Abelló Museum facts for kids
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Abelló Museum's façade
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| Established | March 1999 |
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| Location | Mollet del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain |
| Type | Art museum |
The Abelló Museum is an exciting art museum located in Mollet del Vallès, a town in Spain. It first opened its doors on March 29, 1999. This museum is special because its main collection comes from a talented artist and collector named Joan Abelló.
Joan Abelló gave his amazing art collection to the city in 1996. This gift helped create the Joan Abelló Foundation. This foundation helps manage the museum and its artworks. The museum building itself is quite old and beautiful. It was built in 1908 in a style called Art Nouveau. Only the front part of the original building remains today.
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What You'll See Inside
The museum's main collection is called Modern art from the Abelló collection, 19th-20th centuries. It has more than 5,000 pieces of art! Most of these are paintings from Catalonia, a region in Spain, made in the 1800s and 1900s.
Famous Artists and Their Works
You can see artworks by many famous artists at the Abelló Museum. These include well-known names like Ramon Casas, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, and Pablo Picasso. Of course, there are also many works by Joan Abelló himself.
The museum also has other interesting collections. You can find Romanesque and Baroque sculpture, which are older styles of statues. There are also pieces of Asian and African art, showing art from different parts of the world.
Noteworthy Pieces to Discover
Here are some of the special artworks you can find at the museum:
- Isidre Nonell - Porta de l'estudi and Cap d'home
- Ramon Casas - Esbós per a l'anunci d'Anís del Mono
- Darío de Regoyos - Víctimas de la fiesta (1894)
- Josep Llimona - Melangia
- Joan Ponç i Bonet - Dau al Set (1949)
- Manolo Hugué - Torero (1937)
- Pancho Cossio - Bodegó
See also
In Spanish: Museo Abelló para niños
