Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Esteban Vicente

Over het museum

The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Esteban Vicente holds the collection that the painter Esteban Vicente (Turégano, 1903 – Long Island, 2001) and his wife, Harriet G. Vicente, donated in 1997. Vicente was the only Spanish member of the first generation of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism. The donation comprises 153 works: 48 oil paintings, 27 collages, 51 drawings, 4 watercolours, 16 small-format sculptures, a tapestry, 2 lithographs and 4 screen prints.

The museum occupies the former palace of King Henry IV, whose construction dates back to 1455. In 1548 Pedro López de Medina and his wife, Catalina de Barros, founded an old people's hospital in the building. The Renaissance chapel belongs to this hospital; it has a Mudéjar coffered ceiling (artesonado) and recumbent effigies of the founders, and is now an auditorium. Later the building housed the School of Drawing (1778) and the School of Arts and Crafts (1882). In 1974 it was closed because of its ruinous state. The renovation followed the museum plan of Juan Ariño, with spacious and austere rooms that give prominence to the works.

The collection allows the visitor to follow almost the entire development of the artist, with particular weight given to his American production, from the figurative painting of the 1920s and 1930s to the large fields of colour of his final years. Visitors walk through five rooms, the chapel and the garden, where the ashes of Vicente and his wife rest.

Hoogtepunten

• Collection donated by Esteban Vicente and Harriet G. Vicente: 153 works
• Collages and paintings of Abstract Expressionism
• Sixteen “juguetes” (toys) or divertimentos in recycled wood
• Renaissance chapel with a Mudéjar ceiling, now an auditorium
• Garden where the ashes of the artist and his wife rest

Vaste collectie

• Colección permanente Esteban Vicente – Donation of 153 works by Esteban Vicente and Harriet G. Vicente, tracing the painter's evolution from his early figurative years to his final fields of colour, alternating with temporary exhibitions.

Beheerder

Consorcio Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Esteban Vicente

Directie

Luis Miguel del Pozo Gómez

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Free admission.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum is adapted as far as possible for people with mobility difficulties; the remaining obstacles are due to the historic character of the building. Staff offer help getting around the museum.

Kinderen & gezin

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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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Service & horeca

Animals, backpacks, large bags and umbrellas are not allowed inside.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 200 personen.

The Renaissance chapel, converted into an auditorium (up to 100 people, 125 m²), and the garden of the former “patio de los osos” (up to 200 people, 600 m²) are rented to companies and institutions, with the possibility of a private visit to the collection. Prices and conditions on request at +34 921 462 010, ext. 111.

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