Can Framis Museum
Entrance to the Can Framis Museum and the square with the Jaume Plensa sculpture | |
| Established | 27 April 2009 |
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| Location | Barcelona, Spain |
| Collections | Contemporary Catalan painting from the sixties to the present |
| Collection size | More than 250 paintings in the permanent collection + two temporary exhibitions |
| Founder | Antoni Vila Casas |
| Director | Alba Garcia Ardiaca |
| Architect | Jordi Badia |
| Owner | Antoni Vila Casas |
| Public transit access | |
| Website | Can Framis Museum |
Can Framis is the latest Fundació Vila Casas museum, an art center in Barcelona devoted to the promotion of contemporary Catalan painting. Located in the old Can Framis factory complex, the museum displays more than 250 paintings from the sixties to the present made by artists born or currently living in Catalonia. In addition to the permanent collection which is divided in three floors, Can Framis Museum has an area dedicated to temporary exhibitions named Espai Aø. The permanent collection is updated periodically, and two new temporary exhibitions are opened every three months.
The museum has an education program that offers activities designed for pre-school to secondary school, as well as for people with special educational needs. They also offer guided visits.
The museum is open to the public Tuesday to Saturday from 11.00–18.00 and on Sundays from 11:00–14:00 h.