The Miró Foundation in Palma
Twenty-seven years ago, in 1983, I happened to be spending Christmas in Mallorca when I was shocked to read in the local papers that Joan Miró i Ferrà had died […]
The Pebre Bord Tradition
In the past, let’s say a hundred years ago, or even only fifty, Mallorca’s food consumption was almost completely satisfied from home grown produce. In fact, when we came to […]
Aigües Tortes
The Galeria Pelaires in Palma de Mallorca is celebrating its fortieth anniversary. The gallery was founded by Pep Pinya in 1969 and has since developed into a formidable outlet for […]
Calder, Nancy And Miró
A large scale mobile sculpture by American artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is on permanent exhibition in Palma’s Jardins de s’Hort del Rei, just below the Palau de l’Almudaina in Passeig […]
Día de las Mujeres
Today, March 8th, the world celebrates the Día de las Mujeres (International Women’s Day). Hooray! To mark the occasion, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca is putting on […]
Miró’s Egg
Joan Miró is the artist of the sculpture Monument a la dona (1972), reputedly the work of art most often photographed by tourists visiting Palma de Mallorca. The public has […]
Spirit and Genius
Most art museums offer you the artists’ work without any reference to the artists themselves. At the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca, in Palma de Mallorca, you are […]
Zen Garden in Palma de Mallorca
Not quite as special as the famous Zen Gardens in Kyoto, this little corner at the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Palma de Mallorca invites you for a little […]
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