The MACBA Foundation was founded in 1987 by a wide range of representation from Catalonian civil society. Its objective is to actively contribute to the creation and development of the Contemporary Art Museum through the growth of its permanent collection with the conviction that Barcelona, with its strong artistic tradition and vanguard, should boast a contemporary art museum of international prestige.
Believing that there is no public, but only “publics” consisting of specific and differentiated groups, the museum ceases to be a mere producer of exhibitions and becomes a purveyor of different services for different subjects. The exhibition is then an experience on a par with that of workshops, conferences, audiovisual activities, and publications. MACBA´s “travelling exhibitions” tour Spain and the world.
The Collection of the museum consists of said loans and works donated to the Consortium by other institutions or private entities. Since their integration into the Consortium, these collections have been organized and developed according to the parameters established by the Museum, however, they have diverse origins and their specificity reflects the political and cultural complexity and contradictions that have, until now, characterized our Museum’s history.
The MACBA Collection, which starts in roughly 1950, consists of many works from Catalonian, Spanish and International artists. Though not an anthology, it is a thorough overview of the fundamental aspects of Contemporary Art which hopes to promote both exercises and education in critical memory.
