Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo
Contemporary art museum in Badajoz, housed in a former prison, with works by Spanish, Portuguese and Ibero-American artists and free admission.
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Over het museum
The MEIAC opened in May 1995 with a vocation linked to its geographical position: to bring together in one collection Extremaduran, Peninsular and Ibero-American art. Its creation responded to the wish to recover scattered heritage, to open a space for cultural relations with Portugal and to strengthen Extremadura's historical ties with Latin America.
The museum occupies the site of the former Badajoz prison, designed in 1941 and completed in 1958 following the penitentiary model of a central rotunda and radial wings, inspired by Bentham's panopticon. The prison had itself been built on the grounds of an earlier 17th-century military bastion, the Fuerte de Pardaleras, which formed part of the city's bastioned defensive system.
Its holdings, of around 1,500 works by Spanish, Portuguese and Ibero-American artists, reflect the changes in aesthetics and paradigm of recent decades. In addition to the exhibition rooms, the centre has a library, a documentation centre, an assembly hall and gardens.
Hoogtepunten
- Collection of Spanish, Portuguese and Ibero-American contemporary art
- Former Badajoz prison converted into a museum
- Works by Wolf Vostell, Santiago Sierra, Los Carpinteros, Juan Uslé and Guillermo Kuitca
- Library, documentation centre and gardens
- Free admission and free guided visit on Wednesdays
Vaste collectie
- Colección MEIAC – A selection of works from the museum's holdings showing the changes in aesthetics and paradigm since it opened in 1995, with artists from Spain, Portugal and Ibero-America.
- Opgericht
- 1995
- Beheerder
- Junta de Extremadura (Consejería de Cultura, Turismo y Deportes)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
Free admission.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The museum has a lift, a toilet and ramps that make the visit easier for people with disabilities. Animals are not admitted, except guide dogs.
Kinderen & gezin
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
City bus lines 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The Renfe station is on avenida de Carolina Coronado, s/n.
Met de auto
The nearest car park is in the Plaza de Conquistadores.
Service & horeca
- Café
- Garderobe
Café, library and assembly hall. Bulky or dangerous items (large handbags, umbrellas, objects with points) must be left at the reception cloakroom. Food, drink and smoking are not permitted inside.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 60 min. |
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| Goed om te weten | Free guided visit every Wednesday at 12:00. Booked visits for groups (maximum 30 people, lasting about one hour) take place Tuesday to Friday mornings and require advance booking on +34 924 013 068; at weekends, check with the museum. |
