Fundació Joan Miró

The Fundació Joan Miró is a modern art museum in Barcelona dedicated to the artist of the same name. The building at the foot of Montjuïc was designed in 1975 by architect Josep Lluís Sert in the Mediterranean style, with clean white cubes, and was expanded later. The collection includes more than 10,000 works, among them paintings, drawings, sculptures, and stage designs that document Miró's artistic path from his earliest beginnings to his late large-scale pieces. More of the artist's sculptures are on display on the rooftop terrace, while the museum regularly hosts changing exhibitions of contemporary art. From June to September, the event series Nits de música turns the venue into a center for classical music, with internationally known performers taking the stage. The foundation grew out of a donation from Miró's boyhood friend Joan Prats and honors the artist's deep attachment to his native city, where he kept a studio until 1956.