MACBA Takes Art to Everyday Spaces Across Catalonia

The Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) has launched 'Un museu fora del museu', a project that places nearly 40 works from its collection into everyday locations across more than 20 Catalan municipalities until November 30. Curated by Martí Manen, the initiative marks the museum's 30th anniversary and aims to create unexpected encounters between contemporary art and the public. Works by artists including Joan Brossa, Colita, Fina Miralles, Miralda, Allan Sekula, Martha Rosler, Francesc Abad, and Xavier Miserachs are reproduced in adapted formats and installed in spaces such as a dental clinic waiting room in Manresa, a pastry shop in Sant Cugat del Vallès, a library in Barcelona, municipal buses in Martorell, and pharmacies in Cardedeu. In Sabadell, bookstore Mala Peça displays an anonymous photograph of Joan Brossa from a 1981 exhibition installation. In Valls, hairdressers Hermes and Sonia Buisán present works by Francesc Abad and Onofre Bachiller. In Lleida, a cemetery and funeral home host pieces by Fina Miralles and Josep Ponsatí. In Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Mercat del Centre offers postal reproductions of Miralda's book 'Holy Food'. In Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, bus shelters show photographs by Jordi Benito, Carmen Secanella, and Allan Sekula. The project involves 25 visual arts centers within the Sistema Públic d'Equipaments d'Arts Visuals de Catalunya, allowing each location to tailor the presentation to its local context.