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FUNDACIÓ JOAN MIRÓ
This superb tribute to a man whose legacy as an artist and as a Catalan is
visible city-wide was founded in 1975 by Joan Miró himself, who wanted it
to be a contemporary arts centre. The museum holds more than 14,000 ex-
amples of the artist's colourful paintings, sketches and sculptures. The 400
or so on display trace Miró's development from an innovative Surrealist
phase in the 1920s to his place as one of the world's most challenging mas-
ters in the 1960s.
Av Miramar, Parc de Montjuïc • 93 443 94 70 •
www.fundaciomiro-bcn.org
• Metro to Parallel, then funicular; or metro
to Pl. Espanya, then bus 150; or bus 55 from the city centre • Open:
10am-7pm Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat (until 8pm Jul-Sep) 10am-9:30pm Thu,
10am-2:30pm Sun • Adm: €11, con €7; audioguides • DA
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1. TAPIS DE LA FUNDACIÓ
This immense, richly-coloured tapestry represents the culmination of Miró's work
with textiles, which began in the 1970s.
2. L'ESTEL MATINAL
Thisisoneof23paintingsonpaperknownasthe
ConstellationSeries
.The
Morning
Star's
introspectivequalityreflectsMiró'sstateofmindattheoutbreakofWorldWar
II, when he was hiding in Normandy. Spindly shapes of birds, women and heavenly
bodies are suspended in an empty space.
3. PAGES CATALA AL CLAR DE LLUNA
Thefigurativepainting
CatalanPeasantbyMoonlight
datesfromthelate1960sand
depicts two of Miró's favourite themes: earth and night. The figure of the peasant,
a simple collage ofcolour, is barely decipherable, as thecrescent moon merges with
his sickle and the night sky takes on the rich green tones of earth.
