{"id":2646,"date":"2022-07-27T06:47:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T10:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2022-07-27T06:47:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T10:47:41","slug":"museum-visits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2022\/2022\/07\/27\/museum-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum Visits\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During my last two weeks in Spain, I visited the museums exhibiting the work of three major Spanish modern painters: Pablo Picasso, Joan Mir\u00f3, and Salvador Dal\u00ed. In this post, I will share my brief impression of their museums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pablo Picasso\u2019s Museum is in the center of Barcelona, on Carrer Montcada, right by the Gothic Quarter. Picasso\u2019s private secretary, Jaume Sabartes, opened the Museum in 1963 when Picasso was still alive. The Museum occupies five medieval mansions that are restored and turned into a gallery with numerous exhibition halls. The Museum presents the work of Picasso in chronological order. The highlight of the Museum, for me, was the \u201cLas Meninas\u201d collection. Picasso\u2019s analysis and interpretation of Diego Velasquez\u2019s famous painting from 1656. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Few of the pieces from Picasso’s Las Meninas series<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Joan Miro\u2019s Museum is also in the city of Barcelona. Miro\u2019s Museum is in Montjuic<\/em>, on the upper part of the mountain, where the 1992 Olympic Games took place. The Miro Museum is slightly further away from the city\u2019s touristic center. The Miro Museum has a stunning view of the city. The most remarkable feature of the Museum is that Joan Miro himself was the architect of the building. Miro designed large rooms with high ceilings to display his giant paintings and sculptures. The space and artwork interact with each other in a different way than all other museums I have ever visited.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View from the Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Joan Mir\u00f3 Foundation\/Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Salvador Dali\u2019s Museum is an hour away from the city of Barcelona. Dali\u2019s Museum is in his hometown, Figueres. The Dali Museum was formerly a theater. Dali himself led the restoration work to turn the public theater into Museum. The Museum\u2019s exterior and interior mirror Dali\u2019s character, humor, and artistic vision. The exterior of the Museum is decorated with egg-shaped sculptures. Each room in the interior offers a different atmosphere for each visitors\u2019 own unique interpretation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exterior\/egg-shaped sculptures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dal\u00ed Theatre-Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Visiting the Museum of these three major artists was a unique opportunity for me to understand the culture and political history of Spain and Europe. It was fascinating to see how World Wars and dictatorship impacted painters differently. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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