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around 220 of his paintings, 180 sculptures, some textiles and more than 8000 draw-
ings spanning his entire life. Only a small portion is ever on display.
The exhibits give a broad impression of Miró's artistic development. The first
couple of rooms (11 and 12) hold various works, including a giant tapestry in his trade-
mark primary colours. Room 13, a basement space called Espai 13, leads you down-
stairs to a small room for temporary exhibitions.
Next comes room 16, the Sala Joan Prats, with works spanning the years until 1931,
entitled The Early Years and Paris and Surrealism. Here, you see how Miró moved
away, under surrealist influence, from relative realism (for instance his 1917 painting
Ermita de Sant Joan d'Horta
) towards his unique style that uses primary colours and
morphed shapes symbolising the moon, the female form and birds.
This theme is continued upstairs in room 17, the Sala Pilar Juncosa (named after his
wife), which covers the years 1932-55, his surrealist years. Rooms 18-19 contain mas-
terworks of the years 1956-83, and room 20 a series of paintings done on paper. Room
21 hosts a selection of the private Katsuka collection of Miró works from 1914 to the
1970s. Room 22 rounds off the permanent exhibition with some major paintings and
bronzes from the 1960s and 1970s. On the way here, you will see Mercury Fountain by
Alexander Calder, a rebuilt work that was originally built for the 1937 Paris Fair and
represented Spain at the Spanish Republic's Pavilion.
NEED TO KNOW
www.bcn.fjmiro.es
;
Plaça de Neptu; adult/senior & child €10/7;
10am-8pm Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat, to
9.30pm Thu, to 2.30pm Sun & holidays;
50, 55, 193, Paral·lel
LA CASETA DEL MIGDIA
Bar
( 617 956572, 93 301 91 77;
www.lacaseta.org
; Mirador del Migdia; 6pm-2.30am Thu-Sat,
noon-1am Sun Jun-Sep, noon-7pm Sat & Sun Oct-May; Paral.lel, )
The effort of getting to what
is, to all intents and purposes, a simple
chiringuito
(makeshift cafe-bar) is well worth it.
Stare out to sea over a beer or coffee by day. As sunset approaches the atmosphere
changes, as lounge music (from samba to funk) wafts out over the hammocks. Walk below
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