- Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art
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Coordinates: 38°20′46.5″N 0°28′46.9″W / 38.34625°N 0.479694°W
Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante 
Established 1977[1] Location Plaza de Santa María, 3, Alicante, 
SpainType Art museum Curator Public (city of Alicante) Website www.maca-alicante.es Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art (Spanish: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante, MACA) is a municipal museum in Alicante that exhibits the 20th-century and up-to-date art. It reopened in 2011 after a major renovation.[2] Created in 1976 thanks to the donation of Eusebio Sempere, the museum now consists of three permanent collections of about 800 art pieces. The museum itself is located in Asegurada buiding, the oldest civil building remaining in the city.[1]
There are three permanent collections at the museum on display:
- Collection of 20th-century art includes works by Joan Miró Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Juan Gris, Julio González and others. It was collected by Eusebio Sempere 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 Eusebio Sempere from gouaches on paper to sculptures. The collection has been acquired by the city since 1997.
The museum building, in turn, is another example of modern art by Spanish architects Sol Madridejos and Juan Carlos Sancho. The 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 prominent example of Alicante's baroque architecture.[3]
References
- ^ a b De La Asegurada al Maca MACA website
- ^ Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante (MACA) Spain.info
- ^ CVNEWS 23, Comunitat Valenciana, 2006
External links
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante, official website
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante, webpage by Ayuntamiento de Alicante
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