Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art (Spanish: ''Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante'', ''MACA'') is a municipal museum in

Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...

, Spain. It exhibits 20th-century and contemporary art. Created in 1976 thanks to

Eusebio Sempere Eusebio Sempere Juan (3 April 192310 April 1985) was a Spanish sculptor, painter and graphic artist whose abstract geometric works make him the most representative artist of the Kinetic art movement in Spain and one of Spain's foremost artists. ...

, and reopened in 2011 after a major renovation, the museum now consists of three permanent collections of about 800 art pieces. The museum is located in Asegurada building, the oldest civil building remaining in the city. There are three permanent collections at the museum on display: * ''Collection of 20th-century art'' includes works by Joan Miró

Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in ...

Juan Gris José Victoriano González-Pérez (23 March 1887 – 11 May 1927), better known as Juan Gris (; ), was a Spanish painter born in Madrid who lived and worked in France for most of his active period. Closely connected to the innovative artistic ge ...

, Julio González and others. It was collected by

through arduous purchases and work exchange and was generously donated to the city on 1976. * ''Juana Francés Collection'' is composed of paintings, sketches, and other graphic works by Alicante-born Juana Francés. The collection was bequeathed to the city of Alicante by the artist, and was acquired upon her death in 1990. * ''Eusebio Sempere Collection'' consists of various works by

from gouaches on paper to sculptures. The collection has been acquired by the city since 1997. Not all works from the collections are on display. Only one third of the Eusebio Sempere Collection is shown at a time with rotation every three to four months. The museum building, in turn, is another example of modern art by Spanish architects Sol Madridejos and Juan Carlos Sancho. The modern building incorporates the original ''Casa de la Asegurada'', which is the oldest civil building in Alicante that was built in 1685. Constructed originally as a granary it has also served throughout the history as jail, powder storage, school of commerce, and once as a temporary seat of City Hall. The original building is a notable example of Alicante's baroque architecture.

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Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante
official website

webpage by Ayuntamiento de Alicante {{authority control Art museums and galleries in Spain Museums in Alicante 1977 establishments in Spain Art museums established in 1977 Modern art museums in Spain