Can Framis Museum, Art museum and industrial structure in Poble Nou district, Barcelona, Spain.
Can Framis is a contemporary painting museum in the 22@ district of Barcelona, opened in 2009 in a former wool factory of the Framis family. Architect Jordi Badia restored two original factory buildings and replaced a third with a new concrete structure, forming a courtyard with Jaume Plensa's sculpture Dell'Arte (1990). Inside are 36 rooms on three floors, with 3,400 m² of exhibition space.
The factory dates to the late 18th century and belonged to the Framis family, producing wool textiles before falling into disuse. Architect Jordi Badia of BAAS Arquitectura restored two original sheds and replaced a badly damaged third with a new building linking them. The museum opened on 27 April 2009.
The museum takes its name from the Framis family, who owned the wool factory on this site. Its Espai Aø hosts a cycle called The Art of Collecting, showing works lent by private collectors such as Rafael Tous and Ernesto Ventós, alongside an annual open prize in painting, photography or sculpture.
The museum lies 1.5 metres below the surrounding streets, a result of its construction before the Cerdà Plan. Enter from Roc Boronat Street; the block is bounded by Llacuna, Tànger, Roc Boronat and Sancho de Ávila. Inside, stairs and a lift in each of the three floors connect the 36 rooms.
The museum courtyard holds Jaume Plensa's sculpture Dell'Arte (1990), donated by the Vila Casas Foundation to Barcelona in 2012; it is one of four Plensa works in the city. The block sits 1.5 metres below the surrounding streets because the factory predates the Cerdà Plan of 1860.
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