The Fundació Antoni Tàpies (, 'Antoni Tàpies Foundation') is a cultural center and museum, located in

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, in

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. It is dedicated mainly to the life and works of the painter

Antoni Tàpies Antoni Tàpies i Puig, 1st Marquess of Tápies (; 13 December 1923 – 6 February 2012) was a Catalan People, Catalan painter, sculptor and art theorist, who became one of the most famous European artists of his generation. Life The son of Jo ...

. The Fundació was created in 1984 by the artist

to promote the study and knowledge of modern and contemporary art. It combines the organisation of temporary exhibitions, symposia, lectures and film seasons with a range of publications to go with the activities and periodic shows of Tàpies' work. The Fundació owns one of the most complete collections of Tàpies' work, mostly made up of donations by Antoni and Teresa Tàpies.

The building

The Fundació opened in June 1990 in the building of the former ''Montaner i Simon'' publishing house, a work of the architect

Lluís Domènech i Montaner Lluís Domènech i Montaner (; 21 December 1850 – 27 December 1923) was a Spanish architect who was highly influential on '' Modernisme català'', the Catalan Art Nouveau/Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan politician. Born in Barcelona ...

, restored and refurbished by the architects Roser Amadó and Lluís Domènech Girbau. Constructed between 1880 and 1885, at an early stage of the evolution of Catalan

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style, the building was the first in the

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district to integrate industrial typology, combining exposed brick and iron.

Recent Exhibitions

*''Susan Meiselas. Mediations'' Until January 14, 2018 *''Antoni Tàpies. Objects'' Until January 14, 2018

Web of the museum

Fundació Antoni Tàpies museum, Barcelona

Transport

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station Passeig de Gràcia ( L2, L3, L4)

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