The Palau Foundation ( ca, Fundació Palau) is an

art Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

exhibition centre in the centre of

Caldes d'Estrac Caldes d'Estrac (, also known as Caldetes) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Sant Vicenç de Montalt and Arenys de Mar. It is served by the main N-II road along the coast and ...

, in the region of El

Maresme Maresme () is a ''comarca'' (county) located along the Catalan Mediterranean coast in Spain, between the ''comarques'' of Barcelonès (at the Southwest) and Selva (at the Northeast), and also bordering with Vallès Oriental (at the west). Its c ...

(

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

). It was opened in May 2003, to exhibit and disseminate the art collection that had been compiled by

Josep Palau i Fabre Josep Palau i Fabre (born 21 April 1917 in Barcelona; died in the same city on 23 February 2008) was a Spanish Catalan people, Catalan poet and writer. He was a representative of Catalan literature during the post-World War period and a world exp ...

, as well as its archives and library. Of particular importance is its archive and bibliographical collection on

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 ...

. The Palau Foundation is part of the Catalan Art Museums Network and 'Espais Escrits', the Catalan Literary Heritage Network.

Permanent exhibition

The new exhibition of the permanent collection, divided into three rooms and opened on 24 October 2010, documents the relationships between Palau i Fabre and

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 ...

. It also provides information on the figure of Josep Palau i Oller, father of Palau i Fabre, painter, textile designer, toy designer and art collector. Interiors Fundació Palau i Fabre 01.jpg, Sala Estimat Picasso Interiors Fundació Palau i Fabre 04.jpg, Sala en Defensa de l’Avantguarda Interiors Fundació Palau i Fabre 03.jpg, Library Interiors Fundació Palau i Fabre 05.jpg, Sala Palau i Oller Interiors Fundació Palau i Fabre 02.jpg, Patio

References

External links

Official site

Festival Poesia i +

Palau Foundation's Flickr

Palau Foundation Vimeo channel

Xarxa Espais Escrits

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