Museu del Modernisme Català, Art museum in Eixample, Spain.
The Museu del Modernisme Català occupies two floors of a modernista building by Enric Sagnier at Balmes 48, Barcelona. Its 350 works by 42 artists come mostly from the private collection of the Pinós-Guirao family. The upper floor shows wooden decorative arts in rooms devoted to Joan Busquets, Gaspar Homar and Antoni Gaudí; the lower floor holds painting and sculpture, with the largest group of works by Ramon Casas.
The museum opened in 2010 in a Modernista building by architect Enric Sagnier on Carrer de Balmes 48, between Diputació and Consell de Cent. It was founded by the collectors and antique dealers Fernando Pinós and Maria Guirao of Barcelona's Gothsland gallery, drawing on forty years of collecting. It is described as the first museum devoted entirely to Catalan Modernisme open to the public.
The museum is a private initiative of collectors and antiquarians Fernando Pinós and Maria Guirao, of Barcelona's Gothsland gallery, built on forty years of collecting. Many of the 350 works by 42 artists are shown for the first time. Since 2015 temporary exhibitions have been devoted to figures such as Lluïsa Vidal, Ramon Casas and Santiago Rusiñol.
The museum is well connected by public transport and accessible on foot from nearby neighborhoods. The exhibition spaces span multiple levels, so comfortable walking shoes are helpful for exploring the full collection.
The collection includes works by well-known architects such as Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner, whose names are mostly recognized for their buildings. Here you discover their paintings and decorative designs, revealing a less-known side of their creative output.
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