Cultural Agenda for Mallorca

The Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca Foundation was formed in 1981, the year in which Joan Miró and his wife Pilar Juncosa donated the four workshops in which the artist had carried out his creative work from 1956, when he settled permanently on the Island – and where he remained until his death in 1983 – as well as the large number of works they contained.

The Palma City Council approved the formation of the Fundació Pública Municipal Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca as a living and dynamic cultural centre which would have as its objective the promotion and diffusion of artistic knowledge, assisting the creative work of future artists.

In 1986, five years after the Foundation was established, and three years after the death of Joan Miró, on becoming aware that it was essential to build a headquarters for the Foundation, and one which would be in keeping with the spirit of its Charter, Pilar Juncosa, Miró’s widow, announced her donation of the property as its perfect location, as well as her wish to cooperate financially. And to this end, she donated 39 gouaches and 3 oils to be auctioned at Sotheby’s for the benefit of the Foundation.

The auction, held in Madrid on 9th December 1986, was a great success. The money which was raised made it possible for work to begin on the project and gave an opportunity for the artist’s work to be known to Palma and the rest of the world.

Hence, in 1987, Rafael Moneo, the well-known architect, Chairman of the Arquitecture Department of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, at that time, was commissioned to design and plan the new headquarters for the Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca Foundation, in the setting of the grounds of Son Boter and Son Abrines where the painter had lived.

The inauguration of the new Foundation building in December 1992 marked the public opening of the Foundation to Palma and all those visitors and tourists who choose Mallorca for their holidays as a place to relax and enjoy their leisure.

Programmes
The Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró has developed a variety of social-educational programmes aimed at the general public, intended to promote artistic knowledge, develop the public’s creative capacity, collaborate with all civilian sectors and to publicize contemporary art.

Workshops
The Miró Workshops are the artist’s legacy to young creators. The installation has several different facilities with the necessary infrastructure so that artists can experiment and develop their work using engraving, lithography, serigraphy, photography techniques, and ceramics.

The annually awarded Pilar Juncosa y Sotheby’s Prizes, Scholarships and Aids , offers assistance to artists for research projects into the field of graphic arts, exchanges with other workshops for perfecting techniques, in addition to the possibility of participating in the various courses and workshops led by professionals and international artists.

Visiting Hours
Summer: 16th of May to 15th of September
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 to 19:00 hours
Sundays and holidays 10:00 to 15:00 hours
Winter: 16th of September to 15th of May
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 hours
Sundays and holidays 10:00 to 15:00 hours

Prices
General public: 6,00 €
Residents: 2,00 €
Reduced price (children, pensioners, groups of more than 10 people): 3,00 €
Free entrance: 18th of May (International Museum Day), 24th of June (San Juan) and 19th of December (anniversay of the museums opening to the public)

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Managment and information
C. Saridakis, 29
07015 Palma
Tel. 34-971-701420