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Abelló Museum
Museu Abelló
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Abelló Museum's façade
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Established March 1999
Location Mollet del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
Type Art museum

The Abelló Museum is an art museum located in Mollet del Vallès, Spain. It opened its doors on March 29, 1999. The museum's main collection comes from the artist and collector Joan Abelló. He generously donated his art collection to the city in 1996. This donation led to the creation of the Joan Abelló Foundation. The museum building itself is quite special. It is an Art Nouveau-style building from 1908. Only its beautiful front (façade) has been preserved.

Discover the Abelló Museum's Art Collection

The museum's collection is called Modern art from the Abelló collection, 19th-20th centuries. It holds more than 5,000 artworks! Most of these are Catalan paintings from the 1800s and 1900s. You can see works by very famous artists. These include Ramon Casas, Modest Cuixart, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, and Antoni Tàpies. Of course, there are also many works by Joan Abelló himself.

Exploring Different Art Styles

The museum also displays other types of art. You can find Romanesque sculpture and Baroque sculpture. There are also pieces of Asian art and African art. This shows how diverse the collection is.

Famous Artworks You Can See

Here are some of the most important pieces in the collection:

  • 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

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Museo Abelló para niños

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