Galleries & Museums in Mallorca
Video Report - The One From the Joan Miro Foundation
by James Fisher | Video Editor | published: 18th May, 2011Joan Miro remains one of Mallorca's favourite sons. Although not born on the island he married a Mallorcan and spent over half his life here. Most of his paintings, sculptures and ceramics now live in America and on mainland Spain but the Pilar et Joan Miro foundation in Cala Major has a broad cross-section of his work as well as two of his studios. A must for all fans of surrealism. ...read more
CCA Andratx Art Centre, Andratx
The CCA Andratx Art Centre is dedicated to the creation and exhibition of contemporary art and is one of the largest centres of contemporary art in the Balearic Islands as well as the rest of Europe. The art gallery displays paintings, sculptures, installations, graphics and photographs from international and local artists, some of which are also for sale. ...read more
The Royal Carthusian Monastery, Valledemossa
Visit the monastery at Valldemossa, where Chopin and George Sand spent the winter of 1838-9. The Real Cartuja (Royal Carthusian Monastery) was originally a royal residence, until Carthusian monks occupied the building from 1399 until 1835. It has white-arched corridors leading to 'cells' containing museums on various themes. ...read more
Can Planes Contemporary Art Museum, sa Pobla
Can Planes Museum of Contemporary Art is located in sa Pobla in the north of Mallorca. It occupies the ground floor of the old manor house Can Planes that was refurbished and modified in 1998. It's permanent collection is composed of over a hundred works by artists living in Mallorca. ...read more
Dionis Bennassar Museum House, Pollenca
This seventeenth century house is where artist Dionis Bennassar lived for half his life. It is now home to the Dionis Bennàssar Foundation, which is a cultural foundation of private non-profit organization created to promote, publicize and defend the manifestations of the human spirit. The Foundation's art consists of various collections, the most important being that of Bennàssar's later oils on canvas. ...read more
Es Baluard Museu, Palma de Mallorca - Art Gallery
Es Baluard Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art was opened in 2004 as a cultural institution for research and dissemination of Balearic & Mediterranean art from the 20th and 21st centuries. The museum is housed in a former military fortress - the Baluard de Sant Pere - which dates back to the 16th century, and was part of the Renaissance wall that surrounded the city of Palma. ...read more
Fundacio Pilar i Joan Miro, Cala Major - Art Gallery & Museum
The painter and sculptor Joan Miro spent most of his life in Barcelona, but both his wife and mother were Mallorcan and he always longed to return to the scene of his childhood holidays to draw inspiraton from what he called "the light of Mallorca". In 1956, aged 63, he bought a house and studio in Cala Major. He lived here until he died in 1983 after which the house was enlarged to hold a permanent exhibition of his works. ...read more
Museu de Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca
Billed as Mallorca's most important museum, this undoubtedly contains some fascinating exhibits but the displays lack imaginaton and it is difficult to get excited about bits of stone in glass cases if you do not understand the captions. Talaiotic and Roman remains are followed by Moorish ceramics and Christian art, providing a quick overview of Mallorcan history. It's worth the entrance fee just to see the building, a 17th-century palace built on the foundations of one of Mallorca's earliest Arab houses. Opening hours are 10am to 2pm, and 4pm to 7pm. ...read more
Museu Diocesa, Palma de Mallorca
This small museum of religious and historical antefacts is based in a wing of the former episcopal palace tucked behind the cathedral. Among the paintings, pulpits and prayer books are splendid Arab tapestries, a collection of ceramics spanning five centuries and a 17th century painting of baby Jesus carrying a cross. Look out for the portrait of St George (Sant Jordi) with medieval Palma in the background. Opening hours are 10am to 1.30pm, and 3pm to 6pm. ...read more
Pottery Museum (Museu del Fang), Marratxi
The Museu del Fang (pottery museum) aims to promote the many different techniques, shapes and functions that clay has had in different cultures. Pottery has played an important role in Mallorcan society throughout the ages. The museum focuses mainly on traditional Majorcan clay pieces and more precisely on local pottery. Because of the industrialisation and substitution of clay with other materials, original clay pieces are becoming more rare and so the purpose of this museum is to display and preserve pottery for future generations. ...read more
Robert Graves Museum, Deia
Poet and author Robert Graves (1895-1985) lived in Deià, Mallorca, from 1929 until his death. He is buried in the churchyard on the hill next to the church. The English poet and novelist first moved here with his mistress Laura Riding and returned in 1946 with his second wife. Muses followed, friends came to stay, and before long Deia had established a reputation as a foreign artists' colony. Graves' house in Deià was acquired by the Fundació Robert Graves and has been refurbished and adapted for visitors. ...read more
Son Fornes Archaeological Museum, Montuiri
Discover how Mallorcans used to live in this archaeological museum, where you can see the results of excavations carried out on the site of Son Fornes. The museum is close to Montuiri, in the centre of the island, and the dig site is located 2.4 km away. ...read more
Yannick & Ben Jakober Foundation, Alcudia - Gallery & Sculpture Park
This eclectic mixture of art and sculpture, set in beautiful parkland in the north of Mallorca is one to put on your list of things to do. The Fundación’s main objectives are the conservation and restoration of Spanish Heritage or designated landmarks and also the furthering of the Fine Arts. The collection exhibits paintings and sculpture, encourages artistic interchange and all endeavours associated with the arts and the Balearic Islands. ...read more
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