Discover the work of one of the most important Art Informel artists with your Barcelona City Pass

Two young visitors at the Fundacio Antoni Tapies

Many visitors in an exhibition room with columns

Exterior view of the Fundacio Antoni Tapies museum in Barcelona

Works and visitors in the Fundacio Antoni Tapies

Group of visitors on a guided tour of the Fundacio Antoni Tapies

View from above of a group of visitors on a guided tour

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The museum of the Fundació Antoni Tàpies foundation is located in the historic Simón publishing house in the Eixample district.

Antoni Tapies was a Spanish painter, graphic artist and sculptor. As one of the great artists of the 20th century, he was recognised as a master of abstraction – but he always saw himself as a realist.

The Fundació Antoni Tàpies was created in 1984 by the artist Antoni Tàpies to promote the study and knowledge of modern and contemporary art.

The fascination for Antoni Tàpies’ art with its rugged surfaces lives on

The Fundació was opened in 1990 with the unveiling of the monumental sculpture on the roof

The Fundació opened its doors in June 1990 in the building of the former Editorial Montaner y Simón publishing house, the work of the Modernist architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, restored and refurbished by the architects Roser Amadó and Lluís Domènech Girbau.

The work of the Fundació Antoni Tàpies

The Fundació Antoni Tàpies takes a plural, interdisciplinary approach and aims to set up cooperative ventures with experts in different fields of learning to contribute to a better understanding of contemporary art and culture. It combines the organisation of temporary exhibitions, symposia, lectures and film seasons with a range of publications to go with the activities and periodic shows of Antoni Tàpies’ work. The Fundació owns one of the most extensive collections of Tàpies’ work, mostly made up of donations by Antoni and Teresa Tàpies.

The publishing house Montaner i Simon

The publishing house Montaner i Simon comprise a stunning histroy and counts to one of the most important publisher in Catalonia since more than 120 years. The publishing house was founded in 1861 by Ramon Montaner and Francesc Simon, who became the most reonwed publishers of art catalogs as well as high quality publications and magazines.

History of the building

Constructed between 1880 and 1881, at an early stage of the evolution of Catalan Modernism, the building was the first in the Eixample district to integrate industrial typology and technology, combining exposed brick and iron, into the fabric of the city centre. The house was built three-storey as commonly seen in this era. Back then, cast-iron carrying-elements with red bricks were used as flexible working material to create larege areas, necessary for the massive prining machines. Chromatic windows were used to the facade side to close the room, which was intended to spread more daylight into the room. The house exhibits similar patterns to a palace despite the utilization of industrial materials.

Highlights

Fundació Antoni Tàpies has an own collection from the artist and also temporal exhibitions about modern and contemporary art.
The museum building is modernist style and before it was the headquarter from a very old and important editorial, Montaner & Simón.
Its collection has more than 350 original artwork from Antoni Tàpies, the most highlighted referent from informalism style.
The Bibliotheque from Fundació Antoni Tàpies, it is located in the old warehouse from the editorial Montaer & Simón, and conserve the modernist original shelves.
Most prestigious publisher of art catalogs

Opening hours

Tuesday to Saturday: from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday: from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The museum will be closed on 1st and 6th of January and the 25th and 26th of December.

No reservation is required. Simply show your City Pass at the entrance.

Important information

Fundació Antoni Tàpies works to disseminate contemporary art and thought through the organisation of exhibitions and various cultural proposals with a pluralist approach.
Physical accessibility: The Fundació’s building is an accessible architectural space, with wheelchair access to all areas. The entrance from the street is through the left-side door, from where you can access lifts that connect the different levels of the Museum. A wheelchair loan service is available, as are folding stools to facilitate rest during the visit, together with adapted toilets.
Sensory accessibility: Visual accessibility: Guide dogs are welcome throughout the building. Upon request, guided tours with the support of tactile materials are available.
Hearing accessibility: Upon request, inclusive guided tours with sign language interpretation are available.