The Fundaci\u00f3 Joan Mir\u00f3<\/strong> is the museum dedicated to the Catalan artist on the hill of Montju\u00efc<\/strong>, home to the world’s largest public collection of his work: over 14,000 pieces<\/strong>. It occupies a bright Rationalist building designed by his friend, architect Josep Llu\u00eds Sert<\/strong>, which is itself a work of art. General admission costs \u20ac17<\/strong> (online; \u20ac18 on-site), reduced \u20ac11, and under-12s enter free<\/strong>. It opens Tuesday to Sunday (closed Mondays). You get there on buses 55 and 150 or the Montju\u00efc cable car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n High up on Montju\u00efc, surrounded by gardens and with views over Barcelona and the Mediterranean, sits the Fundaci\u00f3 Joan Mir\u00f3: the museum the artist himself wanted to create to bring contemporary art closer to everyone. It’s not only the largest collection of his work: it’s also one of the most admired museum buildings in the world, a place where art and architecture dialogue with the Mediterranean light. An essential visit for understanding the most universal artist of Catalan surrealism and, along the way, enjoying one of the most serene viewpoints in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Fundaci\u00f3 was born from a friendship and a shared idea. Joan Mir\u00f3 wanted to create in Barcelona a living centre of contemporary art, open to all, and entrusted the project to his friend, architect Josep Llu\u00eds Sert, one of the great figures of 20th-century architecture. The two had already worked together on Mir\u00f3’s studio in Mallorca and on the Maeght Foundation in the south of France. The museum opened in 1975 and was extended with a new wing in 1988. Today it holds the largest public collection of Mir\u00f3’s work \u2014over 14,000 pieces, mostly from the artist himself and those close to him\u2014 and is one of the most important modern art museums in Barcelona.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOther museums in Barcelona\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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History of the Fundaci\u00f3 Joan Mir\u00f3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The building by Josep Llu\u00eds Sert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n