card, Bus Turístic, La Vanguardia, TR3SC and ICOM, among others.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Educational workshops for children. Children under 10 enter for free.

Getting there & parking

Near the Museu Picasso, the Museu de Cultures del Món, the basilica of Santa Maria del Mar and the Museu d'Història de Barcelona.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum online shop.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Hire of spaces for private, corporate and institutional events.

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