Museu Tàpies

The Museu Tàpies in Barcelona is an art and cultural center dedicated to the life and work of the painter Antoni Tàpies. The artist founded the foundation in 1984 to promote contemporary art, and opened the museum in 1990 in a historic building on Carrer d'Aragó. The collection includes numerous works by Tàpies, donated by the artist himself and his family. Alongside its permanent exhibitions, the museum regularly presents changing temporary shows. The building itself, constructed between 1880 and 1885, is an early example of Catalan Modernisme in the Eixample district. It combines exposed brickwork with iron construction and was originally built as a publishing house.